Ramsgate Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Kent, England, UK
About Ramsgate
Ramsgate forms part of the Isle of Thanet and is closely associated with its neighbouring towns ofBroadstairsandMargate. The town's heyday was the Regency and Victorian eras when the well-heeled would holiday in the town, savouring its genteel culture. Nowadays the town remains a popular destination and has much to offer visitors. Ramsgate exists in an area that has been crucial to British history. Just down the road at Richborough is the site of the Claudian Invasion of 43AD and evidence of Roman settlement in Ramsgate was found in the 19th century. Viking chieftains Hengist and Horsa landed at Ebbsfleet in Pegwell Bay in 449AD and were given the Isle of Thanet by Vortigern as thanks for their help in the first stages of the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain. In 597AD, St Augustine landed a
Top Attractions in Ramsgate
Explore the best things to see and do in Ramsgate:
- ★Albion House
- ★Chatham House Grammar School
- ★Edward VIII Type 'A' Pillar Box
- ★Empire Steam Tug "Cervia"
- ★Government Acre
- ★King George VI Park and the Italianate Greenhouse
- ★Military Road
- ★Monkton Nature Reserve
Where to Stay in Ramsgate
- 🏨Albion House
- 🏨Comfort Inn
- 🏨Fairholme Guest House
- 🏨Glendevon Guest House
- 🏨Kent International Hotel
- 🏨Oak Hotel
Ramsgate Travel Guide Sections
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