Taplin Court is ideally situated within just a few minutes walk of local shops and amenities which include a post office, optician, doctor’s surgery, dentist and chemist. There is a regular train service running to Ramsgate and London and buses connecting Canterbury, Broadstairs and Ramsgate.

Birchington-on-Sea is a large village lying on the Kent coast between Herne Bay and Margate, two popular seaside towns. This area forms part of the Thanet Coast project, a European-recognised site for wildlife, particularly birds and marine life.