Broadstairs

Thanet

Type:Town

The Droit House, Stone Pier, Margate, Kent, CT9 1JD

Tel: +44 01843 577577

Broadstairs

About

Curious to discover what enticed Charles Dickens to his favourite seaside resort? Itching for a spectacular coastline to get surfing? Come to Broadstairs on the Isle of Thanet!

This quaint fishing village-turned quintessential seaside resort blends timeless, authentic charm with surprising modern twists. Stroll quirky lanes past tiny flint houses and fishermen’s cottages to seafront promenades and gardens. Or explore with an imaginative new escape room-meets-treasure hunt experience.

Dickens declared Broadstairs ‘the freshest, freest place,’ and holidayed and wrote here for 22 summers. Channel his creative spirit at Dickens House Museum, once home to the woman who inspired the figure of Betsey Trotwood in David Copperfield, and view imposing cliff-top Bleak House. Then how about a ‘novel’ stay in Fagin’s Den self-catering cottage?

At the annual Dickens Festival in June you can meet many of the author’s much-loved characters. With the closest surfing beaches to London, Broadstairs is perfect for that quick high-adrenalin fix including at Joss Bay and Viking Bay. Seven very different sandy beaches and bays await you: share classic family bucket-and-spade fun and make forever memories on the golden horseshoe of Viking Bay. Or explore the natural beauty of chalk cliffs, stacks, rockpools and arches at Kingsgate and Botany Bay. This lovely coast offers refreshing breaks all year round with blow-the-cobwebs-away adventures and a calendar full of events: from Broadstairs Blues Bash (February) and Broadstairs Folk Week (August), to summer fireworks, and food festivals in spring and autumn.

You will find plenty of great value activities that help you to mind the budget, like hiring a Coastal Explorers pack – kids (and grown-ups) love playing coastal detectives. Feeling peckish? Tuck in at a mouth-watering number of restaurants, cafés and pubs, or an ice cream parlour like iconic Morelli’s serving gelato overlooking Viking Bay. For further information on Broadstairs click here.

Discover more to explore around the Isle of Thanet the refreshing coast for all SEAsons.

Travel Information

Road Directions - M25 linking with M26, M20, M2 and A299 to Broadstairs Public Transport By Train: High Speed service from London St Pancras to Broadstairs 85 minutes or services to London Victoria and Charing Cross By Bus: National Express coaches run from London Victoria to Broadstairs 0871 781 8181 FREE CAR PARKING is available every Saturday at St Peter's Park Road, Broadstairs. Click here for more parking options for Broadstairs

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Map & Directions

Road Directions

By road Excellent road links with the M20 and M2 motorways close by provide easy links from London and its airports via the M25 orbital motorway  Broadstairs is situated on the A255 and on the coast between Ramsgate and Margate.

Public Transport Directions

By rail There are frequent trains between London Victoria and Charing Cross, and Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate. Journey times are approximately 1 hour 50 minutes (Victoria) and 2 hours (Charing Cross). By Bus National Express runs a national network of coach services. Express coaches run from London Victoria to Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate. Textphone: +44 (0) 121 455 0086 For information on local bus services:

What's Nearby

  1. Crampton Tower Museum

    The Crampton Tower Museum is a fascinating small museum is partly housed in a flint tower…

    0.08 miles away
  2. Joss Bay Surf School

    South East England’s premiere surf school. Established in 1998 we have given thousands of…

    0.12 miles away
  3. Dickens House Museum

    The museum is housed in the cottage that was Charles Dickens’ inspiration for the home of…

    0.34 miles away
  1. Viking Bay

    This magnificent horse shoe shaped bay is the main attraction in Broadstairs.

    0.38 miles away
  2. Louisa Bay

    A small popular tucked away bay that is great for rock pooling with a promenade café

    0.43 miles away
  3. Stone Bay

    A beautiful bay with scope for rock pooling.

    0.69 miles away
  4. Dumpton Gap

    Dumpton Gap offers one of the best low tide walking routes to Ramsgate during low tide.

    0.74 miles away
  5. North Foreland Golf Club

    North Foreland Golf Club offers seaside golf at its best: with views of the sea from…

    1.3 miles away
  6. Joss Bay

    A surfer’s paradise, this popular 200-metre long bay is known as the best surfing beach…

    1.47 miles away
  7. Kingsgate Bay

    Some of the best examples of sea caves in the country can be found here.

    1.77 miles away
  8. Ramsgate Main Sands

    Ramsgate offers a popular long stretch of sandy beach situated right next to the only…

    1.89 miles away
  9. Ramsgate Maritime Museum

    Situated in the Clock House on the quayside at Ramsgate Harbour, Ramsgate Maritime Museum…

    1.96 miles away
  10. Botany Bay

    This hidden gem offers stunning views of white cliffs and beautiful chalk stacks.

    2.05 miles away
  11. Ramsgate Royal Harbour and Marina

    Located on the South-East tip of England, the historic town of Ramsgate has the only…

    2.13 miles away
  12. Walpole Bay

    Walpole Bay is ideal for investigating fascinating rock and tidal pools.

    2.66 miles away
  13. Shell Grotto

    The Shell Grotto is one of the world's most mysterious places: a series of underground…

    2.78 miles away
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