The Micro Computer Museum Ramsgate

The 1980s called, and they want their Commodore 64 back - except here in Ramsgate, you can actually get hands-on with one. The Micro Computer Museum is a proper throwback to when computing meant getting your fingers sticky on a joystick and waiting three minutes for a cassette to load. You'll find vintage machines from the ZX Spectrum era through to early PCs, with enough beige plastic and chunky keyboards to trigger genuine nostalgia if you're over forty.

It's brilliant for anyone who grew up punching in BASIC code or thinks Pac-Man is the peak of gaming design. Younger visitors might find it a bit bewildering - there's not much interactive flashiness here, just the hardware and the history. Parents who want their kids to understand what computers looked like before touchscreens will get value from it, though expect a maximum of ninety minutes before the novelty wears thin.

Based near Birchington, it slots reasonably into a Kent coastal break. If you're staying at Sandwich Leisure Holiday Park - which has genuinely decent reviews at 4.6 out of 5 - you're looking at a short drive. Same goes for Birchington Vale Holiday Park, literally down the road. Ramsgate itself has proper charm, with clifftop walks and a functional harbour, so pair the museum with a beach day rather than banking your whole afternoon on it. Worth an hour if retro computing is your thing; skip it otherwise.