Ramsgate Costumed Walks

Active and Outdoors

Heritage and Gardens

These tours are run by dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers.

Whatever the weather, so long as members of the public turn up, they will carry on with the walks!

They don't charge, and only ask for a suggested donation of £3pp towards the running costs.

Large Groups will need to pre-book on 01843 852780

Town Centre Walk

Meet at the Halifax Bank, Queen Street

Be greeted and guided through the town centre to see and appreciate the wide variety of buildings and architectural styles, ranging from the Regency to the Twentieth Century. The tour ends in the magnificent Parish Church of St. George.

West Cliff Walk

Meet at the West Cliff Lift, near Government Acre

This walk is of particular architectural interest, including The Grange & St. Augustine's Church, designed by Augustus Pugin. His most famous work is the design of the interiors of the Palace of Westminster in London. You may be able to meet him personally.

East Cliff Walk

Meet in Albion Gardens

This walk will take visitors past many splendid Regency & Victorian buildings, including Wellington Crescent, built immediately after the Napoleonic Wars, during which Ramsgate had been a Garrison town.

Royal Harbour Walk

Meet at Pier Yard

Ramsgate is proud to boast the only Royal Harbour in the British Isles, the honour having been bestowed by King George IV in 1821. See Smeaton's famous dry dock, learn about Ramsgate's vast fishing industry throughout the 19th century. Hear about the part the town played in the miraculous evacuation of Allied troops from northern France in 1940 & the courage of the Dunkirk Little Ships, whose 85^thanniversary was celebrated across the town in 2025, and commemorated again this year.

2026 dates: