Weekend in Ramsgate : The Ultimate Wet Weekend Survival Guide
[Part of the Up-to-Date Ramsgate Guide]
Don’t let the occasional wet weather (or summer heat waves) spoil your day. From historic military airfields and subterranean hideouts to vintage arcade games and retro shopping, Ramsgate offers plenty of fantastic indoor sanctuaries. Including a wide range of indoor gaming options in various venues around town and activities at the Ramsgate Leisure Centre.
This itinerary can be used all year round as only The Micro Museum is seasonal and there are alternatives listed.
Some of Ramsgate’s ‘Wet Weather’ activities.
| Day | Itinerary |
|---|---|
| Saturday | Follow the Ramsgate in a Day – Adventure Rain or Shine itinerary. Includes visiting the Ramsgate Tunnels and the Manston Museums (Spitfire & Hurricane Museum and RAF Manston History Museum). |
| Sunday – Breakfast | 🚶♀️☔ Light breakfast at Giant Coffee (brunch options available), coffee & excellent pastries at Staple or a classic breakfast at The Galley (if you can get a table). 🚘🚖 If you have a car or another ride you can go to the Njord Café Bar at Cliffsend for breakfast (booking recommended). |
| Sunday – Lunch | 🚶♀️☔ Go for the Sunday Roast at Little Kraken or the Bedford Inn (booking essential). 🚘🚖 If you have a car or another ride you can go to the Belle Vue or the Seaview Restaurant in Pegwell, both have amazing views over Pegwell Bay (booking recommended). The Belle Vue also has live music 4:00pm-6:00pm. 🆓Parking at both these venues. |
| Activities after Breakfast and Lunch – Ramsgate is packed with things to do on a Sunday, whatever the weather | 🚍🚘🚖 Indoor Market Sift through retro gems at Petticoat Lane Emporium 🚶♀️☔ Keep fit and relax at one of the wellness places in Ramsgate – see Wellness Guide for details. 🚍🚖🚘 Cinema Catch a new release on the big screen at the Vue. 🚶♀️☔ Town Centre Museums : Discover Ramsgate’s rich maritime history safely under cover. 🚶♀️☔ Indoor Gaming : Play all sorts of indoor games, from board games to video games. |
| Late afternoon and evening | 🚶♀️☔ Cozy pubs: Escape the rain with a local ale. |
Wet Weather – Things to do list
| Shopping | Things to Do |
| Petticoat Lane Emporium | Open all year round. 🚍🚖🚘 Explore this massive indoor historical market. It’s perfect for a rainy afternoon. It provides a secure, warm environment featuring hundreds of distinct stalls. |
| Keeping Fit or Relaxing at a Spa | Things to Do |
| Ramsgate Leisure Centre | 🚶♀️☔ Open every weekend (Spa closes early on Sundays). The leisure centre has a fully equipped gym with TechnoGym machines and free weights, two swimming pools (main pool and teaching pool). Your Spa plus a sports hall with badminton, table tennis and more. Booking essential |
| REWD Padel | 🚍🚘🚖 Premium sports and social venue features four world-class indoor padel courts housed within a purpose-built 12-metre-high enclosed facility with professional floodlighting. Booking essential |
| Changes Day Spa | 🚶♀️☔ Sauna & Jacuzzi / Hot Tub : Available for pre-treatment Sauna & Jacuzzi / Hot Tub: Available for pre-treatment relaxation (clients can book to arrive up to an hour before their appointment). Sunbed : Tanning facilities. Massages : Including Swedish massage (back, neck, and scalp), stone massage (back, neck, and scalp), and Indian head massage (30-minute sessions). Relaxing Body Treatments: ELEMIS face and body treatments. (clients can book to arrive up to an hour before their appointment). Booking essential |
For more options click below to view the Wellness Guide.
| Sunday Cinema | 🚍🚖🚘 Vue – Thanet |
| Tabletop gaming | |
| Board At Home | Open every weekend. 🚶♀️☔ Board Game Specialist: Home to “The Board Room” a dedicated downstairs gaming space featuring a library of over 300 board game titles. They run community-focused clubs and regular events. |
| The Grumpy Goblin | Open every weekend. 🚶♀️☔ TCG & Wargaming Hub: A central town shop heavily focused on major Trading Card Games (TCGs), Games Workshop/Warhammer products, miniature painting, and tabletop role-playing games. |
| The Fermatorium | Open every weekend. 🚶♀️☔ Hosts weird and wonderful events. DnD, Board games and describes itself as a all round Nerd haven. |
| Crit Hit | 🚶♀️☔ A community gaming store for tabletop adventurers. Regular tournaments, open play nights, and painting workshops for all skill levels. Refreshments: An on-site bean-to-cup espresso bar. |
| Curio Collectors Emporium | Closed on Sunday 🚶♀️☔ The shop features a gaming area with designated gaming tables available for use. |
Indoor Gaming
| Video gaming and more | |
| The Micro Museum | Check opening times as they are seasonal. 🚶♀️☔ They have a massive hands-on, interactive collection of classic consoles and retro computers from the 1970s up to the early 21st century that visitors can sit down and play. |
| This Museum is Not Obsolete | Open every weekend. 🚶♀️☔ This unique museum showcases interactive displays; musical, scientific and in some cases, experimental. It is an ideal place for kids (and adults!). |
| Boulevard Amusements | Open all year round. 🚶♀️☔ Features a range of entertainment from classic Space Invaders and Pacman to modern Mario Kart racing and basketball hoops. |
| Remote-controlled (RC) cars, construction toys and Lego® building | |
| RC Roastery | Open every weekend and Bank Holiday. 🚶♀️☔ RC Roastery is a unique, family-friendly cafe where kids and adults can race RC cars and play with miniature excavators on indoor tracks while enjoying coffee. If you are looking for a place centered around tabletop gaming, esports, or video games, this isn’t quite the right fit, but it is an absolute haven for RC hobbyists. |
| The Little Brick House Cafe | Open most weekends – check before visiting. 🚶♀️☔ Kent’s first Lego® building café. |
| Additional Museum recommendations | |
| Thanet Smuggler Experience | Open all year round. 🚶♀️☔ Thanet Smuggler Experience at Plunder bookshop. 🏴☠️ Bring your little pirates along to explore atmospheric storytelling, historic artifacts, and a built-in pirate ship. Perfect for all ages. |
| Sailors Church | Open all year round. 🚶♀️☔ The Sailor’s Church is open to the public and acts as a mini-maritime museum packed with historic photos, nautical memorabilia, and beautifully detailed scale models of old sailing ships. |
Cosy quiet Pubs
These four spots are perfect places to shelter on a rainy day, especially if you want to actually hear the person next to you.
| Quieter places to drink | Description |
|---|---|
| The Bedford Inn | A beautifully renovated, upscale boutique-style pub and boutique hotel. It balances traditional British pub comfort with a fresh, contemporary aesthetic, featuring spacious dining areas. |
| Queen Charlotte | A quirky and characterful traditional local. It is known for its intriguing, eclectic decor (including unique street art behind the bar), a cozy real log fire, and a warm, community-focused vibe. |
| The Ravensgate | A tiny neighbourhood pub. Serving great UK and European Craft beer and wines with an enthusiasm for the warmth of Aperitivo culture. |
| The Honeysuckle Inn | A nostalgic, warm throwback reminiscent of a 1950s English neighborhood local. It boasts a well-kept, cozy traditional interior, plenty of vintage character. |
Click here for more information on Where to Drink.
Our Wet Weather page is worth checking too.
For further assistance, drop by the Ramsgate Visitor Information Centre.