Thanet

Properties and events in Thanet

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Birchington Heritage Trust Museum

Birchington Heritage Trust Museum, Birchington Library, Alpha Road, Birchington, Kent, CT7 9EG
In person
Pre-booking not required

Local history museum open for HODs

Birchington Station Road Trail

Station Road, Birchington-On-Sea, Kent, CT7 9RA
In person
Pre-booking not required

Trail to celebrate 130 years of Birchington's iconic Station Road.

Dickens House Museum

2 Victoria Parade, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 1QS
In person
Pre-booking not required

Small museum celebrating Charles Dickens' long connection with Broadstairs (1837-1851) open Free of Charge for Heritage Open Days.

Drapers Windmill

Drapers Windmill, St. Peters Footpath, Margate, Kent, CT9 2SP
In person
Pre-booking not required

Thanet's last working windmill grinding local grain.

Ellington Park History and Heritage

Ellington Park, Park Road, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9TL
In person
Pre-booking not required

Ellington Park history and heritage day featuring information boards and talks about the park with special focus this year on our beautifully restored Bandstand which will host a local choir.

Guided walk of Margate High Street and St John's Church

Droit House, The Pier, Margate, Kent, CT9 1JD
In person
Pre-booking preferred

A guided walk of Margate High Street and St John's Church on Saturday 13th September.

Holy Trinity Church Ramsgate

Bellevue Road, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 8ET
In person
Pre-booking not required

Holy Trinity Church Ramsgate will host an exhibition, take a look around this beautiful Victorian church and browse the exhibition. There will be images and memorabilia relating to Holy Trinity Church.

Isle of Thanet: Architecture through the decades

Thanet Visitor Information Centre, Droit House, The Pier, Margate, Kent, CT9 1JD
In person
Pre-booking not required

A presentation of historical images of iconic buildings of the Isle of Thanet, from the 20th century.

Paradise Lost

3, 7, 9 Paradise, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9TX
In person
Pre-booking not required

Within Ramsgate's Historic Quarter is a street called Paradise which in the 18th century was home to retired sea captains. For HOD 2025 some of the houses will be open to the public accompanied by sea shanties, sea biscuits and ale.

Pierremont Hall

Pierremont Hall, Pierremont Avenue, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 1JX
In person
Pre-booking not required

Built in 1785 as a private residence, Pierremont Hall has been home to many and is now open to the community for public and private events.

Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens

Quex Park, Birchington, Kent, CT7 0BH
In person
Pre-booking not required

Join us on Sunday 14th September for free entry to The Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens!

Pugin's Ramsgate: The Grange and St Edward's Presbytery Open Days

The Grange, St. Augustines Road, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9NY
In person
Pre-booking preferred

The Landmark Trust will be opening both The Grange and St Edward's Presbytery in Ramsgate for Heritage Open Days between Friday 12 September - Monday 15 September 2025.

St George's Church Ramsgate

St Georges Church, Church Hill, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 8QY
In person
Pre-booking preferred

Situated at the heart of Ramsgate town centre, St George’s is a glorious Grade I Listed late Georgian church built in 1827, an outstanding feature being its octagonal stone Lantern which served as a navigational aid for shipping in the Channel.

St John's, Margate

St John's Church, Victoria Road, Margate, Kent, CT9 1LG
In person
Pre-booking not required

St John's, Margate, is delighted to welcome visitors to remember the Reverend David Railton MC who, while vicar of St John's 100 years ago, submitted proposals for the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey.