Wapping Old Stairs

Wapping Old Stairs

                                          

If the tide is out, slip down the passageway by the Town of Ramsgate pub to the algae-covered Wapping Old Stairs. Ancient maritime inns overlook this rocky shore, which is littered with fragments of history and debris. It's the type of place you can investigate endlessly, tucking between walls, leaning into nooks and jumping from stone to stone. Marvel at the deserted riverbed, the driftwood and the old execution dock constructed for pirates and smugglers. Apart from a few pesky speedboats, it's completely silent here.