Local information

Thanet cycle trail
The Viking Coastal Trail is a stunning 43.5km
(27 mile) cycle route with substantial traffic free sections.
The is easy to follow with good signposts and is mostly flat.
Click this link to open the PDF

Local bus service
We have a superb bus service which runs very frequently
(every 10 minutes during peak times)
Between Margate, Broadstairs & Ramsgate
Click here for the last Timetable available in PDF format

Kent internation airport (formally Manston)
Klm start operations to Amsterdam twice a day starting April 2013
Kent international airport (click to link to the web site) o

Ramsgate ferry services
Ferry services operating from the port of Ramsgate
Euroferries (click to link to the web site) High speed service from Ramsgate to Boulogne starting February 2013 
They will also operate connecting coach services between Ramsgate, Canterbury & London.
Click here for the Ramsgate port authority website

Fancy a trial flight in a light plane or helicopter
Tg aviation fly from Kent international airport (formerly called Manston) Trial flights in light planes or helicopters
you can even try a biplane flight.
A flight around the coastline or if you live locally over your house
Click here for pictures taken when we had a flight
click here for TG aviations website

RAF Manston Spitfire & hurricane Memorial Museum
The Memorial Museum and this website are dedicated to the pilots and aircrew
who gave so much to preserve freedom in the dark days of World War II.
It is available for everyone who wishes to maintain the memory of their sacrifice.
Click here for the offical website

RAF Manston history Museum
Located next to the Memorial Museum
Click here for the offical website

The Powell-Cotton Museum
The Powell-Cotton Museum at Quex Park was established in 1896
by Major Percy Horace Gordon Powell-Cotton (1866 -1940)
to house natural history specimens and cultural objects
collected on expeditions to Asia and Africa.
Click here for the official website