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Harbour
Whitstable Harbour
Working harbour with fishing boats, food and gift huts, the South Quay Shed and boat trips.
A mini guide to
Whitstable: things to do
Places worth your time in Whitstable
Top places
Things to do in Whitstable
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Historic house
Whitstable Castle
Castellated manor house, also called Tankerton Castle, between the harbour and Tankerton; Visit Canterbury suggests it for afternoon tea.
Viewpoint
Tankerton Slopes
Grassy slopes above the beach huts at Tankerton, a protected wildlife site with views over the Street.
Museum
Whitstable Museum and Gallery
Heritage centre on the town's oyster trade and diving history; it also displays Invicta, an early steam locomotive.
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Lifeboat station
Whitstable Lifeboat Station
RNLI lifeboat station at the harbour.
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Church
Church of All Saints
Church of England church, one of five in the Whitstable Team Ministry.
Windmill
Black Mill
Smock mill built in 1815, now part of a private home: it can be seen only from outside.
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Dover Castle, the white cliffs and the busiest ferry port to France
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- Whitstable (area photo): Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Whitstable Harbour: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Whitstable Castle: Chris Morgan, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Tankerton Slopes: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Whitstable Lifeboat Station: cheesladder, CC BY 3.0, source
- Black Mill: West & Son, Whitstable, Public domain, source
- Margate and Broadstairs: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Deal: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dover: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Canterbury: Hans Musil, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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