Birchington-on-Sea is a village within north east Kent, England. It's part of the Thanet district and a part of the civil parish of Birchington. It is positioned 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. The village's Minnis Bay is a family beach with attractions including sailing, windsurfing, a paddling pool and coastal walking routes. Its 3 smaller beaches are surrounded by chalk cliffs, cliff stacks and caves. The village was originally recorded in 1240. Its parish church, All Saints', dates to the 13th century and its churchyard is the burial place of the 19th-century Pre-Raphaelite artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Quex Park, a local nineteenth century manor house, is home to the Powell-Cotton Museum in addition to a twelve-bell tower built for change ringing. The museum contains a large collection of stuffed exotic animals collected by Major Percy Powell-Cotton on his travels in Africa, and also houses artifacts discovered in and around Birchington by his daughter, Antoinette Powell-Cotton, a keen archaeologist. As recorded in the 2011 census, the village had around 9,961 residents and around 4,944 households. As a seaside resort, the village's economy is based around tourism, with many hotels, caravan parks and leisure attractions. The industry of employment of residents in 2011 was 16.1% retail, 17.2 per cent health and social work, 5.8 per cent manufacturing, 9.6 per cent building, 4.9 per cent transport and storage, and 4.3 per cent hotels and restaurants. The village shopping centre attracts walk-in trade from visitors to the area. For all of your home improvements, ensure that you employ vetted professionals in Birchington-on-Sea to make sure that you get a great quality service.