Introducing Ramsgate
More welcoming than jaded big sis Margate and livelier than twee little neighbour Broadstairs, Ramsgate is the kind of varied and often quirky resort town that can appeal to all ages. While families and surfers still splash about along the Blue Flag beach, cosmopolitan bars and easygoing street cafés line the marina and seafront promenade, and a different breed of cultural visitor is drawn to the town’s rich maritime history and neo-Gothic architecture. And picturesquely sheltered below the town’s handsomely arched harbour walls is a forest of rigging that creaks and whistles in the sea breeze.
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On a small alleyway off Leopold St, the tourist office (0870 264 6111; www.visitthanet.co.uk; 17 Albert Ct; 9.15am-4.15pm Mon-Fri) has information and a self-guided walking map of the areas smugglers’ caves.
Last updated: May 25, 2009
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Re: Road to Cintsa?
by satpackpete 03 June 2011
5 hours is about right if you take it easy, as you may want to take it slow getting out of Addo and its 3 hours from PE to East London…
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RE: Road to Cintsa?
by acaciatrees 03 June 2011
The road to Cintsa is very doable. Take the N2 which is a good secondary road but it winds up and down the mountains so not a fast road.…
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Road to Cintsa?
by travelbugla 02 June 2011
I am planning on spending one night in Addo before driving to Cintsa for 2 nights. Is this doable? Are the roads really awful? Google…
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