It is also a friendly community with residents enjoying meeting up in the communal garden. For golfing aficionados the North Foreland golf club is literally on the doorstep and the blue flag beach at Joss Bay is only a short walk if you enjoy surfing, while Kingsgate beach is quiet and peaceful. It is not far to the Botany Bay Hotel, The Captain Digby or the Thai restaurant in the19th hole if you are looking for somewhere very local to have a drink or a meal.
Broadstairs town centre is only a five minute drive. It is a delightful Victorian seaside resort with a mainline station that can whisk you to London on the high speed train in under an hour and a half, a wide variety of individual shops, bars and restaurants as well as a local cinema and theatre plus annual events. Nearby is the Westwood Cross shopping centre with high street stores, eateries, the Vue cinema complex and a casino. While other attractions include Dreamland, the Turner Gallery and the Old Town in Margate.
There are also excellent education facilities from nursery up to grammar and private schools, including some rated Outstanding by Ofsted. While, for sporting aficionados, in addition to the golf club, there are a variety of other sports and leisure clubs.