Activities Archives - Page 9 of 11 - Beeches Holiday Lets

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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What’s On Summer 2015

Written by: Beeches Holiday Lets
Written on: May 30, 2015
Filed Under: 2015 Events, Activities, Broadstairs, Children, Entertainment, History, Local Area, Margate, Music, Ramsgate

Summer 2015’s programme of events across the Isle of Thanet – that’s Margate, Broadstairs, Ramsgate and the surrounding villages – looks set to be the most action packed in years. Anyone planning a family holiday or few days away can be certain of discovering plenty to do and see in our corner of the Kent coast this […]

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Dreamland Margate Re-opening June 2015!

Written by: Beeches Holiday Lets
Written on: April 3, 2015
Filed Under: 2015 Events, Activities, Children, Days Out, Local Area, Margate

Do you remember Dreamland, Margate’s amusement park? The park, dating back to the 1860’s, delighted generations of visitors from all over for many years, till 2003, when the then owners shut the park intending to replace it with a housing development. The Save Dreamland Campaign was local people’s response to the closure and now […]

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Broadstairs Food Festival – October 2nd – 4th 2015

Written by: Beeches Holiday Lets
Written on: September 13, 2015
Filed Under: 2015 Events, Activities, Broadstairs, Days Out, Eating out, Entertainment, Local Area

With around 100 stalls of delicious food and drink and associated activity on the seafront every October, the Broadstairs Food Festival is basically foodie heaven. The event is free to enter but bring your wallet and a shopping bag – and come hungry – you are going to want to indulge while you are here! Expect local favourites like […]

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