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New – Open Top Bus along the coast

Written by: Lorraine
Written on: July 15, 2016
Filed Under: 2016 Events, Activities, Broadstairs, Children, Days Out, Local Area, Ramsgate

From 23rd July till 4th of September this year a new exciting open top bus route will take passengers along the coast from Stone Bay in Broadstairs to the Boating Pool in Ramsgate. The bus livery is retro in style and reminiscent of the old East Kent bus service and brings back memories of seaside holidays […]

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Broadstairs summer festivities 2016

Written by: Lorraine
Written on: July 1, 2016
Filed Under: 2016 Events, Broadstairs, Children, Company News, Days Out, Entertainment, Local Area, Music

This summer visitors to our Broadstairs Holiday Lets will find lots going on around our beautiful English seaside town. We thought it would be nice to highlight some of the key events coming up in the next couple of months, for those of you with holidays already booked, or indeed those who might be thinking about planning […]

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Ramsgate Festival at the end of July

Written by: Lorraine
Written on: June 20, 2016
Filed Under: 2016 Events, Art, Children, Comedy, Entertainment, History, Local Area, Music, Night Life, Ramsgate

This year Ramsgate Festival is set to take place at the same time as Ramsgate Week sailing regatta, which will add a great atmosphere to our sister town during the historic sailing event out at sea. both events are scheduled for the end of July. The Festival goes on slightly longer – from 23-31 July – […]

Tags: Entertainment littoral light ramsgate festival ramsgate week ramsgate whale royal temple yacht club thanet coast project

Love our beautiful beaches!

Written by: Lorraine
Written on: June 3, 2016
Filed Under: Activities, Children, Local Area

Great news about our local beaches for 2016 (all of which are beautifully sandy remember). Seven of them have been awarded Blue Flag status. The Blue Flag is an international benchmark of quality celebrating the best beaches in the world. For our little corner of Kent to be awarded so many (more than any other area) […]

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Some special events in 2016 at Crampton Tower Museum

Written by: Lorraine
Written on: May 22, 2016
Filed Under: 2016 Events, Activities, Broadstairs, Children, History, Local Area

This year is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Crampton, a famous son of Broadstairs, the 19th century engineer. Crampton was responsible for the striking crenelated flint water tower visible from the High Street and station platforms and also the Louisa footbridge which straddles Viking Bay and Louisa Bay and was named after […]

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