Manston is a small village and civil parish on the higher ground of the Isle of Thanet in the district of Thanet, Kent, England. Sitting on a chalk plateau a few miles inland from the east coast, it has agricultural surroundings and open views across the low-lying coastal strip towards Ramsgate and Margate.
The area is best known for its long aviation history: a former RAF base that later became a civilian airfield has left a visible imprint in local life, with aviation heritage celebrated in a small museum and regular reference in community identity. Proposals to use the airfield for freight and other commercial activity have shaped recent economic and political debate, yet Manston retains a distinctly rural, village character centred on farming, small businesses and a tight-knit local community in east Kent.
Postcode districts covering Manston
Most populated places nearby
- Folkestone 20.9 miles
- Margate 1.1 miles
- Canterbury 13 miles
- Dover 15.8 miles
- Ramsgate 2.2 miles
- Herne Bay 10.1 miles
- Deal 9.9 miles
- Whitstable 14.3 miles
- Broadstairs 2.5 miles
- Broadstairs and St. Peters 2.6 miles
- Faversham 20.6 miles
- Hythe 23.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Margate Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Garlinge Ward 1.3 miles
- Salmestone Ward 1.4 miles
- Minster Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Westbrook Ward 1.7 miles
- Northwood Ward 1.7 miles
- Newington Ward 1.7 miles
- Westgate-on-Sea Parish 1.8 miles
- Acol Parish 1.9 miles
- Cliffsend Parish 1.9 miles
- Cliffsend and Pegwell Ward 2.1 miles
- Margate Central Ward 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Manston
CT12 5NR, CT7 0HQ, CT7 0HE, CT12 5AZ, CT9 4GL, CT12 5BD, CT7 0HD, CT9 4NH, CT12 5AW … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 32.2 miles
- London City Airport 57.2 miles
- Westgate-on-Sea Railway Station 1.8 miles
- Margate Railway Station 1.9 miles
Hotels near Manston Ad
- Canterbury Bell, Margate by Marston's Inns 3 1.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Ramsgate – Minster 3 2.2 miles
- Yarrow Hotel 4 3.2 miles
- Old Town House, Margate 4 2.3 miles
- Albion House 4 3.2 miles
- The Falstaff Ramsgate 3 miles
- No 42 by GuestHouse, Margate 4 2.2 miles
- The Royal Oak Hotel 2 3.2 miles
- Fort Road Hotel 2.4 miles
- The Beetroot 2.2 miles
Local points of interest
- RAF Manston History Museum Museum 0.5 miles
- Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum Museum 0.7 miles
- Canterbury Christ Church University - Broadstairs University 1.9 miles
- Hilderstone College College 3 miles
- Thanet College College 3.2 miles
- Hadlow College - Canterbury College 12.8 miles
- Canterbury Christ Church University University 13 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Canterbury University 13 miles
- Canterbury College College 13.2 miles
- IFS School of Finance College 13.2 miles
- Dane John Gardens Gardens 13.4 miles
- University of Kent University 13.6 miles