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BY CAR
Excellent road links close-by provide
easy access from London.
If you're travelling from mainland
Europe, you can drive straight onto
the Eurotunnel train at Calais and
arrive in Folkestone, which is on the N breakwater, it means a
approximately an hour drive to ship is manoeuvring and you must
Thanet (A20/A256). From Thanet, it not enter or leave harbour.On
takes 17 minutes to get to Southern receiving permission to enter,
Dream on the A255. follow the charted Recommended
Yacht Track from the No 4 buoy.
BY BOAT Pass close N of the North Quern
Skippers are requested to call buoy to clear the shallows and
Ramsgate Port Control on Ch 14 and proceed under power through the
ask for permission to enter the outer entrance. If required to
harbour. Control lights are displayed wait, use one of the charted
(3 vertical greens, clear to enter; 3 holding areas.
vertical reds, no entry) at the root of
the N breakwater. They can be Entrance to Ramsgate Marina
difficult to identify against town From the outer harbour, the
lights at night. When a flashing marina lies to the N in the Royal
orange light is displayed on the Harbour behind high stone walls.
cream-painted Port Control building Leave the green ‘Harbour’ buoy to
starboard. Beware the drying bank
on the starboard (E) side of the
entrance and watch out for boats
leaving. They may appear
suddenly round the pier head.
Ramsgate Marina
Call Ramsgate Marina on Ch 80 to
request a berth. There are actually
three parts to the marina – West,
