at the edge of a retail park, this unassuming budget hotel is 3 miles from both viking bay beach and art exhibitions at turner contemporary. family rooms add extra beds. parking is complimentary. children age 15 and under stay at no extra cost with an adult. they also come with tea and coffeemaking equipment. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. the colourful, streamlined rooms feature limited free wi-fi, custom-designed beds and flat-screen tvs Heathrow Airport 1 hr 52
Viking Bay (14 min.) charles dickens used to holiday on this small sandy bay with a promenade & cabins. Walmer Castle And Gardens (29 min.) english heritage tudor castle often visited by the queen and queen mother plus gardens and tearoom Powell-Cotton Museum (13 min.) 15th-century estate with museum of victorian natural history exhibits and regency house and gardens. Deal Castle (25 min.) 16th-century artillery castle with huge circular bastions for cannons linked by network of passages. Bus Garage (9 min) Dumpton Park (11 min) Shopping Centre (Stop B) (6 min) Margate Beach (12 min.) beach Viking Bay (12 min.) beach Wingham Wildlife Park (18 min.) zoo park with feeding sessions talks and conservation projects plus up-close animal encounters. Main Sands (12 min.) beach Shopping Centre (Stop A) (6 min) Joss Bay (14 min.) 200-meter sandy cove featuring a surf school beach loungers a cafe & white chalk cliffs. Ramsgate Tunnels (14 min.) guided tours of the subterranean tunnel system used to shelter 60 000 people during wwii air raids. Botany Bay (15 min.) public beach with views of cliffs and chalk stacks plus fossil hunting rock pools and nearby cafe. Turner Contemporary (12 min.) dramatic spaces displaying art by jmw turner and contemporary artists in eye-catching gallery. Pegwell Bay (9 min.) picturesque bay offering a nature reserve the ruins of a hoverport & a replica scandinavian boat. |