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Birchington-on-Sea is a village within north east Kent, England. It is a part of the Thanet district and part of the civil parish of Birchington. It sits on the coast facing the North Sea, east of the Thames Estuary, between the seaside resorts of Herne Bay and Margate. As a seaside resort, the village is a tourist and retirement destination. Minnis Bay, in the village is a family beach with attractions such as sailing, windsurfing, a paddling pool and coastal walking routes. Its 3 smaller sized beaches are surrounded by chalk cliffs, cliff stacks and caves. The village was originally recorded in 1240. Its parish church, All Saints’, dates back to the 13th century and its churchyard is the burial location of the 19th-century Pre-Raphaelite artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Quex Park, a nearby nineteenth century manor house, is home to the Powell-Cotton Museum and a twelve-bell tower built for change ringing. The museum includes a large collection of stuffed exotic animals collected by Major Percy Powell-Cotton on his travels in Africa, and also features artifacts discovered in and around Birchington by his daughter, Antoinette Powell-Cotton, a keen archaeologist. As per the 2011 census, the village had approximately 9,961 residents and around 5,000 households. As a seaside resort, the village’s economy is primarily based around tourism, with several hotels, caravan parks and leisure attractions. The sector of employment of residents in 2011 was 16.1 per cent retail, 17.2 per cent health and social work, 5.8% manufacturing, 9.6 per cent construction, 4.9 per cent transport and storage, and 4.3% hotels and restaurants. The village shopping centre attracts walk-in trade from tourists. For all your house improvements, make sure that you use trusted experts in Birchington-on-Sea to make sure you get the very best quality service.