The York Gate
The York Gate is a building in Broadstairs and St Peter’s, Thanet District, England. The York Gate is situated nearby to the movie theater Palace Cinema, as well as near the park Garden on the Sands.Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: gate in Broadstairs and St. Peters, Thanet, Kent, England, UK
- Also known as: “Old York Gate”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palace Cinema and Bleak House.
Palace Cinema
Movie theater
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Palace Cinema is an independent single-screen cinema in Broadstairs, Kent, England. Housed in a converted commercial building, it opened in 1965 as the Windsor Cinema, and was renamed the Palace in 2006.
Bleak House
Photo: Heron2, Public domain.
Bleak House is a prominent house on the cliff overlooking the North Foreland and Viking Bay in Broadstairs, Kent. It was built around 1801 and then substantially extended, doubling in size, in 1901.
Dickens House Museum
Museum
Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dickens House Museum is a literary museum exploring the life and works of Charles Dickens, concentrating on the time he spent in Broadstairs and the works he wrote there. Dickens House Museum is situated 610 feet southwest of The York Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Broadstairs and St Peter’s.
Broadstairs
Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Broadstairs is a beach resort on the east coast of Kent. It has sandy beaches, clean bathing water and a variety of pubs and restaurants. In 2021 its population was about 25,000.
St Peter’s
Suburb
Photo: Graham Pritchard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter's is an area of Broadstairs, in the civil parish of Broadstairs and St Peter's, on the Isle of Thanet, in Kent, England. Historically a village, it was outgrown by the long-dominant settlement of the two, Broadstairs, after 1841.
Kingsgate
Suburb
Kingsgate is a hamlet in St Peter's parish, Broadstairs, Kent. The name Kingsgate is related to an incidental landing of Charles II on 30 June 1683 though other English monarchs have also used this cove, such as George II in 1748. Kingsgate is situated 1½ miles north of The York Gate.
The York Gate
- Categories: gate, building, and tourism
- Location: Broadstairs and St Peter’s, Thanet District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.35929° or 51° 21′ 33″ northLongitude
1.44437° or 1° 26′ 40″ eastOpen location code
9F339C5V+PPOpenStreetMap ID
way 997210261OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q26563364
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