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Ramsgate Maritime Museum
Attractions in Ramsgate

Ramsgate Maritime Museum and 5 more places to visit in Ramsgate

15 of the 26 places to visit in and around Ramsgate are museums or galleries. 6 places to visit are mapped inside Ramsgate’s built-up area, and 20 more within 5 km of its edge. Further out, Canterbury Cathedral is 24 km away.

Photo: Ramsgate Maritime Museum, Rodw (Public domain)
In Ramsgate
6
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
20
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
15
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Best known

The best known in Ramsgate

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

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The map

Where they are

The dashed line is Ramsgate’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

What kind of places

26 places in or within 5 km of Ramsgate. The biggest group is museums & galleries (15).

Museums & galleries 13 museums · 2 art galleries4 in town · 11 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 abbey or priory · 1 historic house · 1 fort0 in town · 3 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 theme park0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 7 attractions2 in town · 5 nearby

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

Every place

In Ramsgate first, then nearby

The 6 inside Ramsgate 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.

Quex Park

Historic house · 4.6 km outside town, to the northwest

UK historic house museum in Birchington-on-Sea, Kent, England, UK.

About Quex Park →

440 listed buildings are on Ramsgate’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ramsgate →

Big names nearby

Further afield: the best known within 40 km

Places well known beyond Ramsgate (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.

CathedralCanterbury Cathedral24 km westAbbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey23 km westCastle · English HeritageDover Castle24 km southCastle · English HeritageDeal Castle13 km southCastle · English HeritageWalmer Castle16 km southCastleSandown Castle11 km southCastleCanterbury Castle24 km westMuseumDover Bronze Age Boat25 km southCastleChilham Castle33 km westCastleSaltwood Castle37 km southwestHistoric houseGoodnestone Park17 km southwestFortCanterbury city walls24 km west

Questions about Ramsgate’s attractions

What are the main attractions in Ramsgate?

The best known inside Ramsgate’s built-up area are Ramsgate Maritime Museum, This Museum is (Not) Obsolete, JemimaSara Studio and Ramsgate Tunnels. In all, 6 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 20 more within 5 km.

Does Ramsgate have a museum?

15 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Ramsgate: Ramsgate Maritime Museum, This Museum is (Not) Obsolete, JemimaSara Studio and The Micro Museum.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Saint Augustine's Abbey (English Heritage), 23 km west.

What are the best-known days out near Ramsgate?

Within 40 km: Canterbury Cathedral (24 km), Saint Augustine's Abbey (23 km), Dover Castle (24 km), Deal Castle (13 km).

Where are Ramsgate’s historic buildings listed?

Ramsgate has 440 listed buildings, 5 of them Grade I. 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 Ramsgate 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).

Photo credits (25)

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