Plan your visit
Deal is a wonderful town to visit in a beautiful setting with a huge number of restaurants, pubs, independent shops and masses to see and do! It’s the perfect place to come to enjoy a day, a night or a weekend away. Nearby Sandwich and Dover where some festival events take place are also well worth a visit.
Festival Venues
By rail to Deal, Dover and Sandwich
Travelling by train is one of the most environmentally friendly and convenient ways to travel.
Southeastern highspeed services run directly to Deal from London St Pancras in under 1 hour and 30 minutes, as well as from other destinations across Kent such as Ashford, Folkestone, Ramsgate and many more. It also runs fast trains to Dover and Sandwich.
Southeastern has several ways to save on your train tickets including:
- If you are travelling as a group of 3-9 adults, you could save up to 34% on tickets with their GroupSave tickets.
- Southeastern’s Advance tickets go on sale 12 weeks before the booking date and the earlier you book, the cheaper the ticket could be.
- With Kids for a Quid tickets, you pay just £1 each for up to four children when you travel with them Off-Peak.
Book directly with Southeastern and pay no booking fees
By Road
Deal is 30 minutes by road from Canterbury and has easy road access to other coastal towns.
There are a number of car parks, which are free after 6pm. Details of these can be found at: Car Parks in Deal
The closest car parks to St George’s Church, the Astor Theatre, Trinity Church and Linden Hall Studio:
Union Road and West Street car parks for all day car parking.
Stanhope Road and Middle Street car parks for up to 3 or 4 hours.
Restaurants
Deal has a lively and inviting restaurant and pub scene
Hotels and accommodation
Staying overnight means enjoying more of what’s on offer!
There are a range of hotels and self-catering accommodation that can be found with an easy search online!