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Why Whitstable?
Key Dates in the Whitstable Calendar
Resturants and Cafes
Shopping
Culture
Relaxation
Watersports
Walking and cycling
Golf
Below is a selection of our favourite things to do in Whitstable. For more ideas, see the
blog
page.
Why Whitstable?
Whitstable is a charming seaside town awash with
boutiques
,
art galleries
and nationally acclaimed
restaurants
. There are local shops specialising in everything from
cheese
to
cupcakes
, as well as
delicatessens
and local butchers, bakers and greengrocers.
The town has a picturesque working harbour that supplies many of the local restaurants. Fish, fresh off the boats can be bought in the harbour markets, including the famous Whitstable Oysters. Food lovers can enjoy the wide range of
restaurants
and pubs that Whitstable has to offer. Or why not pick up fish and chips to eat on the beach wall watching the sunset?
There's lots to do in and around Whitstable for all ages and interests. The town is perfect for a wide range of
water sports
. Take
sailing, windsurfing
or
kite surfing
lessons, try out waterskiing or go for a day trip on an original
Thames barge
. On land there are lovely coastal walks from Seasalter to Reculver, passing the stunning cliff top lawns of Tankerton slopes and the miles of pebble beaches lined with traditional painted beach huts. Or
hire bikes
and cycle the
Crab and Winkle way
to Canterbury, the route of the third railway ever to be built!
Key dates in the Whitstable calendar
Whitstable Oyster Festival
18th - 26th July 2009
www.whitstableoysterfestival.co.uk
Whitstable Carnival
3rd August 2009
Whitstable Regatta
8th-9th August
Whitstable Harbour Day
22nd August 2009
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Restaurants and Cafes
Royal Native Oyster Stores
Picturesque Fish Resturant situated right on the beach
www.oysterfishery.co.uk
Horsebridge Road
01227 276856
Crab & Winkle
Situated on the South Quay overlooking the Whitstable harbour
www.seafood-restaurant-uk.com
Whitstable Harbour
0845 2571587
The Sportsman, Seasalter
Gastropub and Whitstable's first Michelin starred resturant!
www.thesportsmanseasalter.co.uk
Faversham Road, Seasalter
01227 273370
Wheelers
The Famous and tiny fish restaurant. Book early and bring your own wine!
8 High Street, CT5 1BQ Telephone
01227 273311
East Quay Bar
Really really good chips for Sat or Sunday lunch, located on the beach at the End of the East Quay of Whitstable Harbour
www.hotelcontinental.co.uk/hotel/view/shellfishbar
East Quay, Whitstable Harbour
01227 262003
Windy Stores Café
Definitely the best place for brunch on a Sunday
110 Nelson Road
01227 262 409
Salt Marsh
Newly opened restaurant owned by the same team as Windy Stores
27a Oxford Street
01227 262 409
JoJo's tapas bar
Tapas on Tankerton high street recommended by
The Observer
!
www.jojosrestaurant.co.uk
209 Tankerton Road
01227 274591
Williams and Brown Tapas Bar
Located on Harbour street 2 minutes stroll from The Ventings
www.thetapas.co.uk
48 Harbour Street
01227 273373
Olivia’s Delicatessen
Delicious home made sandwiches, great for lunch while browsing the shops.
66 High St
01227 272400
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Shopping
Taking the Plunge
Unique botique selling everything and anything vintage and retro themed
www.takingtheplunge.biz
01227 264678
26 High Street
The Clothes Horse
Wide range of Noa Noa clothing for women and children at discount prices
39 Harbour Street
Graham Greener
Beautiful flowers and things for the home and garden
www.grahamgreener.com
27 harbour street
Sundae Sundae
The best ice cream in town and a pick and mix like the good old days of Woolies
www.sundaesundae.co.uk
62 Harbour Street
Arsenic and Old Lace
Great for kids
01227 262770
17 Harbour St
The Cheese Box
The only specialist British Artisan Cheese shop in Kent
www.thecheesebox.co.uk
01227 273 711
60 Harbour Street
Frank
A place for British alternative applied arts and contemporary craft; for the handmade and the home-made
www.frankworks.eu
01227 262500
65 Harbour Street
David Brown Delicatessen
A friendly deli with a spanish slant
28a Harbour St
01227 274507
What's up Cupcake?
A delightful shop specialising in cupcakes made with all natural ingredients
ww.whatsupcupcake.com
64 Harbour Street
07552 746045
George’s
For everything you might need!
15-17 High Street
Whitstable Farmer's Marke
t
2nd and 4th Saturdays every month from 9.30am to 2pm
www.whitstablefarmersmarket.co.uk
St Marys Hall, Oxford Street
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Culture
The Horsebridge Centre
Art exhibitions, a cafe, music comedy or plays every weekend, the Horsebridge centre has it all
www.horsebridge-centre.org.uk
11 Horsebridge Road
01227 281174
Whitstable Museum and Art Gallery
Whitstable's unique coastal community and seafaring traditions are the main themes of the town's lively museum, with special features on oysters, diving and shipping
www.whitstable-museum.co.uk
Oxford Street
01227 276 998
The Playhouse Theatre
Home of the Lindley Players
www.theplayhousewhitstable.co.uk
The Playhouse, 104 High Street
01227 272042
Frank
A place for British alternative applied arts and contemporary craft; for the handmade and the home-made
www.frankworks.eu
01227 262500
65 Harbour Street
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Relaxation
Massage, Reflexology and Holistic Therapies
Clare Langburn is fantastic masseuse and reflexologist with a treatment room in Whitstable and can do home visits, pamper parties and events. She also does a brilliant pedicure if your toes aren’t beach ready
www.therapy7.co.uk
01227 272313
Whitstable Yoga
In depth yoga classes in Whitstable with highly experienced, fully qualified yoga teacher Emma Slade. Classes take place in a private studio and are small in order to allow a high degree of individual attention.
Emma also teaches one to one for those with specific health needs or who want particular guidance with yoga or meditation practice.
www.whitstableyoga.co.uk
07968 367783
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Watersports
Whitstable Yacht Club Windsurfing and Sailing School
Dinghy, catamaran, windsurfing and power boat lessons
www.wyc.org.uk/flattened/about_school.html
01227 282800
Windsurfing and kitesurfing
Hire and lessons
www.board-worx.com
01227 276566
ActiveLife Swimming Pool
www.activelifeltd.co.uk
Tower Parade
01227 772442
Greta Thames Barge
A boat trip with a difference. Get away from it all and enjoy a sedate day sailing from Whitstable Harbour around the Thames Estuary on board the historic Greta Thames sailing barge
www.greta1892.co.uk
South Quay, Whitstable Harbour
07711 657919
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Walking and cycling
Crab & Winkle Way
Great cycle and walking route from Whitstable to Canterbury
www.crabandwinkle.org
Whitstable Cycle Hire
Pick up from Harbour Street, 2 minutes walk from The Ventings
www.whitstablecyclehire.com
The Captain’s House, 56 Harbour Street
Bernard: 01227 275 156 / 07791114529
Bob: 01227 263 907 / 07931 600205
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Golf
Seasalter Golf Club
01227 272020
Collingwood Rd, Whitstable
Chestfield Golf Club
www.chestfield-golfclub.co.uk
103 Chestfield Road, Whitstable
01227 794411
Herne Bay Golf Club
www.hernebaygolfclub.co.uk
The Links, Eddington, Herne Bay
01227 373964
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