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A thought occurs, influenced by the placeholder paragraphs - have you ever considered a post or series about the planning that goes into your blog?

I'm assuming that more goes into it than you sitting down at 6am and pondering what to write about in the next hour for that day's post, and I for one would be intrigued to see "behind the curtain"!

Jamesthegill | 18.09.20 - 7:28 a.m. | #

Never risk a look behind the curtain James. Have you not seen The Wizard of Oz?

Frank F | 18.09.20 - 7:36 a.m. | #

Welcome to Ramsgate. Good to see that you got your seaside fix here. And thanks for the links to some of your previous posts about our lovely town.

Malcolm of Kent | 18.09.20 - 8:16 a.m. | #

You can buy a Network Railcard for £10, during the validity of your Gold Card. It has similar discounts on rail travel over the same area.
Although, I’m surprised that you didn’t cash in the Gold Card months ago

Martin | 18.09.20 - 8:19 a.m. | #

The walk along the coast from the Tunnels to Broadstairs is also rather nice, in my opinion

Sam | 18.09.20 - 8:51 a.m. | #

I miss the ferry to Ostend.

Southern Heights (Light Railway) | 18.09.20 - 9:04 a.m. | #

Oh yeah, thanks for reminding me of the no deal crashout. Cynically expecting the government to enact suffocating lockdown measures around New Year's Eve under the pretence of COVID-19 control, just to prevent riots from breaking out.

TheLupineOne | 18.09.20 - 9:19 a.m. | #

Meanwhile in Ramsgate...

diamond geezer | Homepage | 18.09.20 - 9:21 a.m. | #

Really interesting, thankyou! I saw that gorgeous railway station entrance a year ago, but never noticed the "twin tower" of the Boston "stump".

Cau1khead | 18.09.20 - 9:31 a.m. | #

A Network Railcard is an option, especially if you can get one for £10 before your current Gold Card expires.

Another option, depending on how much travel you're likely to do, is to buy an Annual Season between Hatton and Lapworth which is currently £172. This means you will still be entitled to Gold Card benefits, one of which is the ability to add the Gold Card discount to a PAYG Oyster card for 34% discount on off peak fares, along with benefitting from discounted off peak daily caps.

Hadders | 18.09.20 - 10:00 a.m. | #

I've not renewed my Network Railcard as in the current environment I'm unlikely to make enough journeys to repay the £30 price

I'd second Sam, the walk to Broadstairs is very pleasant, indeed I preferred it to the next section to Margate. Didn't have time to do the tunnels, maybe next year.

Mikey C | 18.09.20 - 10:20 a.m. | #

The Ramsgate Tunnels tours currently need advance booking anyway, and as early as you can because they are very popular. The tour is modified as the narrow WW2 tunnels cannot be made Covid-proof, but instead you get to see more of the railway tunnel and other compensatory experiences. The fabulous volunteers are as entertaining as ever. (Declaration: I am a trustee).

Malcolm of Kent | 18.09.20 - 12:07 p.m. | #

Spent a day in Ramsgate just before meltdown partly on a DG recommendation and can confirm the Tunnel volunteers are great and the Tunnels well worth seeing. Ramsgate as a whole had far more than my limited knowledge of it as a faded Channel port led me to expect.

Walking out of Ramsgate station felt immediately odd as it wasn't the sort of area that normally seems to develop around such a station (a small parade of shops and maybe a pub at least). Wikipedia explained it all, the station having been shoehorned in after the area became built up.

Andrew S | 18.09.20 - 2:09 p.m. | #

What the Dickens?

JP | 18.09.20 - 2:36 p.m. | #

He stayed in Broadstairs at Bleak House but I don't know if he ever got to Ramsgate.

Tones | 18.09.20 - 3:05 p.m. | #

The fire that destroyed the Ramsgate funfair was one of several 'mysterious' fires that affected numerous fading Kentish seafront funfairs with development potential, all owned by the same well-known local entrepreneur. Such an unlucky chap!

ActonMan | 18.09.20 - 5:42 p.m. | #

Thanks Tone, I imagine that he did Sam and Mikey C's coastal walk to Ramzgit but in all honesty I admit to getting my Kent conurbations confused.

I appear to be in "good" company though as the G man at a certain map app can't find a route between the two not for love nor money, no Siree!

JP | 18.09.20 - 8:25 p.m. | #

The Maritime Museum featured in the the film "Juliet, Naked" as an attractive prop for the heroine. She "lived" in Broadstairs near the front, and visited the Tartar Frigate pub near the pier with her sister in one scene.

Half a physicist | 19.09.20 - 7:26 a.m. | #

The photograph of the High Street is taken from the narrower Harbour Street, looking up towards the High Street. You can see Boots (with the blue sign) in the distance on the High Street. Harbour Street is more quirky and niche that the High Street, which has various chain stores.

Half a physicist | 19.09.20 - 7:32 a.m. | #











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