Park summary
King George VI Memorial Park has a good range of faciliites for
the local community and stunning views across the channel.
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| Park facilities |
| Visitor centre |
No |
Dogs allowed |
Yes |
Viewpoints |
No |
| Refreshments |
Yes |
Dog waste bins |
Yes |
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| Toilets |
Yes |
Kindling or Log shop |
No |
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| Park accessibility |
| This park and open space has
at least one accessible route but otherwise is considered to be
less suitable for visitors with pushchairs and/or wheelchairs. |
| Disabled
parking |
No |
Number of disabled bays |
n/a |
Wheelchair/Pushchair access |
Yes |
| Disabled toilet |
Yes |
Rest point |
Yes |
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| Radar NKS Key required |
Yes |
Electric scooter hire |
No |
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About the park
King George VI Memorial Park is situated high on the chalky
cliffs between Ramsgate and Broadstairs. The park has lots of open
space and well trodden pathways that meander through the woodland
areas. The park is popular with dog walkers, cyclists, families,
and those wanting a cliff top stroll along the Thanet coastline.
There is parking on nearby residential roads and reasonable access
to the café and toilets, from the entrance in Victoria Parade. The
wide surfaced path that runs through the edge of the park is part
of the Viking Coastal Trail, however most of the paths around the
park are unsurfaced.
The café offers refreshments and a relaxed place to sit and
watch the world go by. The King George VI Memorial Park is also an
important heritage site in Thanet. It was formed out of the grounds
of East Cliff Lodge, the home for over fifty years of the
nineteenth-century philanthropist Sir Moses Montefiore. The house
was demolished in the 1950s but the stable courtyard survives and
the early nineteenth-century Italianate Glasshouse is built against
its outer side. Recently the glasshouse has been restored and it
offers a unique insight into Ramsgate’s historical past as well as
providing a wonderful backdrop to local events taking place
throughout the year.
Additional park information
The Viking Coastal
Trail cycle route passes through the
park.
An information leaflet about the Italianate Glasshouse is
available to download.
Glasshouse Glory
(PDF 3.1MB)