| set in a 19th-century building within the east kent college grounds, this quaint, warm hotel is a 9-minute walk from the dickens house museum, a 10-minute walk from viking bay and a 12-minute walk from broadstairs train station. complimentary breakfast is served in an understated restaurant/bar. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. simple, cosy rooms feature free wi-fi and flat-screen tvs, as well as tea and coffeemaking facilities. there's a spa and a hair salon. suites add sofabeds; 1 offers a separate living room, a fireplace, a free-standing tub and bay views
Heathrow Airport 1 hr 57
Powell-Cotton Museum (17 min.)
15th-century estate with museum of victorian natural history exhibits and regency house and gardens. Viking Bay (10 min.)
charles dickens used to holiday on this small sandy bay with a promenade & cabins. Stone Bay (7 min.)
beach Pegwell Bay (14 min.)
picturesque bay offering a nature reserve the ruins of a hoverport & a replica scandinavian boat. King Edward Avenue (5 min) East Kent College (2 min) Dumpton Park (4 min) Wingham Wildlife Park (23 min.)
zoo park with feeding sessions talks and conservation projects plus up-close animal encounters. Turner Contemporary (11 min.)
dramatic spaces displaying art by jmw turner and contemporary artists in eye-catching gallery. Shell Grotto (10 min.)
ornate unexplained network of shell-lined passages and a mosaic chamber with shell shop and cafe. Chandos Road (6 min) Botany Bay (10 min.)
public beach with views of cliffs and chalk stacks plus fossil hunting rock pools and nearby cafe. Margate Beach (11 min.)
beach Deal Castle (30 min.)
16th-century artillery castle with huge circular bastions for cannons linked by network of passages. Ramsgate Tunnels (9 min.)
guided tours of the subterranean tunnel system used to shelter 60 000 people during wwii air raids. Walmer Castle And Gardens (33 min.)
english heritage tudor castle often visited by the queen and queen mother plus gardens and tearoom Joss Bay (9 min.)
200-meter sandy cove featuring a surf school beach loungers a cafe & white chalk cliffs. | 
