Activities
Trails & Maps can be found here. For the more active check out our Active Ramsgate page here.
Featured Activities
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Guided Kingfisher Walks
Enjoy an Autumn & Winter Nature Walk with wildlife filmmaker Keith Ross @ramsgatebirds. From Sept to March Kingfishers over winter in Ramsgate Harbour. This is a great chance to see these very elusive birds in a very unusual setting.
Kingfisher Harbour walk ( 1-2 hours) – £10 per person (Max 4 – Min 2 people. Solo tour £20).
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Ramsgate Community Cinema
Ramsgate Community Cinema is a volunteer-run charity operating at Paragon Works on Albert Street, offering diverse film screenings (classics, indies, docs), free youth filmmaking clubs, workshops, and events, with a “pay-what-you-can” entry for a welcoming, local movie experience.
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Viking Coastal Trail (Thanet Loop)
Where else can you conquer a whole corner of the coast by bike?
Hugging the coastline from Ramsgate, through Broadstairs and Margate, and then onto Reculver Towers – this circular cycle route takes you around the charms of the Isle of Thanet via Regional Cycle Network 15.
More Activities
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Ramsgate to Pegwell Nature Walk
Join Keith Ross wildlife filmmaker on a six mile Nature Walk from Ramsgate Westcliff to Pegwell Bay Nature Reserve.
The walk can be done at any time of year but the wildlife will vary with the seasons. Depending on the time of year we would hope to see a wide variety of wildlife including the worlds fastest bird the Peregrine Falcon.
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Activity | Cocktails | Dog friendly | Featured Pubs & Bars | Food & Drink | Gluten free | Music Venue | Vegan | Vegetarian
Seabird Café Bar
(CHESS CLUB)
Seabird is a contemporary café bar restaurant serving craft cocktails, tasty low intervention wines, small batch beer, bar snacks and seasonal plates. Included in The Good Food Guide in 2025, Seabird is the ideal spot for lunch, dinner or drinks. Cosy and intimate in the winter, with a sun trap garden in the summer.
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Go2Sea
Have you ever witnessed Seals in their natural habitat? Well now you can! We run trips from Ramsgate to visit the home ground of the local seals so that you can get up close and personal with wildlife.
Well-behaved dogs are welcome on our boats. Please let us know you will be bringing your dog along at the time of booking.
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The Churchill Tavern
(CHESS CLUB | POOL | DARTS)
Over the years, The Churchill Tavern has transformed from being the site of the Isabella Baths (1816), a boarding house and the Paragon Hotel (1868), the Van Gogh Pub (1961), Steptoe’s Pub (1983) and finally to it’s current state as The Churchill Tavern (1988).
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Activity | Attraction | Museum | Wet weather
The Micro Museum
A short walk from Ramsgate’s Royal Harbour will take visitors to the only Museum in Kent solely dedicated to home and personal computing.
Discover the history of computing and learn about the inventors of the digital age.
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Boulevard Amusements
Ramsgate’s No 1 Family Attraction. Boulevard Amusements features a range of entertainment from classic Space Invaders and Pacman to modern Mario Kart racing and basketball hoops. You can win tickets from various machines to exchange for prizes, ranging from sweets and keyrings to larger plush toys.
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Arts in Ramsgate
Arts Community Centre and Gallery. AiR (Arts in Ramsgate) is a community and arts organisation that makes it fun to learn new things. They provide support and everyone is welcome to join in.
Yoga, Crafting, Singing, Art Exhibitions and more.
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Activity | Attraction | Great outdoors | Shop
Monkton Nature Reserve
(BOOK SHOP)
Monkton Nature Reserve, managed by the Thanet Countryside Trust, is situated in an 16 acre abandoned chalk quarry on the Isle of Thanet in East Kent. There are over 350 species of flowering plant, including 8 species of orchid, and 25 species of butterfly have been recorded, along with innumerable other species of insect, mammal and bird-life.
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Activity | Dog friendly | Featured Gallery | Gallery | Shop
Turner Rowe Art Centre & Gallery
Turner Rowe Art Centre has made it’s home in the heart of the seaside town of Ramsgate. Spend your day admiring beautiful works of art at our showroom, taking a class to learn new skills and make sure to check out our upcoming events and new exhibits.
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Activity | Attraction | Dog friendly | Food & Drink | Music Venue | Shop
Ellington Park
(CAFE | BOOK SHOP)
Ellington Park is a Victorian 12 acre park with over 400 trees and rolling Victorian landscape and was set out by landscape designer Cheal & Son in 1893.
Café serving hot & cold food. Lots of outdoor seating.
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Pegwell Bay Country Park (Nature Reserve)
(CAMPUCCINO’S | SALTY SEAL CAFÉ)
The park acts as the entrance to a nature reserve and the rare flora and fauna here make this an area of national importance. This stretch of windswept coastline includes chalk cliffs, mud flats, saltmarsh and sand dunes, and is an important habitat for bird species.
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Activity | Dog friendly | Food & Drink | Museum | Shop | Wet weather
RAF Manston History Museum
(NAAFI CAFE | NAAFI EMPORIUM)
The RAF Manston History Museum is a dedicated aviation museum that chronicles the history of the former RAF Manston airfield from its origins in 1916 through to its closure as a civilian airport in 2014.
NAAFI Cafe. Serves breakfast, light bites, cakes & afternoon tea.
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Bettina’s Yoga
Enjoy Kundalini Yoga Lessons with Bettina at Gather& with a fantastic view over Ramsgate’s Harbour.
B-Ji Kundalini Yoga is for Everyone! All levels, ages, physical conditions are welcome – just be yourself!
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River Runner
Board at Sandwich Quay or Ramsgate harbour, travel along the River Stour towards Shellness Point, on the edge of the Pegwell nature reserve. See the resident seal colony, cormorants and herons.
We can accommodate up to 12 passengers per trip on River Runner.
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Activity | Attraction | Cocktails | Dog friendly | Food & Drink | Gallery | Music Venue | Vegetarian
Ramsgate Boating Pool
(CAFÉ | BAR)
The boating pool was originally a bandstand with a tea pavilion, opened in August 1929.
Today it’s a family friendly bar, cafe, pizza and live music venue with art exhibitions.
The boating pool has pedalos you can hire during the summer holidays.
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Little Ravens
Join us at Little Ravens, where creativity meets community! Explore art, make friends, and unleash your inner artist with our engaging workshops and events.
Little Ravens is aimed at children aged 5 -11 years+ with accompaniment from their adult.
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Activity | Shop | Wet weather
Created to Treasure Pottery and Castings
At Created to Treasure Pottery and Castings, we offer a relaxing space to paint a wide range of bisque pottery pieces with ceramic glazes and lots more creative opportunities.
We cater for families, schools, nurseries, private functions, nursery schools, retirement homes, scouts, guides, cubs and brownie groups, birthday parties, WI Groups, corporate team-building and more.
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Activity | Dog friendly | Food & Drink | Gluten free | Vegan | Vegetarian
Union Yoga + Café
We’re a friendly, welcoming & lovingly designed yoga studio and café in the seaside town Ramsgate.
The cafe serves home made food and sweet treats, speciality coffee, a wide range of hot & cold drinks and a simple, nourishing vegetarian menu.
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Sea Searcher Boat Trips
For over 28 years Sea Searcher Boat Trips have been offering thousands of holiday makers sightseeing trips around Ramsgate’s harbours, and more recently, wildlife watching and seal spotting trips.
We can also convert the boat to enable disabled access for pre arranged group booking for our seal and fishing trips.
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Ramsgate Community Cinema
Ramsgate Community Cinema is a volunteer-run charity operating at Paragon Works on Albert Street, offering diverse film screenings (classics, indies, docs), free youth filmmaking clubs, workshops, and events, with a “pay-what-you-can” entry for a welcoming, local movie experience.
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Activity | Dog friendly | Food & Drink | Shop
Manston Golf Centre
(THE TENTH CAFÉ BAR | RASCAL BAY ADVENTURE GOLF | GOLF SHOP)
Manston has excellent facilities including a 9 hole golf course, floodlit 24 bay driving range, Kent golf superstore, custom fitting specialist and Positive Impact Golf academy, coaching out of a fully equipped studio with all the latest technology.
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Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum
Come and see the iconic RAF fighter planes of the Second World War, the Supermarine Spitfire Mk XVI and the Hawker Hurricane IIC, housed under one museum roof at the historic Battle of Britain airfield in Manston, Kent.
Experience flying a Spitfire with our amazing simulator.
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Golf
If you like to keep your feet firmly on the ground start with a round of golf or hit a few balls down at the golf range, finished off with a round or two in the 19th hole of course!
• St Augustine’s Golf Club
• Stonelees Golf Centre
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TP Boats Fishing & Sightseeing Trips
We have a Catamaran in Ramsgate harbour (April – November) ready for sightseeing & fishing trips.
At TP Boats, we aim to provide unforgettable experiences along the stunning Kent coast and estuary. Whether you’re interested in fishing trips or scenic coastal sightseeing, our boat charters strive to create memorable adventures for all our guests.
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Little Seaside Town
Little Seaside Town is an exciting entertainment centre for children and families.
Unlike traditional soft play centres, Little Seaside Town promotes imaginative role play in a stimulating play town environment. Little Seaside Town is a new concept of role play, providing a realistic but scaled down version of a town for young children to play in and to explore safely.
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Guided Kingfisher Walks
Enjoy an Autumn & Winter Nature Walk with wildlife filmmaker Keith Ross @ramsgatebirds. From Sept to March Kingfishers over winter in Ramsgate Harbour. This is a great chance to see these very elusive birds in a very unusual setting.
Kingfisher Harbour walk ( 1-2 hours) – £10 per person (Max 4 – Min 2 people. Solo tour £20).
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St George’s Church
(SE KITCHEN | TOURS)
St George’s Church is a Grade l listed building, it is a hub for a number of community activities and events in Ramsgate. It is widely known for its unique Lantern Tower, which stands 136 feet high and historically served as a navigational aid for sailors in the English Channel.
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Activity | Dog friendly | Food & Drink | Shop | Vegan | Vegetarian
Stonelees Golf Centre
(FAIRWAYS KITCHEN | AMERICAN GOLF SHOP)
Stonelees has a golf course for the beginner, a golf course for the “average” or improving player, and a golf course for the low-handicapper. This Kent golf centre possesses a floodlit driving range, a teaching centre, a putting green, a popular and remarkably realistic golf simulator, and a fully licensed bar and restaurant.
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Activity | Cocktails | Featured Venue | Food & Drink | Music Venue | Theatre | Wet weather
The Granville Theatre
(COAST CAFÉ | NOA ROOFTOP BAR | CHUCKL. COMEDY CLUB)
600 seater Theatre, Cafe, Bar & Event space. The venue hosts theatrical productions, cinema, comedy, dance, music events and workshops.
The Coast Café Bar and the Noa Rooftop Bar are part of the theatre complex.
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Dawnie’s Coffee Shop
(CHESS CLUB)
A friendly community coffee shop that provides top quality coffee and food in heart of Ramsgate. Serves Hot drinks & Shakes, Sweet & Savoury snacks including homemade sausage rolls, beef and vegetable pasties, freshly made soup, toasties, and baguettes.
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Harbour Bikes
Harbour Bikes is a cycle repair business in Ramsgate, specialising in cycle repairs and servicing. All makes and types of cycles repaired and serviced.
We also Hire out bikes so that you can explore the local area.
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Activity | Dog friendly | Shop | Wet weather
Board at Home
Board at Home is a specialist board games shop in Ramsgate located at the top of the High Street. We stock a wide range of games from family classics to contemporary board games as well as jigsaw puzzles, 3D puzzles, plush toys, travel games and pocket money games & toys.
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Activity | Cocktails | Dog friendly | Food & Drink | Gallery | Gluten free | Music Venue | Shop | Vegan
Violets
(FLORIST | CAFÉ | BAR)
Florist stocking a range of seasonal flowers and grab n go bunches.
Coffee shop offering a range of hot and cold drinks, cakes and light bites.
Bar providing evening entertainment events.
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Activity | Dog friendly | Shop | Wet weather
The Grumpy Goblin
The Grumpy Goblin is a gaming store, it specializes in Trading Card Games (TCGs) like Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, and Yu-Gi-Oh!
It provides a hub for local gamers to meet, trade, and play in a dedicated space.
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Accommodation | Activity | B&B | Dog friendly
Langmead Guest House
(RAMSGATE NORDIC WALKING)
Langmead Guest House is a small, traditional bed & breakfast, providing comfortable accommodation in the beautiful historic town of Ramsgate, with its Royal Harbour, sandy beaches and lively nightlife.
Your host Denise is a qualified British Nordic Walking instructor who will be happy to help you see more of what Thanet has to offer!
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