Cliffsend is a village (sometimes written, correctly, as Cliffs End) and civil parish situated almost west of Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom, in the Thanet local government district. Hengist and Horsa landed near here in 410AD, and St Augustine in 597. There is evidence to show that the area of Cliffsend Village was inhabited since ancient times. Excavations prior to a housing development at Cliffs End Farm in 2003/2004 revealed artefacts and a burial site dating to the Bronze Age. Pegwell Bay Country Park is located here. Also on permanent display on the cliff top at Pegwell Bay is a replica of the Viking longship Hugin, which sailed from Denmark to Thanet in 1949 to celebrate the 1500th anniversary of the invasion of Britain, the traditional landing of the two men, and the betrothal of Hengist's daughter, Rowena, to King Vortigen of Kent. The Hugin was offered as a gift to Ramsgate and Broadstairs by the Daily Mail for preservation. Amenities The village has a petrol station and convenience store on the former A256. The village formerly had a small family run convenience shop and sub post office in Cottington Road, which closed in about 2001 and was redeveloped. Following the closure a shop run by volunteers and a privately run post office opened in the village hall. The shop closed in 2017 and the post office became part time, being staffed by the postmaster from nearby Minster. The village has a golf club, St Augustine's GC and did have one pub, the Sportsman Inn. The pub closed permanently in April 2017 for redevelopment. The village is the site of several local tourist attractions, including 'The Viking Ship', which is a restored replica Viking Ship similar to that which landed on the site during the invasion of Hengist and Horsa. The ship sits on the cliff top, on open grass. This overlooks Pegwell Bay nature reserve and the now disused Ramsgate Hoverport. On a clear day, visitors can see a large expanse of east Kent to the West, Sandwich, Deal, and the northern tip of the French Coast. To the east, the cliffs curve round into the nearby town of Ramsgate. Though the village has no hotels itself, both Ramsgate (2 km) and Minster (4 km) have numerous facilities. The Anglican parish church of St Mary is in Foads Lane. Originally a Methodist church it was rented by the Church of