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Deal Seafront – Botany Bay Clifftop Path loop from Walmer

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Deal Seafront – Botany Bay Clifftop Path loop from Walmer

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Deal Seafront – Botany Bay Clifftop Path loop from Walmer

04:12

71.1km

310m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 28, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 24.0 km for 287 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.70 km

Deal Castle

Highlight • Monument

Deal Castle is an artillery fort built by Henry VIII in Deal, Kent, between 1539 and 1540. It was part of the King's Device program to protect against invasions from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the strategically important Downs anchorage off the English coast. Consisting of a keep with six inner and outer bastions, the water-surrounded stone castle covered 0.85 acres (0.34 ha) and had sixty-six firing positions for artillery. During the Second English Civil War of 1648-49, Deal was captured by pro-Royalist rebels and was only recaptured by Parliamentary forces after several months of fighting. Although still armed, Deal was adapted by Sir John Norris and Lord Carrington during the 18th and 19th centuries to form a more suitable private home for the captain of the castle, which was now an honorary title.

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4.63 km

Deal Seafront

Highlight • Cycleway

Best enjoyed early in the morning, Deal can offer some spectacular sunrises over the sea.

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7.42 km

Sandwich Bay Private Road and Royal St George's Golf Club

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

You cycle here on a private road for a fee along Sandwich Bay and the beautiful golf course of The Royal St Georges Golf Club.

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15.7 km

Stonar Cut

Lake

25.0 km

Ramsgate Beach

Highlight • Beach

Ramsgate has a fantastic harbour front with loads of great all-year-round restaurants and bars to enjoy after a day's cycling and exploring the area. Or you can chill out with a bag of chips on the sandy beaches after a great cycle! There's the Viking Coastal Trail which loops around the whole 'Isle of Thanet' (route 15 on the signposts) and more recently, the Pier to Pier cycle taking you from Ramsgate to Deal which is listed on the Visit Ramsgate website. The town itself has a growing creative and music scene with lots of independent shops to explore. Head to Harbour Bikes in one of the harbour's iconic arches for bike hire, servicing and repair should you need it!

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26.2 km

King George VI Memorial Park

Highlight • Historical Site

Leaving Ramsgate for Broadstairs you will pass through ‘King George VI Memorial Park’, formed from the grounds of East Cliff Lodge, the home for over fifty years of Sir Moses Montefiore (1784-1885). Sir Moses Montefiore was a towering and prominent figure of Victorian England, who was passionate in both his beliefs as a Jew and an Englishman. His philanthropic projects and activism earned him a Knighthood by Queen Victoria. In the park you will find an early nineteenth-century Italianate Glasshouse, an oasis of calm and a super place to enjoy tea and cake

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32.1 km

Neptune's Tower

Ruins

32.6 km

Botany Bay Beach

Highlight • Viewpoint

There's a great cliff top path that takes you to Margate & from there you can follow the coast to Reculver towers

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32.8 km

Botany Bay Clifftop Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This fabulous cliff top path is part of the Viking Coastal Trail. It offers wonderful views of Botany Bay, known for its white cliffs and beautiful chalk stacks. The path runs beside a large green area with plenty of benches, offering a perfect place to stop for a picnic.

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34.8 km

Palm Bay

Beach

37.8 km

Viewpoint

38.9 km

Margate Main Sands

Beach

59.6 km

Sandwich Town Centre

Highlight • Settlement

A quintessentially-English town, Sandwich has a fascinating history. The small town was once an important trade hub and part of the Cinque Ports network on the coast. The medieval buildings and old pubs in town hark back to this era.

Sandwich's most notable role in history is perhaps its ties to the popular food, the humble sandwich. John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, allegedly invented the sandwich in the 18th century, putting together two pieces of bread and meat.

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71.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.7 km

29.0 km

7.58 km

657 m

640 m

402 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

62.3 km

7.59 km

449 m

402 m

318 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 24 June

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Deal Seafront – Botany Bay Clifftop Path loop from Walmer

Deal Castle

Deal Seafront

Sandwich Bay Private Road and Royal St George's Golf Club

Ramsgate Beach

King George VI Memorial Park

Botany Bay Beach

Botany Bay Clifftop Path

Sandwich Town Centre

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