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Broadstairs Dickens Festival

Written by: Beeches Holiday Lets
Written on: August 26, 2015
Filed Under: 2015 Events, 2016 Events, Broadstairs, Entertainment, History, Local Area

The next Broadstairs Dickens Festival takes place between Saturday 18th – Friday 24th June 2016. Charles Dickens immortalised Broadstairs as “Our English Watering Place” and visited the town regularly from 1837 until 1859. Visitors today often comment that the quaintness and architectural shape of Broadstairs give the impression that it hasn’t changed much since that time. Looking at […]

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Halloween Horror Show Events

Written by: Lorraine
Written on: August 22, 2015
Filed Under: 2015 Events, Activities, Days Out, Local Area, Margate, News

We’ve just heard about two massive events happening in our local area for Halloween and we thought we’d help spread the word about them because you, our dear blog readers and prospective visitors, deserve to know about them, so that you have the chance to plan a visit here and enjoy being thoroughly frightened with […]

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Hot tips for maximum ice cream enjoyment!

Written by: Lorraine
Written on: August 15, 2015
Filed Under: Activities, Broadstairs, Children, Eating out, Local Area, Shopping

If you’re coming to the seaside you’re going to want an ice cream at some stage we reckon, well let us share with you some insider tips about where to go for the best ice cream treats in town! And if you or someone with you happens to be dairy intolerant, we’ll make sure you […]

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Ramsgate’s, American Agave, The Century Plant

Written by: Lorraine
Written on: August 6, 2015
Filed Under: 2015 Events, Activities, Days Out, Eating out, Gardens, Local Area, Press coverage of the area, Ramsgate

Just a short and very pleasant coastal walk from our holiday properties there is currently a rare and astonishing site. Plant lovers and the simply curious are flocking to catch a glimpse, we thought we ought to share the news with our blog readers and prospective visitors to our lovely area: A massive American Agave […]

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Model trains and more at the Hornby Visitor Centre

Written by: Lorraine
Written on: July 30, 2015
Filed Under: Activities, Broadstairs, Children, Days Out, Local Area, Margate, News, Ramsgate, Video

Anyone in your family interested in trains? Model train sets perhaps? Or what about Scaletrix? May we suggest you might like to take a trip to the Hornby Visitor Centre, currently situated between Broadstairs and Margate, at Westwood, in Thanet, East Kent, but now set to move to the heart of Ramsgate. It’s a great […]

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