Ramsgate: Thanet's Royal Harbour Town With Pugin's Church and a Dunkirk Connection
Ramsgate has the only Royal Harbour in England, granted the title by George IV in 1821 after he sailed from here. The harbour, with its inner basin and outer marina, remains a working port and yacht anchorage. During the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940, many of the little ships sailed from Ramsgate, and the town handled thousands of returning troops. Augustus Pugin, the architect who designed the interior of the Houses of Parliament, lived in Ramsgate and built The Grange and St Augustine's Church on the West Cliff; both are now open to visitors. The population of Ramsgate is around 40,000. The town sits on the Isle of Thanet in northeast Kent, about 76 miles from London.
The town has a distinctive Regency and Victorian seafront, with the Royal Crescent and Wellington Crescent overlooking the harbour. The Addington Street conservation area inland has a cluster of galleries and independent shops. Ramsgate's Main Sands beach has a Blue Flag rating. The railway station is on the high-speed service to London St Pancras, taking about 75 minutes via the HS1 line, which has improved the town's commuter appeal. The A256 connects to the M2 and the Channel Tunnel at Folkestone. For those considering adult companionship in Thanet, Ramsgate's harbour setting and high-speed rail link put it within practical reach of Canterbury, London, and the wider Kent coast.
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Ramsgate has the only Royal Harbour in England, granted the title by George IV in 1821 after he sailed from here. The harbour, with its inner basin and outer marina, remains a working port and yacht anchorage. During the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940, many of the little ships sailed from Ramsgate, and the town handled thousands of returning troops. Augustus Pugin, the architect who designed the interior of the Houses of Parliament, lived in Ramsgate and built The Grange and St Augustine's Church on the West Cliff; both are now open to visitors. The population of Ramsgate is around 40,000. The town sits on the Isle of Thanet in northeast Kent, about 76 miles from London.
The town has a distinctive Regency and Victorian seafront, with the Royal Crescent and Wellington Crescent overlooking the harbour. The Addington Street conservation area inland has a cluster of galleries and independent shops. Ramsgate's Main Sands beach has a Blue Flag rating. The railway station is on the high-speed service to London St Pancras, taking about 75 minutes via the HS1 line, which has improved the town's commuter appeal. The A256 connects to the M2 and the Channel Tunnel at Folkestone. For those considering adult companionship in Thanet, Ramsgate's harbour setting and high-speed rail link put it within practical reach of Canterbury, London, and the wider Kent coast.
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