Deal is a small seaside town in Kent. The residential town of Walmer adjoins to the south.
Get in
[edit]By train
[edit]1 Deal station has direct trains from London St Pancras and London Bridge.
By coach
[edit]Direct coaches from London.
By bus
[edit]Local buses available from Canterbury and Dover.
Get around
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Map of Deal
See
[edit]- 1 Deal Castle, Marine Road, Deal, ☏ +44 1304 372762. A 'device fort' built under Henry VIII in the 16th century. The castle is approximately a 20-minute walk from Deal train station. Adults £5.00, children £3.00, concessions £4.50.
- 2 Walmer Castle and Gardens, Kingsdown Road, Walmer, ☏ +44 1304 364288. Built under Henry VIII in the 16th century. Residence of the Duke of Wellington and William Pitt the Younger in later centuries, with the residence containing exquisite and extensive 18th- and 19th-century furniture and ornamentation. The castle is approximately a 30-minute walk from Deal train station. Adults £7.70, children £4.60, concessions £6.90.
- 3 Kent Museum of the Moving Image, Stanhope Road. F, Sa, Su, 11AM-5PM. History of films from candle lit hand painted magic lanterns to the heyday of the cinema. Cafe with garden. Adult £6.
- 4 Deal Museum, 22 St George's Rd. summer F, Sa, Su 1PM - 4PM. Volunteer run museum of maritime and local history free, donations encouraged.
- 5 Timeball Tower Museum. Jun - Sep W - Su 11:30AM - 4:30PM,. The timeball was dropped at precisely 1PM to give an accuarate time reference for ships. The tower was also used for semaphore. Adult £3.
Do
[edit]- Walk along the seafront and onto the Pier (which is free to enter).
Buy
[edit]- 1 Deal Saturday Market, North end of High St. Sa 9AM - 2PM. Outdoor market with 35 stalls. This has been a chartered market since 1699.
Eat
[edit]- 1 Deal Pier Kitchen (end of Deal Pier), ☏ +44 1304368228. M-Th 10:00-16:00, F-Su 09:00-16:00..
Drink
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- 1 The Alma, 126 West St, CT14 6EB, ☏ +44 1304 369349.
- 2 Foresters Inn, 15 The Marina, CT14 6NG, ☏ +44 1304 374132. noon=11PM.
- 3 Port Arms, Port Arms, 10 Beach St, CT14 7AH, ☏ +44 1304 373598.
- 4 Ship Inn, 141 Middle St, CT14 6JZ, ☏ +44 1304 372222. 11AM-midnight.
Sleep
[edit]- 1 Royal Hotel (Shepherd Neame), Beach St, CT14 6JD, ☏ +44 1304 375555.
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