Find out about one of the most fascinating buildings in Ramsgate on an expert guided tour of The Grange.

Guided tours of around 1 hour will lead you around the ground floor rooms of Pugin's Grange. Tours are £5 per person, plus Eventbrite booking fee. Booking in advance is required via Eventbrite.

About Pugin's Ramsgate

The Grange was built by Augustus Pugin in 1845 and remained in the family until 1928. The building reflects Pugin's belief in the Gothic style as the only true Christian architecture and his ideal to live out his life in the Middle Ages. Pugin produced some of his finest work at The Grange including designs for the House of Lords.

St Edward’s Presbytery which was built by Augustus Welby Pugin in 1850, part of this great architect’s original conception for this important Gothic revival site on the West Cliffs.

The Presbytery has much restrained Pugin detailing to admire, although this simple house was not given the rich interiors of The Grange. It housed priests for only a few years. In the 1860s, Edward Pugin added a well-lit studio overlooking the courtyard of The Grange for his own architectural practice. Pugins lived here until 1928, when the Presbytery became part of the monks’ school.

The Grange guidebook

A colour, illustrated guidebook about the history of The Grange is available to purchase on the day for £4 (cash only) or available online from the Landmark website.

Getting there and parking

By car: Approaching via the M2, A299 and then the A253, follow signs for Ramsgate town centre onto the A255. At a roundabout where the A255 forks left, keep straight on onto the B2054. Proceed up London Road to a roundabout where the town centre is straight on, but the B2054 turns right - signed to the seafront. Turn right at this roundabout and after a short distance the road bends sharp left. The Grange is in front of you, on the bend. Turn right at this point into the Royal Esplanade where there is ample unrestricted parking along the sea front road.

Public parking is available on the Royal Esplanade next to The Grange. There is no parking available at this Landmark.

More information about local public car parks: Find a car park - Thanet (https://www.thanet.gov.uk/info-pages/car-parks/)

By train: Ramsgate train station (1 mile) is served by trains every half an hour with services to London.

Address: The Grange, St Augustines Road, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9NY

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Accessibility

At this property you are able to drive and drop any guests with limited mobility at the entrance and then return your car to suitable parking in the area.

Toilets are available on site for visitor use and seating is available throughout the property.

We do all we can to enable access wherever possible; for further information or if you have any access concerns that you’d like to discuss before visiting, please contact our Booking Enquiries team on 01628 825925 or booking@landmarktrust.org.uk. The Booking Office is open Mon to Fri - 9am to 5pm.

Assistance dogs only are permitted inside The Grange.

Donating to Landmark

The Landmark Trust is a building conservation charity that relies on donations to support its work. Over the past 60 years, public support has helped us rescue over 200 historic buildings and make them available for all to experience and enjoy. Your support by attending our events, booking a workshop, and making a donation allows us to continue to save buildings at risk and continue to maintain those already in our care. Your donation could help train the craftspeople needed to restore a future Landmark, offer opportunities for young people to experience history first-hand, or provide a charity with free Landmark stay for their service users through our Getaways for Good scheme. (https://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/news-and-events/getaways-for-good/)

Donations can be made when you book your Eventbrite ticket, at the event via contactless donation points, or after your visit via our website under Support. (https://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/support-us/)

Refund policy

Refunds are offered no less than 24 hours in advance.

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