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Westgate-on-Sea sits on the north-east coast of Kent, tucked between the larger hubs of Margate and Birchington. Unlike some of its busier neighbours, the town was largely a planned Victorian resort, developed in the 1860s and 70s around the sweeping sandy bays of St Mildred’s and West Bay. This heritage is still visible in the architecture, with broad residential avenues and a parade of shops distinguished by their original canopies. Life here tends to revolve around the sea wall, which offers a flat, mile-long walk between the two beaches, both of which are backed by chalk cliffs and tidal rock pools. Locally, the town functions as a self-contained community; there’s a small cinema dating back to the early 20th century, a high street with a mix of everyday shops, and a railway station that provides direct services to London Victoria and St Pancras. It is a quiet corner of the Isle of Thanet where the landscape feels open and the sunsets over the water are particularly clear.