Kingsgate

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Kingsgate is a hamlet in St Peter's parish, Broadstairs, Kent. The name Kingsgate is related to an incidental landing of Charles II on 30 June 1683 though other English monarchs have also used this cove, such as George II in 1748. Kingsgate is the location of Holland House built between 1762 and 1768 by Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, of Holland House in Kensington, which was accessed from the beach through a stone arched gate originally named Barthelmas Gate and renamed later to Kings Gate. Holland House in Kent was sold by his third son Charles James Fox and in due course subdivided and further developed. On either end of the cliffs above Kingsgate Bay Lord Holland built what is now the Captain Digby Public House and Kingsgate Castle. This last was never a real castle and was one of several follies in the grounds of Holland House and, indeed its stable block, before further redevelopment, allowing it to become the residence of John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury. ()

Coordinates: 51°22'59"N, 1°26'36"E

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Kingsgate – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dreamland Margate, Westwood Cross, Turner Contemporary, Scenic Railway Roller Coaster.

2.8 miW
Amusement park
Dreamland Margate, Margate
73 min walk • Dreamland Margate is an amusement park and entertainment centre based on a traditional English seaside funfair located at Margate, Kent, England.
2.7 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Westwood Cross, Broadstairs
69 min walk • Westwood Cross is a shopping centre at Westwood in Thanet, Kent. It is near Broadstairs, Margate and Ramsgate. It was built by Carillion and opened in June 2005.
2.7 miW
Art gallery, Museum, Shopping
Turner Contemporary, Margate
69 min walk • Turner Contemporary is an art gallery in Margate, Kent, England, intended as a contemporary arts space and catalyst for the regeneration of the town. The title commemorates the association of the town with noted landscape painter J. M. W. Turner, who went to school there, and visited throughout his life.
2.8 miW
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Scenic Railway Roller Coaster, Margate
73 min walk • The Scenic Railway is a wooden roller coaster located at the Dreamland Amusement Park in Margate, UK. It first opened in 1920 and is the oldest roller coaster in the UK.
2.7 miW
City hall
Margate Old Town, Margate
69 min walk • Margate Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place, Margate, Kent, England. The complex, which was the headquarters of Margate Borough Council, consists of the two distinct buildings connected by a bridge: it is Grade II listed.
1.8 miW
51°23'35"N • 1°24'15"E
Walpole Bay Hotel Museum, Margate
47 min walk • Watersports, Swimming pool, Swimming
1.6 miS
Historical place, Museum
Bleak House, Broadstairs
42 min walk • Bleak House is a prominent house on the cliff overlooking the North Foreland and Viking Bay in Broadstairs, Kent. It was built around 1801 and then substantially extended, doubling in size, in 1901.
0.6 miS
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
North Foreland
15 min walk • North Foreland is a chalk headland on the Kent coast of southeast England, specifically in Broadstairs. With the rest of Broadstairs and part of Ramsgate it is the eastern side of Kent's largest peninsula, the Isle of Thanet.
2.3 miW
Cave, Mysterious site, Park
Shell Grotto, Margate
60 min walk • The Shell Grotto is an ornate subterranean passageway shell grotto in Margate, Kent. Almost all the surface area of the walls and roof is covered in mosaics created entirely of seashells, totalling about 2,000 square feet of mosaic, or 4.6 million shells.
2.2 miW
Historical place, Windmill
Draper's Mill, Margate
56 min walk • Draper's Windmill or Old Mill is a Grade II listed Smock mill in Margate, Kent, England that was built in 1845.
2 miS
Universities and schools
East Kent College, Broadstairs
52 min walk • East Kent College is a further education college located in Broadstairs, Kent on the southeast coast of the United Kingdom. The main campus is located on Ramsgate Road, Broadstairs.