Westgate's Heritage Open Days and Self-Guided High Street Stories Walk
Westgate-on-Sea Town Council
Wednesday, 9 September 2026
UPDATE!
The 10am WALK on Saturday 12th is close to full - very limited spaces left. Spaces still available for 1.30pm.
TALKS
There is currently availability for the TALKS on Saturday 19th, including the fascinating focus on the CARLTON CINEMA held there.
The annual Thanet Heritage Open Days season will take place this year between Friday 11 and Sunday 20 September, and Westgate-on-Sea will be well represented!
There will be talks in both the Bake House and the Carlton Cinema, guided walks around the town and a self-guided ‘High Street Stories’ trail taking in the shops and businesses on Station Road and St Mildreds Road.
With a theme of ‘Everyday Histories’ exploring daily working life through the ages, Heritage Open Days is the country‘s largest heritage festival, celebrating local history, architecture and culture, and we’re delighted to work alongside the Westgate-on-Sea Heritage Centre to bring these events to the town.
SELF-GUIDED HIGH STREET STORIES WALK - Poster attached
Friday 11 to Sunday 20 Sept
Self-guided Trail: Westgate-on-Sea’s High Street Stories
Discover the rich heritage of Westgate-on-Sea through a poster trail across the town. Displayed in the windows of our independent businesses, posters reveal the stories behind the historic buildings that line our town's roads, from their architectural significance to the people and enterpprises that have shaped Westgate over the years.
EVENTS
Saturday 12 Sept
10am & 1.30pm
Walk: A Guided Walk Around Westgate-on-Sea
Saturday 19 Sept
10am & 1.30pm
Talk: Westgate in Victorian Times
The Bake House
Saturday 19 Sept
10.30am & 12 noon
Talk: Cinema-on-Sea
The Carlton Cinema
Contact Information
Nabila Yakub (Town Clerk)
- 01843 836182
Find Westgate-on-Sea Town Council
Westgate-on-Sea Town Council, 78 St. Mildreds Road, Westgate-On-Sea, Kent, CT8 8RF
Additional Information
The email address for the Town Clerk is [email protected]