Westgate-on-Sea is an administrative ward on the north coast of Kent, sitting between Margate and Birchington in the district of Thanet, England. It grew up as a late-Victorian seaside development and still shows that heritage in its bandstand, tree-lined promenade and a ribbon of Victorian and Edwardian villas; parts of the seafront and residential streets fall within local conservation areas.
Today the ward combines a quieter, largely residential community with a seasonal seaside economy of small shops, cafes and holiday lets, and many residents commute to larger towns or to London by rail. Social life tends to centre on the seafront and local halls, with summer events and the appeal of accessible beaches and cliff-top gardens drawing visitors while long-term residents value the town’s village-like feel.
Postcode districts covering Westgate-on-Sea
Most populated places nearby
- Folkestone 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Margate 1 mile1.6 km
- Canterbury 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Dover 16.9 miles27.3 km
- Ramsgate 4 miles6.4 km
- Herne Bay 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Deal 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Whitstable 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Broadstairs 3.7 miles6 km
- Broadstairs and St. Peters 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Faversham 19.7 miles31.6 km
- Hythe 23.9 miles38.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Westgate-on-Sea Parish 0 miles0 km
- Birchington South Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Margate Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Garlinge Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Westbrook Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Birchington Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Acol Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Manston Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Birchington North Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Salmestone Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Margate Central Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Minster Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
Example postcodes in Westgate-on-Sea
CT8 8AX, CT8 8DY, CT8 8RT, CT8 8HT, CT8 8HG, CT8 8RE, CT8 8TE, CT8 8BS, CT8 8FD … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 30.5 miles49.1 km
- London City Airport 55.7 miles89.7 km
- Westgate-on-Sea Railway Station 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Birchington-on-Sea Railway Station 1.4 miles2.3 km
Hotels near Westgate-on-Sea Ad
- The Beetroot 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Fort Road Hotel 2.3 miles3.7 km
- The George & Heart House 2.3 miles3.7 km
- The Powell 1.2 miles1.9 km
- The Waves B&B 4 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Ramsgate - Minster 3 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Burlington 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Walpole Bay Hotel 3 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Yarrow Hotel 4 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Canterbury Bell, Margate by Marston's Inns 3 3 miles4.8 km
Schools in Westgate-on-Sea
- St Crispin's Infant School Primary
- St Saviour's C of E Junior School Primary
- Ursuline College Secondary
Local points of interest
- RAF Manston History Museum Museum 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum Museum 1.9 miles3 km
- Canterbury Christ Church University - Broadstairs University 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Hilderstone College College 4.3 miles7 km
- Thanet College College 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Hadlow College - Canterbury College 12.4 miles20 km
- Canterbury Christ Church University University 12.5 miles20.2 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Canterbury University 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Canterbury College College 12.8 miles20.6 km
- IFS School of Finance College 12.8 miles20.6 km
- University of Kent University 13 miles20.9 km
- Dane John Gardens Gardens 13 miles20.9 km