Ramsgate is a village situated just southwest of Margate along the R61 Provincial Route and the R620 Regional Route on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal Province in South Africa.
Ramsgate is located on the mouth of a river known by the Zulu name Bilanhlolo (“the marvellous boiler”) for the bubbles caused by strong currents, making it look like the water is boiling.
In 1922, only one person was living there, Paul Buck, a painter and violin maker, and he called the place Blue Lagoon.
Ramsgate is mainly reached via the R61 Provincial Route (future N2 Wild Coast Toll Route) from Port Shepstone in the north and Port Edward in the south, and the R620 Regional Route (Marine Drive) from Margate in the north and Southbroom in the south. It can also be reached via the P200 (Izotsha Road) from Gamalakhe and Izotsha in the north-west.
Ramsgate falls within the Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality, which is part of the Ugu District Municipality.
