Ramsgate, United Kingdom Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

If Thanet had a capital, it would be RAMSGATE , a handsome resort, rich in robust Victorian red brick, but whose centre of boarded-up shops reveal its economic decline. Most of the town is set high on a cliff linked to the seafront and harbour by broad, sweeping ramps, with the villas on the seaward side displaying wrought iron verandas and bricked-in windows – a legacy of the tax on glazed windows. Overall the port has avoided Margate's vulgarity while retaining some of Broadstairs' class. The most entertaining sight in Ramsgate is the subterranean Motor Museum at West Cliff Hall, just by the ferry … more »