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Broadstairs Dickens Festival

Written by: Beeches Holiday Lets
Written on: August 26, 2015
Filed Under: 2015 Events, 2016 Events, Broadstairs, Entertainment, History, Local Area

The next Broadstairs Dickens Festival takes place between Saturday 18th – Friday 24th June 2016. Charles Dickens immortalised Broadstairs as “Our English Watering Place” and visited the town regularly from 1837 until 1859. Visitors today often comment that the quaintness and architectural shape of Broadstairs give the impression that it hasn’t changed much since that time. Looking at […]

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Margate Jazz Festival – Dates Confirmed

Written by: Beeches Holiday Lets
Written on: August 3, 2015
Filed Under: 2013 Events, 2015 Events, 2016 Events, Margate, Music

We first wrote about Margate Jazz Festival in the early days of this blog. Now, as we update this post, it’s exciting to report that the festival has reached its 11th year and continues to develop and promote the vibrant jazz scene in Margate and the surrounding areas – as well as international artists. The dates […]

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What’s On Summer 2015

Written by: Beeches Holiday Lets
Written on: May 30, 2015
Filed Under: 2015 Events, Activities, Broadstairs, Children, Entertainment, History, Local Area, Margate, Music, Ramsgate

Summer 2015’s programme of events across the Isle of Thanet – that’s Margate, Broadstairs, Ramsgate and the surrounding villages – looks set to be the most action packed in years. Anyone planning a family holiday or few days away can be certain of discovering plenty to do and see in our corner of the Kent coast this […]

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Dreamland Margate Re-opening June 2015!

Written by: Beeches Holiday Lets
Written on: April 3, 2015
Filed Under: 2015 Events, Activities, Children, Days Out, Local Area, Margate

Do you remember Dreamland, Margate’s amusement park? The park, dating back to the 1860’s, delighted generations of visitors from all over for many years, till 2003, when the then owners shut the park intending to replace it with a housing development. The Save Dreamland Campaign was local people’s response to the closure and now […]

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Broadstairs Folk Week – Who’s on?

Written by: Beeches Holiday Lets
Written on: March 6, 2015
Filed Under: 2015 Events, 2016 Events, Broadstairs, Entertainment, Local Area, Music, Video

Folk Week celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2015. With more than 500 acts on, all over town, check out the programme in advance and plan when and where you’re going to see your favourite bands and all the other great music on offer. See the Who’s On A-Z list on this link: Now…book your tickets! If you’re reading this post […]

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