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Abbot’s Cliff
Abbot’s Cliff between Folkestone and Dover is a remote warren with shingle beach with secluded spots to…
Beresford Gap
Beresford Gap in Birchington on Sea on the Kent coast is a small beach along the promenade…
Botany Bay
Award winning Botany Bay in Birchington on Sea, Kent, is a sandy bay, great for swimming, perfect…
Deal Beach
Deal Beach on the Kent Coast is a quiet seaside resort with a lovely seafront promenade. Walk…
Dover Harbour Beach
Dover Harbour Beach is a shingle beach sheltered within the harbour walls. The beach is easily…
Dungeness Beach
Dungeness Beach on the tip of the Kent Coast, overlooked by the massive power station, is definitely…
Dumpton Gap
Dumpton Gap on the South East Coast, is one of Broadstairs’ charming bays and a great spot…
Dymchurch Beach
Dymchurch Beach just north of St Mary’s Bay in Kent is a popular sandy beach which gets…
Epple Bay
Epple Bay in Birchington follows the concrete sea defence below the cliffs. This beach is dog friendly…
East Cliff Sands
Great for a family day out East Cliff Sands Beach in Kent is a popular sandy…
Folkestone Harbour Beach
Folkestone Harbour Beach Beach HighlightsLocal LinksBeach Management This beach is … Dog friendly with restrictions during…
Greatstone Beach
Greatstone Beach is a large flat soft sandy beach, that stretches for around two miles from Dungeness…
Grenham Bay
Grenham Bay sits at base of the chalk cliffs with a wide concrete sea defense leading to…
Harty Ferry
Harty Ferry about a mile north east of Faversham, is popular with walkers, boaters and bird watchers…
Herne Bay Beach
Beach Herne Bay is an award winning beach and a popular family seaside destination on the Kent…
Herne Bay East Beach
East Beach Herne Bay East Beach to the right of Neptunes Arm stretches towards Reculver. This side of…
Hythe Beach
Hythe Beach is a popular pebble beach on the Kent coast with views overlooking the English Channel….
Joss Bay
Award winning Joss Bay is a popular sandy beach backed by cliffs in Broadstairs on the Kent…
Kingsdown Beach
Kingsdown Beach is a shingle beach just south of Deal on the Kent coast. Great for a…
Kingsgate Bay
Kingsgate Bay has a beautiful sandy beach and is popular location for families and dog walkers. Situated…
Leysdown Beach
Award winning Leysdown Beach is a traditional seaside resort on the Isle of Sheppey, with views over…
Littlestone Beach
Littlestone-on-Sea is a small coastal village close to New Romney between Greatstone and St Marys Bay. The…
Lower Leas Coastal Park
Green Flag award winning Lower Leas Coastal Park, between Folkestone and Sandgate is a large…
Louisa Bay
Charming Louisa Bay lies just past the southern headland of Viking Bay in Broadstairs on the Kent…
Lydd Beach
Lydd on Sea Beach is part of the Dungeness National Nature Reserve, making it popular with bird…
Margate Main Sands
Margate Main Sands is a popular sandy beach and one of Kent’s top seaside destinations with…
Minnis Bay
Minnis Bay is a long sandy, popular family beach with attractions and coastal walking routes. There are…
Palm Bay
Palm Bay or Palmers Bay is a sandy beach with a seafront cafe. It is a popular…
Pegwell Bay
Pegwell Bay is a sandy bay with mudflats, backed by a stretch of unprotected sea cliffs. The area…
Pirate Springs
Pirate Springs at the southern end of St Marys Bay is a shingle beach and favourite with…
Reculver Beach
Reculver Beach, in the rural setting of the Reculver Country Park, is a long ten mile stretch…
Ramsgate Main Sands
Blue Flag Award winning Ramsgate Main Sands is a popular beach in Kent just east of…
Sandwich Bay
Sandwich Bay between Ramsgate and Deal, is a popular beach backed by salt marshes and coastal sand…
St Margaret’s Bay
Margaret’s Bay, near Dover on the Kent coast, is a small shingle beach located at…
Seasalter
Seasalter is an unspoilt pebble beach between the towns of Whitstable and Faversham on the Kent coast….
Shakespeare Beach
Shakespeare Beach in Dover is a long shingle beach set in a bay near Shakespeare Cliff. At…
Shellness Beach
Shellness Beach on the Eastern side of Sheerness.
Sheerness Beach
Award winning Sheerness beach on the Kent coast is a family friend awardwinng beach.
St Mildred’s Bay
St Mildred’s Bay is a small sandy bay in Kent with plenty of facilities along the…
Samphire Hoe
Samphire Hoe sits at the foot of the famous Shakespeare Cliff, between Dover and Folkestone and is…
Stone Bay
Just south of Joss Bay is Stone Bay, which can be reached from either of two sets…
Sunny Sands Beach
Sunny Sands Beach is a hugely popular sandy beach at the eastern end of the Stade…
Sandgate Beach
Between Hythe and Folkestone, Sandgate Beach is a quiet shingle beach with rows of cottages along the…
St Mary’s Bay
St Marys Bay just south of Dymchurch is a popular sandy beach with wooden groynes running…
Tankerton Beach
Just east of Whitstable is Tankerton, where a wide grass bank slopes down to the shingle beach. There…
Viking Bay
Viking Bay is a a horse shoe shaped sandy beach in Broadstairs, about 200 meters long. There…
Walpole Bay
Walpole Bay is a sandy beach in Margate backed by Queens Promenade and Oval Gardens. To the…
Warren Beach
Warren Beach is a quiet sandy beach with the occasional rockpool, good for swimming, and a great…
Westbrook Bay
Award winning Westbrook Bay just along from Margate, is a sandy beach with colourful beach huts lining…
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