The Hole
The Hole is a roadstead in Thanet District, Kent, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Maunsell Forts.
Maunsell Forts
Fortification
Photo: Russss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Maunsell Forts are towers built in the Thames and Mersey estuaries during the Second World War to help defend the United Kingdom. They were operated as army and navy forts, and named after their designer, Guy Maunsell. Maunsell Forts is situated 2 miles northeast of The Hole.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Margate and Westbrook.
Margate
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Margate is a seaside resort on the north Kent coast, with a population in 2021 of more than 64,000. It's suffered the usual decline of English seaside towns but its beach is still thronged on warm summer weekends, and there are several places of interest for cold wet days.
Westbrook
Suburb
Photo: JoshTilley, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Westbrook is a Victorian seaside resort on the Thanet peninsula in the southeast corner of England. It is the westernmost part of Margate and is part of the ribbon development of the north Kent coast. Westgate-on-Sea lies to the west. Westbrook is situated 6 miles south of The Hole.
Cliftonville
Suburb
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cliftonville is a coastal area of Margate in the Thanet district of Kent, England. It includes the Palm Bay estate, built in the 1930s with wide avenues and detached and semi-detached houses with driveways, garages and gardens. Cliftonville is situated 6 miles south of The Hole.
The Hole
- Type: Roadstead
- Category: body of water
- Location: Thanet District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.47097° or 51° 28′ 16″ northLongitude
1.34953° or 1° 20′ 58″ eastOpen location code
9F33F8CX+9RGeoNames ID
3210009
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