Ramsgate harbour

Very reasonable compared to the solent! We are 46 foot and pay around £400 pcm for a space in the inner marina. It is council owned and the support and help we get from the dockmasters is fantastic. PM me if you'd like more info.
 
From the byelaws on the web site
Persons Not to Live on Board Vessels
54.
Except with the prior written consent of the Authority, no person shall use or
permit the use of a vessel in the harbour as the only or main place of abode
of any person and, without prejudice to the foregoing, no person shall use or
permit the use of a vessel in the harbour as accommodation for more than
fourteen consecutive days nor for more than fifty-two days in total in any
calendar year.

Do they give "prior written consent" or is it all "don't ask don't tell"
 
Not sure, but I'm probably there for more than 52 days in total!! And there are definitely others who...

(Trails off into silence, in case Big Brother is watching).
 
Odd the way Ramsgate brings out the haters.

I love the place and had a very happy season there when I worked nearby about 5 years ago. I still go back for the odd weekend to enjoy the town - great architecture, good and varied restaurants (as well as the dross ones), and harbourside bars to enjoy. I wonder what bad experiences (or lack of taste) some people have had.
 
Odd the way Ramsgate brings out the haters.

I love the place and had a very happy season there when I worked nearby about 5 years ago. I still go back for the odd weekend to enjoy the town - great architecture, good and varied restaurants (as well as the dross ones), and harbourside bars to enjoy. I wonder what bad experiences (or lack of taste) some people have had.

You must have been there when we were there, we left in July 2008. It was a great place, some lovely bars along the front - Miles' hot chocolate takes a lot of beating!
 
We went in for a day but the camp commandant kept us there for several and the search light on the harbour wall kept catching us trying to escape. There were more poles than in Poland, the place was dirty and run down. Mothers with sixty eight kids everywhere and a fishing fleet that thought it was fun to see how much they could bash you against the pontoon in the early hours of the morning. To add to this the daily rate was one of the most expensive... no not my cup of tea.
 
We went in for a day but the camp commandant kept us there for several and the search light on the harbour wall kept catching us trying to escape. There were more poles than in Poland, the place was dirty and run down. Mothers with sixty eight kids everywhere and a fishing fleet that thought it was fun to see how much they could bash you against the pontoon in the early hours of the morning. To add to this the daily rate was one of the most expensive... no not my cup of tea.

It was much nicer inside the lock. Clean, tidy, no public access and no fishing boats!
 
Odd the way Ramsgate brings out the haters.

I love the place and had a very happy season there when I worked nearby about 5 years ago. I still go back for the odd weekend to enjoy the town - great architecture, good and varied restaurants (as well as the dross ones), and harbourside bars to enjoy. I wonder what bad experiences (or lack of taste) some people have had.

+1
 
Used to be the only place I visited which had a pub on every corner, and one in the middle in case you got thirsty from one to to the other. All gone now I expect if it has been poshed up.
 
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