A walk around the town of Ramsgate, Kent (4K)
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- Exploring the seaside town of Ramsgate on the isle of Thanet in Kent, England.
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For this walk around Ramsgate I'm joined by my wife Heidi, and my sister Cathy. The walk starts in Ellington Road where we talk about the tunnels that run beneath the streets from Ellington Park to the seafront. From here we pass through Vale Square, past Vinyl Head records to Addington Street with the Falstaff Hotel where Wellington plotted tactics during the Napoleonic Wars, and the Queen Charlotte pub. We visit the studio of the artist Bob and Roberta Smith who shows us his paintings of Thamesmead in South East London that he's currently working on. We also look at Bob's new book, You Are An Artist which I took the photographs for.
From Bob's studio we walk along Paragon Street to Royal Crescent and look at the statue of Vincent Van Gogh in Spencer Square and the house where Van Gogh lived in 1878. We also see the school where Van Gogh taught, at 6 Royal Road, Ramsgate. We descend the steep set of steps known as Jacob's Ladder to Ramsgate Sailors Church at Ramsgate Royal Harbour. Then we walk around the Royal Harbour to the Harbour Arm.
From the Harbour we pass the Royal Victoria Pavillion pub we walk up Kent Place and look at the tiles inspired by Pugin, designed by local school children. We follow Wellington Cresent to the Plains of Waterloo where Karl Marx stayed in 1879, before heading to Artillery Road where Marx's daughter, Jenny Marx lived. Continuing along King Street, was pass the Ravensgate Arms, one of the finest pubs in Ramsgate. We then turn into Ramsgate High Street where the walk ends.
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Blog about Ramsgate Sailors Church Blog post about the Sailor’s Church thelostbyway.com/2017/04/sailo...
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My Mum was from Kent and had relatives in Ramsgate, we spent many holidays there when I was a child. It has changed beyond recognition since those days.
Used to visit Ramsgate with my grandmother Irene Tuthill, unforgettable memories, I was with virtually my entire family ❤️
I used to live in Ramsgate firstly in Princes Road and later on a world war two, German luftwaffe boat that the RAF captured at the end of the war.
We (my parents and I) were fortunate enough to have met some of the RAF crew and managed to reunite them for an afternoon back in 1987/88.
The steps (Jacobs ladder) shown in the video were my my third lot of steps each day on my long walk to St. Lawrence c of e school.
The boat was moored in the inner (non tidal) Harbour eventually but was previously in the outer harbour on the opposite side of the pier to where was walked.
When the trawlers came in each night, I would help the fishermen carry their catch up to the awaiting vans ready for market.
Fish are regulated by size at market and under sized fish aren't allowed though are often still caught unintentionally and these under sized fish would then be tipped out for those of us who helped.
I would put mine into bags and then proceed to go knocking on doors up and around Spencer Square (where Van Gogh lived and taught) and Albion Place (where Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth 2nd both took holidays).
In the latter part of 1988 I moved to Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk with my Mother.
Ramsgate is still fond in my heart though.
Great memories. I don't know Ramsgate have visited Bury St Edmunds many time. Lovely town and part of the world.
I moved here recently.
It isn't quite as self-conciously "arty" as Whitstable or Margate, but it's getting that way.
The history around every corner is astonishing.
Pugin lived here too and built an abbey.
Ramsgate was where I had relations and spent my first childhood holidays, and has kept its magic for me. John does full justice to it, in his spellbinding way.
thanks so much David
I love ramsgate I moved here in 2001 and I don't regret it
I Just viewed this delightful video. It caught my eye because my wife Eva and I who reside in California in the U.S. but adore England for its beauty and history will be traveling back in May 2021. Because we usually come once a year and have been staying longer we are contemplating buying a "base" flat in Ramsgate. Our dear friends who live in Kent near Gravesend took us to Ramsgate in 2019. In fact I've been looking at flats in Wellington Crescent. We've been in the Big Tunnel and had tea at Whitherspoons. It's a great place!
Thanks for the video
I live in CA and I am so jealous that you will be purchasing a Ramsgate home!! Wish I could. ENJOY!! I love England - the USA - not so much.
Just found your video on my recommend page. Can't believe someone has made a holiday video on my home town. So many locals complain about Ramsgate but in my opinion it is the most beautiful seaside town in Thanet. Thank you for doing our town justice. ❤️
I am an old Ramsgatonian born 1944 there and John has made a very good film of the place.I didn't realize just how lucky I was to see the best of Ramsgate.There was a "Merrie England" pleasure Park on the East cliff seafront.The building called "Pleasurama" was once a railway station for Londoners to come to bathe using bathing machines (preserving modesty).
John could perhaps have mentioned John le Mesurier (Sgt Wilson in "Dad's Army" having a hotel on Grange Road) opposite to the Hotel de Ville pub."Captain Mainwaring" had his yacht in the inner harbour.
Small hovercraft "Swift" and "Sure"
were based in the outer harbour and they went to Calais.They were too small for the rough seas! The big ones took 20 cars and travelled from Pegwell bay and went across the Goodwin Sands to Calais.I went with my daughter on one and it took just 40 mins to get to France to buy a bottle of wine and cheese for a little party with "me old mum" after the return trip.Good memories.All the best to all.Paul
A wonderful change of scenery John! A pleasure to meet your wife and sister as well! Great to see another unexpected Van Gogh connection!
It was so great to get down there for a few days Ross - this walk was a real treat for us
Me and my partner stayed here for a night at the start of August, I hadn’t been there in years I forgot how beautiful it is. I will definitely be going again next year.
Really lovely to see your Wife & Sister and then to see some of your friends. Adds a different element to your work. Usual high production values - quality work.
thanks Michael
that was nice seeing your wife and your sister - and the drop-in to see bob and roberta smith! 😊
Lovely weather for a ramble around Ramsgate. Very enjoyable thank you.
Another fabulous video John, having lived here for 30 years so good to see my town painted in a very positive light, chuffed that you got me into this video as you said you would when we met then, Great local knowledge from your sister as well, There is quite a biut of you tube footage on the Ramsgate tunnels and the exploration of them, keep up the good work and really enjoyed this one, top work
Cheers Andy it was great to meet you
Lived in ramsgate for 50 years, at one point in the 18th century cottage, first building on the right, in waterloo place. My mother was a ramsgate girl and worked in harrison's cafe at the harbour at the time of the dunkirk evacuation. She spent her 19th birthday serving tea and butties to the returning sevicemen. Her recollections can still be heard in the ramsgate tunnels museum, just dial elsie's number on the bakelite phones.
Hello Lisa, My name is June Johnson, I lived from 1945 in Kent Terrace(I had an Uncle and his wife live in a house called 'Angelsea Capri ' in Waterloo Place...my uncle was a lovely man his wife was not so nice....I knew Harrisons very well, I knew mainly the kitchen people and growing up with them, they were always very kind to me. i am now 77 years old and have lived in Germany for the last 20 years, (in Lutherstadt Wittenberg) I miss England and Ramsgate a lot, I miss the harbour and the beach....I wish you and your family a wonderful Christmas and a safe New Year....June
Ramsgate has some stunning houses
Brilliant meander around Ramsgate such lovely architecture and beautiful story throughout thank you ❤
This was really wonderful! Both of you make a lovely team. I smiled through the whole video. It was like taking the holiday with you and meeting your friends and family. This is a treasure! I, thank you, for this video!
cheers Tom for that lovely comment
Great to see Ramsgate being so appreciated. I love it here!
I studied at churchill house 6 years ago. In ramsgate, I’ve never been more happy in my entire life. Miss there, and thank you for this video.
Must be 7 years since I was in Ramsgate. Had an icecream on the front with my two greyhounds. It looks very genteel. Loved the thatched cottage. that was a welcome surprise.
John, what a beautiful calming video. You dont know how much you make me enjoy sundays! All the best to your wife and your sister and have a lovely week!
Ah that was nice! I just moved here after ten years in London. I’m South African and honestly was never happy in London or the UK, but ramsgate has changed all that. Lovely town! Great people! Great beaches!
I’m thinking of doing the same but commuting. Is that what you do?
Terrific insights, John. Many thanks. More coastal journeys (if possible), and artist stories, please!
How did I miss you I was just there this week its amazing there
Found that really enjoyable, i have lived in Ramsgate for many years now and learned so much from your vlog. As a hobbyist photographer and vlogger i can appreciate the work that went into making this. I have shot some lovely sun rises from Ramsgate and the surrounding areas, there are worse places to live :-)
A trip to the seaside is so much better taken with ones family
Special to share this occasion Great times SMILES 👍🇬🇧👌
Another great video England has the most beautiful sites it's good to see them as I have lived in Adelaide Australia for over 30 years 👍👍👍👍
I think the tunnels that your sister mentioned were an extended part of what was originally an underground railway that ran to the harbour . Anyone who knows Ramsgate and travelled there by train will be aware that the railway station is somewhat distant from the beach and town . This is because the railways services on the Kent coast were built by various rail companies .
So there was an underground railway that took you more conveniently to the harbour but that was closed - not least because there was a rail accident in the tunnel itself . ✌️
I miss the amusements that were there, with it's helter skelter, and the tunnel in the cliff face next to it, and the marina, and the roller skating rink on the cliff top, and the model village, and Harrisons Fish and Chips Restaurant on the corner behind the beach. It was always packed on our holidays every year. It's a shame they demolished it all about 20+ years ago.
Nice to watch your Kent videos from Canada. It's really neat to see where my ancestors came from. I can trace my DNA in Kent back almost 200 years and hope to visit there soon.
Ain't British seaside towns fantastic - run down, gentrified or in between. Atmospheric, haunting and mysterious. Should all be world heritage sites and invested in ( wasn't that in the last Labour Manifesto! They almost had a finger on the pulse of the zeitgeist if you leave out the lousey British Media!).Magnificent introductory view of harbour, cliffs and block of buildings. And some other beautiful shots esp 16.18 back towards the seafront, harbour and town. Blimey the largest Wetherspoons in the world.What's not too like about Ramsgate? I like to imagine you all had a pint in there. Never been to Ramsgate but will now, soon.
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All they care about here is how good the harbour looks and tourist bit and a few of the oldie parts the rest is left to rot 😂
@@p.m.gallows3199 You've got a point, John does paint a rosy picture of the town. I walked around Ramsgate yesterday. Like most British towns - largely ignored and under-invested by all Governments and politicians. You can't avoid this opinion if you walk down from the station. But I don't think it's going to get better any time soon! Makes you wonder where all the tax disappears to! It certainly isn't being reinvested usefully into things that really matter like jobs, training, health, education and decent, and enough, council housing.
@@unchattytwit I visited 2day.. walked down from the station and the houses were gorgeous.. just checked zoopla and most not shy of 350 .. further down some nice flats and the property on and around harbour amazing.. possibly a few grungy streets but hey that’s ok. I was very impressed but possibly not drawn to any doom and gloom areas!
Great to see you in Ramsgate. I would love to see more filming about the old railway and air raid tunnels.
Well just got back from Ramsgate and it was lovely to see. Also stopped at Margate… kind of a groovy. Well worth a visit.
Lovely video, thank you for sharing this. It is a walk down down memory lane and my childhood.
That was so enjoyable to watch John, loved every minute of that one, great history there too, can't wait for the next one where ever that maybe !
Very laid back and interesting. I've lived here forever and learned a lot!
Delightful! Really enjoyed this excursion. What a gorgeous town.
Brilliant, i have heard of Ramsgate but never been there. Will try to make make a visit in 2023
Big thanks to you for reviving many memories...i lived in Ramsgate ( Royal Rd. )for a few years some 60 years ago before a return to London... Very little has changed other than shop names . ( i still have family living there ) Oh i watch films in the Kings ... then it became a snooker hall
Thanks for such a great walk John. Ramsgate is a place full of surprises. Certainly one of the places I’m going to visit it’s on my walk list. I’ve just been to Harwich and had a good walk round another great seaside port and I do believe the end of the Essex way. Now that would be a great walk. Regards to you and yours James.
thanks James - the Essex way has been on my list for a while. I did the section from Epping to Ongar last September, there's a video on the channel here, would love to get back out there
Walked to Broadstairs from Ramsgate and back - lovely around there. Had friends who lived in a lovely townhouse on the square.
You have great company ! Wonderful!
I grew up in Ramsgate, went back in 2019, very breifly at night... i think there was a power cut because all the streetlights were out.... Proper eerie, like HP Lovecraft. Has a big place in my heart. Live far,far away in Yorkshire now.... When i was a kid, i went to a dentist in Vale Square, Dr Masani i think? Totally tripped out on the anaesthetic!....Much loved town and and excellent beach, both for sand castle building and rockcrawling. What is a Hindu Temple was The Kings Cinema. xxx
I grew up in Ramsgate - and have since lived all over the world. Haven't actually been back to Ramsgate since 2004 - but this was such a treat. Lovely to see some of the old places - and it's looking a little better than it has in recent years. Best of all were the seagulls - my favorite sound! Next time, maybe you could go to the West Cliff! That King's Theatre was a cinema back in the 60's!
Thanks john...I'm Ramsgate born and bred..I love my town and hope this video will bring people to visit us..its a very informative video with excellent dialoge
Really enjoyed the episode John! And a big thanks to your helpers 😉
Nice to meet the Mrs’s
Really appreciating you n your wife for walking showing ramsgate. God bless you
That was a lovely film. How nice to meet your wife and your sister. Nice people all of you. I like how you show the magic of "ordinary" places. I shouldn't think I'll ever visit Ramsgate so it's so nice to see it and other places through your lens,as it were. I think that were very brainwashed or programmed from young to think that everywhere beautiful and interesting is a long way off from where we live and costs a lot of money to get to. I think recent lockdown opened a lot of people's eyes to how beautiful their own humble neighbourhoods are.
Brilliant - great to watch. Wasn't expecting this and look forward to the next 'wherever that may be'. Have not been to Ramsgate since crossing the channel in a hovercraft in 1987.
I've never seen ramsgate look this good haha good job
Great as always. Pls more videos with your wife. God bless you.
I love your videos and also Ramsgate, my mum lived near Dover before the war , so we used to go there quite a lot in the fifties and sixties, on the train from London Bridge ,we also went to Margate and Dreamland fairground, Ramsgate was always a bit quieter and posher, in my eyes, Margate was more down to Earth, fabulous, lovely to see your family too,made my day, all the best John, take care ......♥😛✌🌈
thanks very much Leslie
Another great video John. How funny that i used to live in Thanet (Cliftonville) most of my life until i moved to Woodford 2006. I discovered your channel about a year ago and even cycled passed you at the start of the lock down on one of your river Rodin walks. I actually still visit Thanet a lot as most of the gigs my band play are in and around Ramsgate. We are called Trilogy and i'm sure i've seen Cathy. Maybe at one of our gigs. We play covers and are known for our Lonnie Donegan songs as one of his sons is in the band. Funnily enough Lonnie lived in Woodford for a while. Six degrees of seperation at work eh?
Also they do walks through the Ramsgate tunnels, Its a great setup and an interesting and informative walk. Maybe it could be your first below ground walk?
Great vid and see you on the next one.
Ahh... I remember it well . Gazing bleary eyed from Annie’s flat in Wellington terrace trying to see France following a night in The lamplighters and listening to Alan hulls pipedream album and never running out of skins . Large mugs of milk and honey at bedtime and visiting Annie’s mum and dads pub The pewter pot in broadstairs and getting the train with my friend billy , drained back to London on the Sunday night .
Where was the pewter pot in broadstairs. I’ve lived in broadstairs for 25 years can’t remember where it was.
I moved eighteen months ago to Ramsgate. Loads here.
Got to explore around more...
Lovely memories thank you. We used to holiday in Ramsgate when I was a child and always loved it xxxxxxx
Great video John! I went to Ramsgate over 15 years a go! Loved it
Enjoyed the ladies input, it's a plus, can't wait to see more of them, and yourself John.
Thanks John for a great Ramsgate ramble- I really look forward to your weekly walks. It brought back memories of day trips there when I was a kid living in London. I went back in the 90s and thought it looked a bit tired but your video shows a much rejuvenated resort and it gave me a new perspective on its really interesting history. Good to at last meet Mrs R and your sister too.
Great to see your sister and wife, Heidi along for the walk. Being born and raised in Sydney's western suburbs myself I know very well the beaches Heidi mentioned. Ramsgate beach seems very nice. I was surprised to se the gold sand. It is similar to our beaches here.
When Heidi spoke I was half expecting her to sound like she just left. Clearly she's been living in England a long time.
Great content as usual John👍
thanks William - yes Heidi's been in the UK for over 20 years now. I would've added Tamarama to the list which was our beach when we met in the 90's
Your a book of knowledge John Rogers wonderful video and well Documented just love watching your walks around the country what a brilliant experience to know what you know about Towns ,city’s river walks and much more .
thanks Brian
I moved here last year from south east London. A beautiful town and a much safer place to bring up children.
How mad, we moved from by thamesmead!
i used to live next door to that white house with blue frontage,31 chapel place,nice seeing ramsgate again thank you.
Great video thanks. My home town born and bred. Relocated to Sussex now. Yes, the only royal harbour Ramsgate is full of tunnels. The Queen Charlotte used to have a wall mural painted by the officers of the Napoleonic Wars.
I could go on lol, I knew every street in Ramsgate having been a window cleaner. I cleaned all the shops and pubs in Addington St. Thanks again for a great vid. Of course you have only touched upon the local history - Ramsgate is rammed with historical facts and stories what a truly wonderful town, I remember very easily those town centre streets being jam packed with people shopping etc. as it was in the times of the Napoleonic Wars my friend. It pleases me that you enjoyed my home town. If only you visited it in the 50’s and 60’s… it was fantastic.
Warm Regards and best wishes to you and your lovely wife, Dave ✌️
Thank you for this video, good vibes and very insightful! We’re staying in Broadstairs for a week and will definitely visit Ramsgate for lunch and a walk 🌊
Oh gosh - can't watch this now. I was in Ramsgate the very same week visiting friends from when I lived there....Looking forward to this.
I think walking had become one of my favourite things to do recently, now that the lockdown is easing slowly its urged me to get out and explore nature as it is now
Another great and informative video John. I learnt a lot. I love Ramsgate. I grew up in Kent and still have family in Ramsgate, so still visit regularly.
Good fun video
Another one for my day trip list. What great history. Loved seeing your fam.x
I spent all my childhood holidays in Ramsgate, we camped a St Nicholas at Wade (sharing the site with sheep) and went into town or to the beach everyday. Some of the best days of my life. I’ve planned to return at some point for the last 30 odd years, this video has made the return more urgent. Thank you for the nudge
Fab walk, thanks John. So lovely to meet Heidi - hope we get to see her again :-) X
Very enjoyable indeed - thanks for posting
Sally Line car ferry used to go to Dunkerque in Northern France , I also used the hovercraft to Calais, Hoverspeed were the first company to charge one price for a vehicle and all its passengers.
Correction. It was Hoverlloyd who started the service from Ramsgate and the one price for vehicle and occupants. Hoverspeed only came into existence when Hoverlloyd and Seaspeed merged. Pegwell Bay closed as a public hoverport and became a servicing depot for the hovercraft.
I went on the fast craft in 97 across to Ostende in October of that year was a mild Saturday day I remember it well. I do miss the hovercraft
My family have lived in Ramsgate since the 1700s .so were definitely born and bred..
My great great great grandad.. William Whitmore.. has a gorgeous bronze plaque on the wall the sailors church at the harbour in his honour , for the work esp. to the smack boys and people of rhe town..
Th is a great video of the bits of Ramsgate that get overlooked.. kind regards
I also have lots of stories from my family .. my Nan had plenty of stories about down the tunnels during the war .. she had to get married.my grandad inthe crypt in St George's church , during an air raid when the church filled withe people for shelter ..
And my sonsister great great grandad was awarded the Victoria cross for his bravery during the bombing of the gas works .. he was a hero! He went in and pulled lots of people outility of the debris ..
Iv sooo many storiesingle if you ever want me to share them xxx
How on Earth did I miss this little gem.
Manly and Balmoral beaches lol... (ex-Manly resident) --- John, you marvel - you do urban walks equally as well as rural, what a talent. And two lovely ladies and a brilliant artist whose books I will pursue. Thank you, and not one mention of the dreaded you know what...such a relief.
Many thanks indeed. I should have given an honorary mention to Tamarama Beach where we lived when we first met.
What a great video, lovely to meet your wife and sister. Thank you for another great walk 👍🏼
Thank you so much for this video! Thanks to you, I know where my grandfather grew up 🙏🏼
Really good to watch a great tour with positive comments on Ramsgate. As you mentioned in your video, so many more lovely sights around Ramsgate so hoping you'll make another wonderful video when you're visiting your sister again. Plus Ramsgate's continually improving so that's always interesting for viewers.
Thank you John, this was absolutely fascinating 😀💜🙌
You showed the town and the house where I grew up! It was a walk back to my childhood that has made me homesick. The temple was the Kings Cinema. Pining for the smell of the harbour, rock being made and the music!
I was in Ramsgate a couple of days ago. My daughter and young Grandson’s live there. There are some lovely little cafes where the Sailor’s Church is. Please come and film in Herne Bay it’s a lovely little seaside town with lots of history.
Lovely to see this, I walked through Ramsgate today so it was interestingly cool to see a lot of it on a well made informative video. Many thanks this was good to watch
Thanks Kazki
Thank you for the Lovely video John and a special hello to Heidi as I also grew up in Manly. My wonderful Grandparents had a home on the hill above the ferry pier just a short walk from little Manly Beach and my Mum and Dad built a house in Forestville. I also married an Englishman and we are currently living in Australia.
My lovely sister in law Debbie I Lives in Ramsgate. We long to be able to revisit but for know we must settle for FaceTime calls so it was so nice to see the sights. Thank you again
Regards from Australia 🐨🇦🇺🐨
Loverly video john a place I've never been 😃loverly too to meet your wife and sister, thanks to you all for a grand tour of Ramsgate 😄nice to see you getting out and about again 👍
Not sure why I watched this all the way through seeing as I've lived here for nearly 30 years but you walked past my house towards the end which was a surprise! Nice content keep it up!
Loved your video of this very special place
Love Ramsgate and Thanet and Botany Bay , Stone Bay , Broadstairs , Margate, Herne Bay . Old England i call it. Lucky my partner has a house there , John Rogers you should do a walk through Canterbury . Great place and history 😊
John your favorite street Addington street, I was told used to have a weekly market. And I agree with you it has a lot of charm! Hopefully more people will invest in this street and it will become once more a busy vibrant place. I love the Falstaff!!!
Ramsgate is a shadow of its once beautiful self and so many of its amenities have been eroded over the years !
Really loved this glimpse of Ramsgate and also the company, John - yay for the female presence in the form of Cathy & Heidi! (I was hoping that Heidi was going to start reading from Bob&Roberta's book ...)
Thanks Mariana - just need to get Heidi on more walks with me now
Fab video of my adopted home. You should go to Deal, my actual home town. Its a fabulous little town.
Very good John , good to see places off the beaten track.
Very enjoyable thank you I remember Ramsgate very well I toured a circus in broadstairs so remember billing Ramsgate for the show this bought back many memories of Ramsgate
Good old Ramsgate. For a small sea side town it does have it's fair amount of history.
Rambling in Ramsgate great video I love the quirky charm of seaside towns. Watch out John your wife & sister are going to upstage you 😉