Thanet Stories

Join us on a guided tour around the history of the seas surrounding Thanet. Discover the importance & major events that Ramsgate Harbour was the centre of. Learn what happened when a great storm occurred 6 miles off the Thanet coast on the Goodwin Sands, the most treacherous stretch of water for shipwrecking in the world

Walk along Botany Bay & hear the fascinating tales of Mike Ross Trevor who now lives in Thanet but spent 40 yrs recording some of Britain's best known artists particularly from the 60's. Many of the number 1's of that time were recorded by Mike. Hear the inside stories of actually what happen in the studio. Share the tales as we walk & talk along this beautiful coastline.

A guide around this impressive tribute to Manston. From early years through to the Battle of Britain & beyond in this the centenary year of this famous airbase

A tour around Crampton tower in Broadstairs. Find out how this legendary engineer was a pioneer and how his inventions help lay the foundations of British industrial development

Hear about why WW1 Zeppelins effected WW2 in Thanet. Hear about the 16 yr old captain of the Home guard & the German they captured. Also other stories about what part pigeons & balloons played in Thanet's war

Listen to personal stories of Ramsgate people in the blitz. Come along to the Hornby visitors centre & witness their tribute to the Battle of Britain

Take a fascinating trip along Ramsgate Tunnels and hear what life was like for those that took shelter in them during the war. This is a taster podcast to encourage you to visit this awe inspiring piece of history

A guided walk around The Defence of Britain museum highlighting the part that the people of Thanet played in the evacuation of Dunkirk during 1940

An atmospheric walk amongst the graves of this ancient site

A walking history tour around old Broadstairs covering smuggling, the link with Charles Dickens & many more history stories & tales of this picturesque town on the Kent coast.