For Sale4 Bedroom Detached House in Bishops Avenue, Broadstairs, Kent Ct10 1eq£875,000

With relatives in Broadstairs we were regular visitors for highdays and holidays, and our two sons’ spent many school holidays enjoying  one of the local sandy bays: Viking, Dumpton Gap and Stone Bay.  So we knew the area well before relocating here from Surrey in 2015.  Our property search led us to Whitewalls, and as soon as we stepped through the beautiful oak door it felt like home.  It was like being given a warm hug, and has felt that way ever since. The location of Whitewalls just keeps giving: at the bottom of Bishops Avenue is access to Stone Bay.  Most mornings we start the day with a beach walk accompanied by our springer spaniel, heading along to the Sailing Club at Viking Bay and the Jetty. Invariably pausing for a chat with other with other dog walkers and friends, sometimes relaxing and catching up with friends over  coffee at the dog friendly Pavilion on the Sands – a pretty much perfect way to start the day! On our doorstep we have Broadstairs tennis and rugby club, North Foreland Golf club, the Squash Club and Badminton courts at Retort House.  We can walk to the local independent Cinema within 15 mins, and are blessed with a vast array of restaurants, bars and coffee shops. If we fancy a change from our local haunts we might venture to Ramsgate, Margate, Deal , Whitstable or Canterbury. As members of two wine society’s we can enjoy regular wine tastings with expert talks and a meal.  Broadstairs has its own theatre, and for larger productions the Marlow has an excellent programme of events in Canterbury. Other favourite activities include cycling the circular Viking Coastal path out to Reculver or a shorter ride to the medieval town of Sandwich.  The local golf club also has tennis courts, and pilates classes on a Thursday morning.  In the summer months we regularly take ourselves off to the beach for a swim, and occasionally get up early enough to enjoy the magnificent sunrise over Stone Bay.  As a popular surfing destination, it is always enjoyable to sit and watch the surfers too.  Family visits often coincide with the regular summer fireworks displays on the seafront, Dickens Week, bi-annual food festival or Folk Week in, and winter visits see us enjoying bracing beach walks followed by a glass of wine or hot chocolate by our roaring fire.  For anyone who likes riding there is a nearby stables and a number of sporting clubs provide recreational activities including cricket, bowls, tennis, squash, badminton and rugby. Broadstairs is a lovely Victorian seaside town with a wide variety of individual shops, bars and restaurants as well as annual events such as Folk Week, the Dickens Festival and the Food Fair. Another advantage of Broadstairs and nearby Ramsgate is that they have some very good primary, grammar and private schools while you can be in central London on the high speed train in under an hour and a half from Broadstairs station. Historical Note: Edgar Ranger lived in Broadstairs for about 10 years in the mid-1920s in Long Barn, Callis Court Road, a house he designed for himself. As well as designing delightful neo-Tudor properties in and around the town he was also the co-architect of Thanet Place, a large Italianate country house built for the meat tycoon Lord Vestey.