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Sundowner
Museum · near Ramsgate · Kent

Sundowner

Sundowner is a 1912 yacht. Head 100 m southeast of Ramsgate to reach it. Management falls to Ramsgate Maritime Museum.

Photo: Sundowner, Stavros1 (CC BY 3.0)
Where
100 m
southeast of Ramsgate
Run by
Ramsgate Maritime Museum
the operator on record
How well known
Top 34%
#2,866 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
May–Sep
highs of 17–23°C
In brief

Museum near Ramsgate

Just outside Ramsgate

Sundowner is 100 m southeast of Ramsgate. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

Warmest in Ramsgate are May to September, at 17–23°C.

Jan8° / 3°59 mm
Feb9° / 2°44 mm
Mar11° / 4°38 mm
Apr14° / 5°39 mm
May17° / 8°43 mm
Jun20° / 11°54 mm
Jul23° / 13°53 mm
Aug23° / 14°56 mm
Sep20° / 12°46 mm
Oct16° / 9°81 mm
Nov12° / 6°77 mm
Dec9° / 3°67 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Ramsgate, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Ramsgate. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Ramsgate’s full climate →
About

Sundowner

Its story is told in 3 languages on Wikipedia. Add Cervia, 100 m away, to a visit; it leads 45 places within 15 km.

Type
Museum
Run by
Ramsgate Maritime Museum
Wikipedias
Covered in 3 languages
Town
100 m southeast of Ramsgate
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Sundowner and what surrounds it

The orange dot is Sundowner; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Margate tops the 5 for size, at 63,315 people. Each town here links to its own guide.

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  1. 1Ramsgate
  2. 2Broadstairs
  3. 3Cliffs End
  4. 4Minster (Thanet)
  5. 5Margate
1 · 100 m northwest of it

Ramsgate

42,031 people · 26 places to visit

2 · 1.6 km north of it

Broadstairs

25,780 people · 25 places to visit

3 · 3.1 km west of it

Cliffs End

1,284 people · 22 places to visit

4 · 3.2 km west of it

Minster (Thanet)

4,739 people · 30 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns
TownWhere Sundowner isPeoplePlaces to visit
Ramsgate100 m northwest of it42,03126
Broadstairs1.6 km north of it25,78025
Cliffs End3.1 km west of it1,28422
Minster (Thanet)3.2 km west of it4,73930
Margate4 km northwest of it63,31528
Make a day of it

Also within reach

Within 15 km you can add 3 museums, 3 castles and a theme park.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Quick answers on Sundowner

Where is Sundowner?

Sundowner is 100 m southeast of Ramsgate, Kent.

What is Sundowner?

1912 yacht.

Who runs Sundowner?

Ramsgate Maritime Museum.

When is the best time to visit Sundowner?

May to September are the warmest months in Ramsgate, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Sundowner?

Within 15 km: Cervia (100 m), Deal Castle (13 km), Ramsgate Maritime Museum (100 m) and Walmer Castle (15 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.