Remains of Lookout in Grounds of Castle Keep Hotel is a Grade II listed building in the Thanet local planning authority area, England. Gazebo.

Remains of Lookout in Grounds of Castle Keep Hotel

WRENN ID
waning-fireplace-yarrow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Thanet
Constituency
East Thanet MP: Ms Polly Billington (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Gazebo
Address
Remains of Lookout in Grounds of Castle Keep Hotel, Kingsgate Bay Road, Broadstairs and St. Peters
OS grid reference
TR 397 704
Coordinates
51.38278, 1.44471
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The remains of a lookout are located in the grounds of the Castle Keep Hotel in Broadstairs. This structure dates from the late 18th century and consists of a ruined circular tower primarily constructed from flint, with some stone and bricks included. It features a red brick arch. The lookout was built by Lord Holland.

Local climate

Remains of Lookout in Grounds of Castle Keep Hotel sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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