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Dickens House Museum
Attractions in Broadstairs

Places to visit in Broadstairs, led by Dickens House Museum

Of the 25 places to visit in and around Broadstairs, 15 are museums or galleries. We list 5 places to visit inside Broadstairs’ built-up area and 20 within 5 km of its edge. Allow a day for Canterbury Cathedral, 26 km off.

Photo: Dickens House Museum, Acabashi (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Broadstairs
5
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
20
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
15
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known

What Broadstairs is known for

Once you have seen Dickens House Museum, try 2 museums, 2 attractions and a theme park.

MuseumDickens House Museumin townMuseumCrampton Tower Museumin townAttractionAttractionBleak Housein townMuseumMuseumBroadstairs Museum, Arts and Media Centrein townAttractionAttractionOld York Gatein townTheme parkDreamland Margate2.4 km outside town, to the northwest

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

On the map

The list reaches out to Quex Park, 7.3 km away.

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The dashed line is Broadstairs’ built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

Grouped by kind

15 are museums or galleries; other attractions come next with 7.

Museums & galleries 13 museums · 2 art galleries3 in town · 12 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house · 1 fort0 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 theme park0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 7 attractions2 in town · 5 nearby

Green: inside Broadstairs. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Everything on the list

25 places in all: 5 in town and 20 within 5 km of its edge.

The 5 inside Broadstairs come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

129 listed buildings are on Broadstairs’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Broadstairs →

Big names nearby

Days out

Head 26 km out for Canterbury Cathedral, the best known of 12.

CathedralCanterbury Cathedral26 km westAbbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey25 km westCastle · English HeritageDover Castle27 km southCastle · English HeritageDeal Castle16 km southCastle · English HeritageWalmer Castle18 km southCastleCanterbury Castle26 km westCastleSandown Castle14 km southCastleChilham Castle35 km westMuseumDover Bronze Age Boat28 km southCastleSaltwood Castle39 km southwestFortCanterbury city walls26 km westHistoric houseGoodnestone Park19 km southwest

Places well known beyond Broadstairs (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Seeing Broadstairs: your questions

What are the main attractions in Broadstairs?

The best known inside Broadstairs’ built-up area are Dickens House Museum, Crampton Tower Museum, Bleak House and Broadstairs Museum, Arts and Media Centre. In all, 5 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 20 more within 5 km.

Does Broadstairs have a museum?

15 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Broadstairs: Dickens House Museum, Crampton Tower Museum, Broadstairs Museum, Arts and Media Centre and Cervia.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Broadstairs?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Saint Augustine's Abbey (English Heritage), 25 km west.

What are the best-known days out near Broadstairs?

Within 40 km: Canterbury Cathedral (26 km), Saint Augustine's Abbey (25 km), Dover Castle (27 km), Deal Castle (16 km).

Where are Broadstairs’ historic buildings listed?

Broadstairs has 129 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Broadstairs when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.

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).

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