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Kingsgate Bay is arguably one of Kent's most beautiful beaches - secluded, sandy and nestled between chalk cliffs, North Foreland golf course and the historic Kingsgate Castle. The Castle itself is Grade 11 listed, built in 1760 by Lord Holland (the whig politician, Henry Fox) who owned much of the surrounding countryside. All was lost though by his son Charles, a dissolute gambler. Successive owners inluded Jonas Levy, a major shareholder in the London to Brighton railway; Lord Avebury (John Lubbock),a wealthy banker, and and the press magante Lord Northcliffe who turned the Castle into a hotel; which was visited by film stars of the day such as John Mills, Peggy Ashcroft and Constance Cummings. Today the Castle is divided into private apartments. Description by Helmuth Saltmarsh
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Attractions near Kingsgate
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Ramsgate Maritime Museum
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Ramsgate Maritime Museum focuses strongly on Ramsgate and its immediate environs, with a brief introduction to the rest of the region's maritime past. |
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Powell-Cotton Museum
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The Park, gardens and woodlands provide an attractive and tranquil backdrop to Quex House, one of Kent's finest Regency houses, and the Powell-Cotton Museum a vast collection of treasures gathered on twenty-eight expeditions to Africa and Asia. |
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White Mill Rural Heritage Centre
(8 Miles)*
The Windmill was built around 1760. It was used to grind wheat, barley and oats. In 1889 a steam engine was installed to drive the mill when there was no wind. |
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Towns near Kingsgate
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Cliftonville Tourist Information
(1 Mile)*
Cliftonville is a suburb of East Margate in Kent. Its long sandy beach at the foot of the cliffs has been a popular holiday destination since Victorians first took to sea bathing. |
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Broadstairs Tourist Information
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Broadstairs has an old world charm all of its own. There are winding streets, and fishermen's cottages cluster round the harbour. Viking bay is the town's main beach, but there are six other bays for you to enjoy. |
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Margate Tourist Information
(2 Miles)*
Margate has a lovely sea front and a fun fair. Donkey rides were first introduced on the sands of Margate in the early 19th century. Margate is also the birthplace of the Bathing Machine; Thomas Barber, a local man, made the first one in 1736. |
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Hotels near Kingsgate
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Self Catering near Kingsgate
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Harbour Cottage
(4 Miles)*
Harbour Cottage is one of a row of whitewashed mews cottages within a picturesque conservation area in the only Royal Harbour town in Britain. It originally belonged to a local fisherman and his family around 1840. |
Quintessential Cottages
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Luxury grade II listed smugglers' cottages nestling in Deals picturesque conservation area, 50 metres from the beach. Beautifully decorated and stylishly furnished throughout. |
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