St Augustine's Abbey is part of Ramsgate's unusually rich Gothic Revival story. The complex is associated with Augustus Welby Pugin, the architect and designer whose Catholic faith and medieval imagination shaped some of Victorian Britain's most recognisable interiors and buildings.
The abbey sits close to Pugin's church and house, so it is best visited as part of a small architectural circuit rather than in isolation. Even if you are not a specialist, the group of buildings gives Ramsgate a depth that goes well beyond its harbor and seaside terraces.