Discover Broadstairs

Beautiful town with seven bays all offering something slightly different
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Discover Broadstairs

Broadstairs is a picturesque seaside town in Kent, sitting between Margate in the North and Ramsgate in the South, this stretch of coast is only just over an hour from London. The locality to London make Broadstairs a perfect day trip option.

This part of the Kent coast has 7 bays all offering something slightly different from town beaches, to surfing beaches , and all with soft sand and white chalk cliffs. Three of the bays have 2017 Blue Flag status: Botany Bay, Joss Bay and Stone Bay.


Why not check beaches nearby as we have 7 beaches around Broadstairs, 46 beaches in Kent, or have a look at our list of Kent dog friendly beaches, or even our United Kingdom Blue Flag beach list.

Broadstairs Kent Coast Search Bar

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Want some ideas on where to visit?

Every favourite location must be visited for the first time. Want some ideas, why not check out the below small selection of coastal locations, including beaches, activities, things to see and do, places to stay and eat:

Events

Broadstairs Dickens Festival

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18th June 2021
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20th June 2021
Charles Dickens visited Broadstairs in Kent regularly from 1837 until 1859. The streets of Broadstairs come to life in Victorian style, with stalls, shopping and demonstrations celebration Charles Dickens and Victorian culture as a whole. Read more…
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Bleak House

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Bleak House, formerly known as Fort House, is a large house on the cliff overlooking Viking Bay in Broadstairs. It is thought to have been built around 1816. The house was the site of the North Cliff Battery and was used as a coastal station for observing marine activity. Charles Dickens lived and worked in Bleak House during summers holidays Read more…
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Viking Bay Beach

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Viking Bay beach is the main bay of the seven Broadstairs bays, a sandy beach with clifftop promenade, harbour pier, sea water tidal swimming pool and a boardwalk. The beach has a slope on the northern end of the harbour whilst on the southern end, you have steps or a seasonal lift to get you down from the gardens at Read more…
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Botany Bay Beach

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Botany Bay is an old fashioned sandy beach ideal to keep the family entertained. The beach is almost 200m long with chalk cliffs and stacks, rock pools to explore and gentle swimming conditions. This part of the Kent coast boasts the longest stretch of chalk cliffs in Britain with Botany Bay being the northern most of seven bays in Broadstairs. Read more…
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Dumpton Gap Beach

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Dumpton Gap is a quiet, sandy bay with some rocks approximately 150 meters long with promenade and backed by white cliffs. The beach at Dumpton Gap provides a quieter option over the busier beaches of Ramsgate and Broadstairs. For the adventurous at low tide, you have an excellent walk to Ramsgate, although please check the tide times. Alternatively, you can Read more…
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Dickens House Museum

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Dickens House Museum was once the home of Miss Mary Pearson Strong on whom Dickens based the character of Miss Betsey Trotwood in the novel “David Copperfield”. The house is a museum to commemorate the Dickens’ association with Broadstairs. Read more…
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North Foreland Lighthouse

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A light was first exhibited at North Foreland, Broadstairs in 1499, but the first real lighthouse was built by Sir John Meldrum in 1636. The lighthouse consisted of a two storey octagonal tower made of timber, lath and plaster with an iron coal burning grate on top. This tower was destroyed by fire in 1683. A temporary measure of a Read more…
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Louisa Bay Beach

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Louisa Bay is one of the seven sandy bays of Broadstairs in Kent, this is a sandy bay with rock pools and promenade. The beach is only approximately 150m long and all but disappears at high tide. Facilities at the beach include a cafe, chalets for hire, disabled access via a steep slope, although you are only walking distance from Viking Read more…
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Revolution Skate Park

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Revolution Skatepark first opened early in 1998, and today is an indoor skatepark and climbing centre for Skateboards, BMX, Rollerblades, Scooters and all types of Indoor Climbing. Read more…
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Kingsgate Bay Beach

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Kingsgate Bay is a quiet and secluded sandy beach approximately 150 meters long and is one of the smaller of the Broadstairs bays. A great bay for those who like to get away from it all. The bay has white chalk cliffs and some of the best examples of sea caves in the country. You have steep steps down the Read more…
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Joss Bay Surf School

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Joss Bay Surf school is located on Joss Bay beach which is the home of Kent Surfing and one of the most popular surf spots in the South East of England. We offer Surf Lessons, SUP Lessons, Surf Hire, competitions and loads of other activities! Read more…
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Stone Bay Beach

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Stone Bay beach is a quiet, sandy bay approximately 200 meters long, with chalk cliffs, rock pools and promenade. Facilities at the beach include a cafe, chalets for hire, toilets and disabled access via Broadstairs Harbour at Viking Bay. Read more…
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Joss Bay Beach

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Joss Bay beach in Broadstairs, Kent is a 200m sandy beach sheltered by large white chalk cliffs below the North Foreland Lighthouse and is just one of the Seven Broadstairs Bays, Joss Bay is known as the home of Kent surfing and one of the most popular South East England surf spots. The beach is popular with families and not just Read more…

Some more locations in Kent

Ashford Broadstairs Canterbury Chatham Cranbrook Dartford Deal Dover Dungeness Dymchurch Faversham Folkestone Gillingham Gravesend Herne Bay Hythe Isle of Grain Isle Of Sheppey Maidstone Margate New Romney Ramsgate Rochester Royal Tunbridge Wells Sandwich Sevenoaks Sittingbourne Tonbridge Whitstable
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