Anna’s guidebook
Food scene
This is an atmospheric 50s gelateria, complete with pink furnishings, neon signs, and a juke box. It serves delicious freshly- made ice creams and sorbets in mouth-watering flavours, alongside retro sundaes and waffles...knickerbocker glory anyone?
Open 8am-5pm Mon –Fri, 8am-5.30pm Sat & Sun
https://www.morellisgelato.com/morellis-broadstairs-kent-uk
61 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Morelli's Gelato
14 Victoria ParadeThis is an atmospheric 50s gelateria, complete with pink furnishings, neon signs, and a juke box. It serves delicious freshly- made ice creams and sorbets in mouth-watering flavours, alongside retro sundaes and waffles...knickerbocker glory anyone?
Open 8am-5pm Mon –Fri, 8am-5.30pm Sat & Sun
https://www.morellisgelato.com/morellis-broadstairs-kent-uk
A great modern British restaurant overlooking the bay at Harbour Street. Fantastic food & great service. Best to book in advance especially at weekends.
Open Thurs 6-9pm, Fri and Sat 12-3pm and 6-9.30pm and Sunday 12-4pm
https://wyattandjones.co.uk/
01843 865126
69 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Wyatt and Jones
23-27 Harbour StA great modern British restaurant overlooking the bay at Harbour Street. Fantastic food & great service. Best to book in advance especially at weekends.
Open Thurs 6-9pm, Fri and Sat 12-3pm and 6-9.30pm and Sunday 12-4pm
https://wyattandjones.co.uk/
01843 865126
Authentic Italian on Albion St, with a wood-fired pizza oven, seafood dishes and a terrace overlooking the beach, worth booking in the summer and at weekends
Open Mon-Sun 830 till late
http://posillipo.squarespace.com/#benvenuto
01843 601 133
62 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Posillipo Pizzeria
14 Albion StAuthentic Italian on Albion St, with a wood-fired pizza oven, seafood dishes and a terrace overlooking the beach, worth booking in the summer and at weekends
Open Mon-Sun 830 till late
http://posillipo.squarespace.com/#benvenuto
01843 601 133
Tiny, charming, family-run bakery, with delicious cheese straws, pastries, cakes and bread. Open from 7am-4pm every day
theoldbakehousebroadstairs.com
9 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Old Bakehouse
15 High StTiny, charming, family-run bakery, with delicious cheese straws, pastries, cakes and bread. Open from 7am-4pm every day
theoldbakehousebroadstairs.com
Speciality coffee, tasty sandwiches and snacks, stylish decor.
8am-4pm Mon-Sat, 9am-3pm Sun
20 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Smiths Coffee Shop
8 Dundonald RdSpeciality coffee, tasty sandwiches and snacks, stylish decor.
8am-4pm Mon-Sat, 9am-3pm Sun
Great fresh seafood from local fishermen and excellent breakfasts.
Open Fri 12-1.45pm, 6-8.30pm, Sat-Sun 10am-1.45pm, 6-8.30pm
26 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Samworth & Mee
11 Albion StGreat fresh seafood from local fishermen and excellent breakfasts.
Open Fri 12-1.45pm, 6-8.30pm, Sat-Sun 10am-1.45pm, 6-8.30pm
A unique and historic flint pub & seafood restaurant with stunning panoramic views over Viking Bay and a welcoming fire for cooler nights.
Open 11am-11pm Mon-Sat and till 1030pm on Sun
https://www.tartarfrigate.co.uk/
01843 862013
38 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Tartar Frigate Bar
Harbour StreetA unique and historic flint pub & seafood restaurant with stunning panoramic views over Viking Bay and a welcoming fire for cooler nights.
Open 11am-11pm Mon-Sat and till 1030pm on Sun
https://www.tartarfrigate.co.uk/
01843 862013
A really good Spanish tapas joint on Albion Street. Great wine list, a lively atmosphere at the weekends and takeaway available.
Open Tues-Fri 6-10pm
Sat 12-3pm & 5-10pm
http://www.albarinorestaurant.co.uk/
19 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Albariño
29 Albion StA really good Spanish tapas joint on Albion Street. Great wine list, a lively atmosphere at the weekends and takeaway available.
Open Tues-Fri 6-10pm
Sat 12-3pm & 5-10pm
http://www.albarinorestaurant.co.uk/
A great pub on Harbour Street with excellent pizzas and Sunday roasts, take-away available.
Open Mon- Fri 3-11pm, Sat 12 noon-11pm, Sun12 noon-9pm
https://www.neptuneshall.co.uk/
15 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Neptunes Hall
1-3 Harbour StA great pub on Harbour Street with excellent pizzas and Sunday roasts, take-away available.
Open Mon- Fri 3-11pm, Sat 12 noon-11pm, Sun12 noon-9pm
https://www.neptuneshall.co.uk/
Italians rate this highly for excellent food and service, a great recommendation.
12 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Sardinia
1-3 Albion StItalians rate this highly for excellent food and service, a great recommendation.
Authentic Sicilian fare in a cosy atmospheric spot on York Street
24 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Little Sicilian
45 York StAuthentic Sicilian fare in a cosy atmospheric spot on York Street
Sightseeing
Fun mini golf by the sea, can you beat the windmill?
10am-4.30pm
Winter - Sat & Sun only
School holidays and summer - Every day
Adults £6, Under 10s £4.50
No need to book
22 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Lillyputt Mini Golf
Victoria ParadeFun mini golf by the sea, can you beat the windmill?
10am-4.30pm
Winter - Sat & Sun only
School holidays and summer - Every day
Adults £6, Under 10s £4.50
No need to book
Tiny, family-run, atmospheric cinema, with a balcony and licensed bar
https://thepalacecinema.co.uk/
29 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Palace Cinema
Harbour StreetTiny, family-run, atmospheric cinema, with a balcony and licensed bar
https://thepalacecinema.co.uk/
21 metres of winding passages decorated with 4.6 million shells; its origin still a mystery
Open Thurs-Sun 11am-4pm and usually daily during school holidays
https://www.shellgrotto.co.uk/visit
171 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Gruta de Shell
33 Grotto Hill21 metres of winding passages decorated with 4.6 million shells; its origin still a mystery
Open Thurs-Sun 11am-4pm and usually daily during school holidays
https://www.shellgrotto.co.uk/visit
An internationally-renowned gallery showing contemporary and historical art. In a striking building overlooking the harbour in Margate, on the site where JMW Turner stayed in the 18th and 19th centuries
Open wed- Sun 10am-5pm
Free entry
http://www.turnercontemporary.org
352 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Turner Contemporary
RendezvousAn internationally-renowned gallery showing contemporary and historical art. In a striking building overlooking the harbour in Margate, on the site where JMW Turner stayed in the 18th and 19th centuries
Open wed- Sun 10am-5pm
Free entry
http://www.turnercontemporary.org
Explore a wealth of Dickens memorabilia and prints at the former home of Mary Pearson Strong, the real Betsey Trotwood in David Copperfield.
Open:
15 Apr - 24 Jul, Wed-Sun 1-4.30pm
25 Jul - 5 Sep, Every day 10am-4.30pm
5 Sep - 30 Oct, Wed-Sun 1-4.30pm
https://www.thanet.gov.uk/info-pages/dickens-house-museum/
28 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Dickens House Museum
2 Victoria ParadeExplore a wealth of Dickens memorabilia and prints at the former home of Mary Pearson Strong, the real Betsey Trotwood in David Copperfield.
Open:
15 Apr - 24 Jul, Wed-Sun 1-4.30pm
25 Jul - 5 Sep, Every day 10am-4.30pm
5 Sep - 30 Oct, Wed-Sun 1-4.30pm
https://www.thanet.gov.uk/info-pages/dickens-house-museum/
In a tower by the station, provides an intriguing insight into Victorian engineering.
Open:
15 Apr-30 Oct, Fri, Sat & Sun 2-4.30pm
https://www.cramptontower.co.uk/
10 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Crampton Tower Museum
The BroadwayIn a tower by the station, provides an intriguing insight into Victorian engineering.
Open:
15 Apr-30 Oct, Fri, Sat & Sun 2-4.30pm
https://www.cramptontower.co.uk/
Beaches
5 mins drive away, Joss Bay has golden sand, is a surfers’ paradise with a great surf school and has parking, toilets, a beach shop and cafe. https://www.jossbay.co.uk/
92 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Joss Bay
Joss Gap Road5 mins drive away, Joss Bay has golden sand, is a surfers’ paradise with a great surf school and has parking, toilets, a beach shop and cafe. https://www.jossbay.co.uk/
A crescent of family-friendly sand complete with beach huts, deckchairs and a handful of bobbing fishing boats. In summer, the lift is open, there are some kids' swings, trampolines and a bouncy castle.
There are toilets at the back of the beach under the beach huts and some more down near the harbour, opposite the Tartar Frigate pub . There are 2 cafes, one a chips and sandwiches place, the other The Funicular, does gastro food.
83 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Viking Bay
A crescent of family-friendly sand complete with beach huts, deckchairs and a handful of bobbing fishing boats. In summer, the lift is open, there are some kids' swings, trampolines and a bouncy castle.
There are toilets at the back of the beach under the beach huts and some more down near the harbour, opposite the Tartar Frigate pub . There are 2 cafes, one a chips and sandwiches place, the other The Funicular, does gastro food.
A 10 min drive away, has atmospheric white cliffs, chalk stacks, and fossil hunting on the sands.
It has a small car park and shallow step access to the beach, which may not be suitable for wheelchairs/buggies. There are toilets, but no shops or cafes.
131 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bahía Botánica
Marine DriveA 10 min drive away, has atmospheric white cliffs, chalk stacks, and fossil hunting on the sands.
It has a small car park and shallow step access to the beach, which may not be suitable for wheelchairs/buggies. There are toilets, but no shops or cafes.
Shopping
A lifestyle/concept store born of local creatives, offering unique and stylish designs of clothing, bags, accessories, home-wares and gifts for modern men and women.
Open Thurs, Fri & Sun 10am-4pm, Sat 9am-5pm
https://kitlifestyle.co.uk/
9 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Kit
3 Charlotte StA lifestyle/concept store born of local creatives, offering unique and stylish designs of clothing, bags, accessories, home-wares and gifts for modern men and women.
Open Thurs, Fri & Sun 10am-4pm, Sat 9am-5pm
https://kitlifestyle.co.uk/
New Kent Art Gallery & Studio
49a Albion StShows fine art from local artists
Open every day 11am-4pm
The Little Art Gallery
off Eldon PlLocal gallery, workshop and teaching space
Open every day 11am-4pm
Broadstairs Gallery Ltd
10 Charlotte StFamily-run gallery and framers
Open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm
Parking
There is a 24 Hr pay & display car park right outside The Lookout in Chandos Square.
There is free on-street parking available on Queens Gardens, West Cliff Avenue, West Cliff Road, Western Esplanade, Seapoint Road & Palmerston Avenue, all up to a 5-minute walk away.
Chandos Square Car Park
Chandos Square