Telephoto view of Broadstairs Beach on a hot summer day.
Telephoto view of Broadstairs Beach on a hot summer day. As a seaside resort, the economy of Broadstairs is mainly based around tourism; there are hotels and guest houses on and near the seafront, to accommodate the influx of all year round visitors. Although the number of hotels in recent years has declined because of the high land redevelopment values this has resulted in an improvement in quality of the existing premises. The High Street has a wide variety of independent shops and services, and there are a small number of factories mainly situated on the small industrial estates on the town's borders. The elderly population (many retire to the seaside) has led to many health and social care jobs at local care homes. As of the 2001 UK census, of the population resided in a medical or care establishment, compared with the national average of only Many jobs in education are provided by the town's relatively high number of schools and colleges
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Location: Broadstairs Beach, Isle of Thanet, Kent, UK
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: bathing, beach, broadstairs, holiday, people, playing, relaxing, sans, sea, sea-weed, surf, swimming, tourism
