Sat 15 August 2026 - THE BAYS OF BROADSTAIRS

A local's eye view of Broadstairs and what makes it special. The walk is along cliff tops, beaches and promenades with plenty of time to enjoy the sights of (and varied lunch opportunities in) the town centre. 

Setting off in Broadstairs

Our leader tells us about Broadstairs

Viking Bay

A cooling sea breeze

Stone Bay

Dickens in a clam shell

Sea huts; home from home

Did Dickens write Barnaby Rudge here?

North Foreland Lighthouse

Dudley tells us about Foreland lighthouse perhaps the first of its kind.

Waves of emerald green - farmland at Joss Bay

John Buchan’s 39 Steps (and counting)…

Towards Dumpton Gap and Bay number 4

Return to Broadstairs.

One of Charles Dicken’s houses ; not so Bleak House now

Photos: Ruth, Martin F