Guidebook for Whitstable
Food Scene
Our favourite Coffee/cafe hangout!
A great place - they do breakfast and lunch plus dinner Friday and Saturday. This is a personal favourite place to go and you can take your dog along if they are with you on holiday.
They support local producers.
Make a reservation if by giving them a call it is often very busy.
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Farm & Harper
25 High StOur favourite Coffee/cafe hangout!
A great place - they do breakfast and lunch plus dinner Friday and Saturday. This is a personal favourite place to go and you can take your dog along if they are with you on holiday.
They support local producers.
Make a reservation if by giving them a call it is often very busy.
Excellent restaurant - do make a reservation if you can to make sure you secure a table. Lovely food with local produce.
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Samphire
4 High StExcellent restaurant - do make a reservation if you can to make sure you secure a table. Lovely food with local produce.
THE BEST coffee in Whitstable. Seriously. Well worth the short walk.
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Blueprint Coffee
4 Oxford StTHE BEST coffee in Whitstable. Seriously. Well worth the short walk.
Beautiful old Gastro-pub. Open fires. Dog friendly. Amazing chef. Tapas style eats & bar food downstairs, proper restaurant upstairs. Very popular. We LOVE it.
Make sure you book for the restaurant.
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Pearson's Arms Pub
Horsebridge RoadBeautiful old Gastro-pub. Open fires. Dog friendly. Amazing chef. Tapas style eats & bar food downstairs, proper restaurant upstairs. Very popular. We LOVE it.
Make sure you book for the restaurant.
Wonderfully fresh seafood. Loved the seafood platter. Reasonably priced for the quality. Best sunny afternoon beer in town.
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The Lobster Shack
EAST QUAYWonderfully fresh seafood. Loved the seafood platter. Reasonably priced for the quality. Best sunny afternoon beer in town.
BOOK NOW!! People often have to book months in advance. Jump on a waiting list. You might get lucky!
It has been named 'National Restaurant of the Year' at Restaurant Magazine's annual Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards - Two Years Running.
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The Sportsman station
BOOK NOW!! People often have to book months in advance. Jump on a waiting list. You might get lucky!
It has been named 'National Restaurant of the Year' at Restaurant Magazine's annual Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards - Two Years Running.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great pub, lots of space, great personality and family friendly plus dog friendly.
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The Duke Of Cumberland Bar
High StreetGreat pub, lots of space, great personality and family friendly plus dog friendly.
Fab Gin Bar. One of our favourites. Cheeky & fun, - enough said.
They have afternoon specials during the week for a cheeky sit down.
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The Twelve Taps
102 High StFab Gin Bar. One of our favourites. Cheeky & fun, - enough said.
They have afternoon specials during the week for a cheeky sit down.
Closest Pub to us. Nice simple little place catering more to locals. Bands on some Saturday nights.
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The Quayside
67 Harbour StClosest Pub to us. Nice simple little place catering more to locals. Bands on some Saturday nights.
Iconic pub out on the beachfront. Not to be missed.
Dog friendly. Hell most of this town is!!
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Old Neptune
Island WallIconic pub out on the beachfront. Not to be missed.
Dog friendly. Hell most of this town is!!
Shopping
Great clothing store with women's clothes - dungaress, skirts, wellingtons and some great quirky retro clothing.
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The Whiting Post
57 Harbour StGreat clothing store with women's clothes - dungaress, skirts, wellingtons and some great quirky retro clothing.
Essentials
Best Hardware store in town. Another spot for fire wood.
8 mins walk. Closes at 5pm.
Stocks Of Whitstable
114-118 Cromwell RdBest Hardware store in town. Another spot for fire wood.
8 mins walk. Closes at 5pm.
Halfway up the street on the right.
Open till 11pm. About 6mins walk.
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Sainsbury's Local
44 - 48 High StHalfway up the street on the right.
Open till 11pm. About 6mins walk.
Pretty much everything you'd need outside of food. Personals, toiletries, gifts, cards... You name it. Just past the Duke Pub on the left. 5 mins walk.
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George's Mini Market
15-17 High StPretty much everything you'd need outside of food. Personals, toiletries, gifts, cards... You name it. Just past the Duke Pub on the left. 5 mins walk.
THE BEST green grocer in Whitstable. Beautiful produce! Don't buy fruit & veg till you've walked in there first. You might be glad you did, and don't say we didn't tell you!
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Staines Farm Shop
61 High StTHE BEST green grocer in Whitstable. Beautiful produce! Don't buy fruit & veg till you've walked in there first. You might be glad you did, and don't say we didn't tell you!
Entertainment & Activities
Right across the road!!
Market is on Saturdays & Sundays. Fish market all week.
Ocean breeze, lovely boats, crab fishing on the pier...
Grab a coffee in the morning and just wander over!!
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Whitstable Fish Market
Right across the road!!
Market is on Saturdays & Sundays. Fish market all week.
Ocean breeze, lovely boats, crab fishing on the pier...
Grab a coffee in the morning and just wander over!!
Workshops, classes, activities & events for adults & children. Also the occasional movie. Check online for timetable - http://horsebridge-centre.org.uk/
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The Horsebridge Arts Centre
11 Horsebridge RdWorkshops, classes, activities & events for adults & children. Also the occasional movie. Check online for timetable - http://horsebridge-centre.org.uk/
Basic little Tenpin Bowling alley. Food and drink is reasonably priced. Some of the equipment can be a little wonky at times, but good for a giggle.
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MFA Bowl Whitstable
Tower ParadeBasic little Tenpin Bowling alley. Food and drink is reasonably priced. Some of the equipment can be a little wonky at times, but good for a giggle.
Sightseeing
I know it's a Whitherspoon Pub, but worth a look. Used to be a cinema. It's Beautiful. That's why we put it in sightseeing.
Have a look.
And maybe a cheap cheeky gin.
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JD Wetherspoons
16-18 Oxford StI know it's a Whitherspoon Pub, but worth a look. Used to be a cinema. It's Beautiful. That's why we put it in sightseeing.
Have a look.
And maybe a cheap cheeky gin.
Just across the road!
Has a fish market, boats, crab fishing on the pier & on weekends it has a cute little market.
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Whitstable Harbour
Just across the road!
Has a fish market, boats, crab fishing on the pier & on weekends it has a cute little market.
Arts & Culture
A great little theatre with friendly staff and brilliant facilities... all run by volunteers. Local amateur shows, touring tribute concerts, National Theatre Live showings.
http://playhousewhitstable.co.uk/
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Playhouse Theatre Whitstable
104 High StA great little theatre with friendly staff and brilliant facilities... all run by volunteers. Local amateur shows, touring tribute concerts, National Theatre Live showings.
http://playhousewhitstable.co.uk/