Broadstairs Dickens Festival

Charles Dickens visited Broadstairs regularly from 1837 until 1859 and immortalised the town as "Our English Watering Place". In 1937, to commemorate the centenary of the author's first visit, Gladys Waterer, the then owner of Dickens House, conceived the idea of putting on a production of David Copperfield and of having people about the town in Victorian dress to publicise it. Thus the festival was born and, with the exception of the years of World War 2, has been held annually in the third week of June ever since.

The 2006 festival ran from Saturday 17th June until Sunday 25th June inclusive and there was a host of events including the festival play," Hard Times". The 2007 festival is set to be as much fun and details will be posted nearer the time.

Follow in Charles Dickens' footsteps by coming to Broadstairs, which he visited between 1837 and 1859. See the delights of the town, which he named "Our English Watering Place".