Acol is a small village and civil parish on the north‑west edge of the Isle of Thanet in Thanet, Kent, England. It sits amid arable fields and chalk downland a short distance from the coastal settlements of Birchington and Westgate-on-Sea, giving it a quietly rural character despite being within easy reach of the coast.
Historically an agricultural community, the village combines traditional cottages with more modern homes and sustains a modest local life centred on parish events and a village hall; many residents commute to nearby Canterbury or London for work. The surrounding farmland and nearby coastal marshes attract walkers and birdwatchers, and the area’s modest scale helps preserve a strong sense of local history and community.
Postcode districts covering Acol
Most populated places nearby
- Folkestone 20 miles32.3 km
- Ashford 24.2 miles39 km
- Margate 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Canterbury 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Sittingbourne 25 miles40.2 km
- Dover 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Ramsgate 4 miles6.4 km
- Herne Bay 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Deal 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Whitstable 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Broadstairs 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Broadstairs and St. Peters 4.5 miles7.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Birchington South Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Thanet Villages Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Birchington Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Minster Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Westgate-on-Sea Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Birchington North Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Manston Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Monkton Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Margate Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Garlinge Ward 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Westbrook Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- St. Nicholas at Wade Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Acol
CT7 0JF, CT12 5BZ, CT7 0JG, CT7 0HX, CT7 0JB, CT7 0JQ, CT12 5DQ, CT12 5GN, CT7 0HU … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 30.6 miles49.2 km
- London City Airport 55.3 miles89 km
- Birchington-on-Sea Railway Station 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Westgate-on-Sea Railway Station 1.9 miles3.1 km
Hotels near Acol Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Ramsgate - Minster 3 1 mile1.6 km
- The Beetroot 3.5 miles5.7 km
- The Powell 1.2 miles2 km
- Fort Road Hotel 3.6 miles5.9 km
- The Waves B&B 4 2.1 miles3.4 km
- The George & Heart House 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Burlington 3.1 miles5 km
- The Falstaff Hotel & Restaurant Ramsgate 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Yarrow Hotel 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Walpole Bay Hotel 3 4.4 miles7.2 km
Local points of interest
- Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum Museum 1.4 miles2.3 km
- RAF Manston History Museum Museum 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Canterbury Christ Church University - Broadstairs University 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Hilderstone College College 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Thanet College College 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Hadlow College - Canterbury College 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Canterbury Christ Church University University 11.2 miles18 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Canterbury University 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Canterbury College College 11.4 miles18.4 km
- IFS School of Finance College 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Dane John Gardens Gardens 11.7 miles18.8 km
- University of Kent University 11.8 miles19 km