How to get out Ramsgate
Ramsgate is ideally situated for many nearby places of interest.
London. London is, when using the high speed rail service, just an hour and twenty minutes away. On slower trains, the journey will take around two hours.
Canterbury. Easily reached by bus or train, the ancient cathedral city of Canterbury is the hub of East Kent. The Cathedral itself is, along with St Augustine's Abbey and St Martin's Church, a designated World Heritage Site. Other sights include The Marlowe Theatre and the Canterbury Tales, an interactive visitor attraction that takes you through scenes from Chaucer's famous book. Canterbury is also a great place to shop and has many attractive cafes, restaurants and pubs. Howletts Zoo is nearby at Bekesbourne. Trains take 20-25 minutes and leave Ramsgate twice-hourly whilst buses leave Ramsgate Harbour hourly.
Dover. Another place within easy reach is Dover which boasts the eponymous castle as it's main feature. Dominating the town, visiting the castle and the wartime tunnels underneath it can take a day up itself. Dover is also the main port in South-east England with cross-channel ferry services to Calais, Boulogne and Oostende. If you start early enough, it is possible to use Ramsgate as the starting point for a trip to Dover and a quick hop across the channel. The train is the easiest option to get to Dover since most bus services require a change in Sandwich. Trains take 30 minutes and run hourly.
Broadstairs. Sometime home of Charles Dickens, Broadstairs is a beautiful, quaint, virtually unchanged little seaside town with a hugely popular beach in Viking Bay. Easily reached via the Thanet Loop bus service.
Margate. Boisterous Margate offers sand, sea and amusements as well as the Turner Contemporary Art Gallery. Once again, easily reached via the Thanet Loop bus service.
Sandwich. The medieval Cinque Port town of Sandwich is close to Ramsgate and sits next to Sandwich Bay, where there is an RSPB-run nature reserve. You can also join the 160-mile Saxon Shore Way at Sandwich, the route of which stretches right along the South East coast from Hastings in East Sussex to Gravesend in North Kent. Buses are hourly from Leopold Street and travel through Pegwell Bay. Trains take around 10 minutes (hourly service).
Deal. Deal is an old fishing town famous for it's pier, The Timeball Tower, Deal Castle and Walmer Castle, official residence of the Warden of the Cinque Ports. Trains take around 15 minutes (hourly service).
Minster. For the Kent International Airport. In Minster village itself is Minster Abbey. Regular bus services are run by Stagecoach and Eastonways.
Manston. For the Spitfire and Hurricane Museum.
Pegwell Bay. A Kent Wildlife Trust nature reserve within walking and cycling distance of Ramsgate.
Whitstable. The small fishing town of Whitstable offers quaint and historic shops, pubs and restaurants.
Folkestone. Folkestone is a traditional port town on the edges of the Romney Marsh area.
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The Most Frequently Asked Travel Questions about Ramsgate
