Broadstairs sits on the eastern tip of the Isle of Thanet (part of Thanet) in Kent, England, and is prized for its chalk cliffs, sheltered bays such as Viking Bay and the surf-friendly Joss Bay. Historically a fishing and smuggling settlement, it gained a lasting cultural connection when Charles Dickens stayed at Bleak House, a link that still shapes the town’s tourist appeal.
Today Broadstairs has a largely tourism-led economy, with sandy beaches, independent cafés and shops, and lively annual events including a Dickens festival and folk week; it draws families, surfers and retirees and offers a more genteel seaside feel compared with nearby Margate and Ramsgate on the Isle of Thanet.
Postcode districts covering Broadstairs
Most populated places nearby
- Folkestone 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Margate 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Canterbury 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Dover 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Ramsgate 1.6 miles2.7 km
- Herne Bay 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Deal 10.5 miles16.8 km
- Whitstable 16.7 miles27 km
- Broadstairs and St. Peters 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Faversham 23.1 miles37.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Broadstairs and St. Peters Parish 0.1 miles0.2 km
- St. Peters Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Beacon Road Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Bradstowe Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Dane Valley Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Viking Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Kingsgate Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Northwood Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Cliftonville East Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Salmestone Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Sir Moses Montefiore Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Ramsgate Built-up area 1.6 miles2.7 km
Example postcodes in Broadstairs
CT10 2XB, CT10 1AR, CT10 2LP, CT10 2SW, CT10 3EZ, CT10 2JN, CT10 3AE, CT10 1PP, CT10 2AQ … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 34.2 miles55 km
- London City Airport 59.5 miles95.7 km
- Broadstairs Railway Station 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Dumpton Park Railway Station 1.4 miles2.3 km
Hotels in Broadstairs Ad
- Yarrow Hotel 4
- The Botany Bay Hotel 3
- Royal Albion Hotel 3
- Canterbury Bell, Margate by Marston's Inns 3
Schools in Broadstairs
- Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs Primary
- Callis Grange Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Dane Court Grammar School Secondary
- EKC Group Further education
- Ramsgate, Holy Trinity C of E Primary School Primary
- St George's C of E Foundation School All ages
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Broadstairs Primary
- St Mildred's Primary Infant School Primary
- St Peter-in-Thanet C of E Junior School Primary
- Stone Bay School Special
- The Charles Dickens School Secondary
- Upton Junior School Primary
- Wellesley Haddon Dene School Independent - all ages
Local points of interest
- Hilderstone College College 0.6 miles1 km
- Canterbury Christ Church University - Broadstairs University 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Thanet College College 1.1 miles1.8 km
- RAF Manston History Museum Museum 3 miles4.8 km
- Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum Museum 3.1 miles5 km
- Hadlow College - Canterbury College 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Canterbury Christ Church University University 15.4 miles24.8 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Canterbury University 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Canterbury College College 15.6 miles25.1 km
- IFS School of Finance College 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Dane John Gardens Gardens 15.9 miles25.5 km
- University of Kent University 16.1 miles25.9 km