Planning a trip to the Kent coast and looking for where the nearest beach is, our beach lists and beach search will help you discover the nearest beach to me.  Then for each Kent beach, we will answer questions around location, rural or town, sandy or pebble, rockpools, tide times, weather forecast, dog restrictions, bathing water quality, closest beach cafes and provide general information on the beach, its facilities and the surrounding area.

When on a beach page use our tools to search nearby seaside towns and the surrounding Kent coast for things to see and do or places to eat.

If you are looking for an award-winning beach then you can browse our Blue Flag lists or our Seaside Award lists.

Have a dog? Then our dog-friendly beach lists will help direct you to the best locations allowing dogs.

Finding the best beach in Kent is easy – simply explore the beach links below, to find the closest beach just hit the “Find Near Me” button or use the search bar to plan where your next Kent beach visit should be.

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Epple-Bay-beach

Epple Bay Beach

Epple Bay has a small sandy beach with chalk cliffs and cliff stacks. No facilities listed. We have no dog information for Epple Bay beach. Read more…
Herne-Bay-beach

Herne Bay Beach

Herne Bay is a popular Kent seaside town with a long promenade with the central part of the seafront including seafront gardens and a central bandstand housing a visitor centre. The beach is shingle with wooden groynes giving way to sandy mudflats at low tide and is a popular bathing area for families with amusements and amenities nearby. The sandy mudflats Read more…
Tankerton-beach-Whitstable

Tankerton Beach

Tankerton Beach is also known as Tankerton Slopes due to grass slopes backing onto the shingle and sand beach. The beach has some pretty wooden beach huts. At low tide you get a stretch of pebbles known as ‘The Street’ which leads out to sea providing a natural promenade, although care should be taken when the tide comes in. Facilities Read more…
Dymchurch-beach

Dymchurch Beach

Dymchurch beach is a large sand/shingle beach within reach of local amenities. A good family beach with plenty of room. The beach is backed by a big concrete sea defence and promenade that has steps down to the beach and disabled ramps in places. The concrete promenade has a selection of kiosks and the central part of the beach has Read more…
Stone-Bay-beach

Stone Bay Beach

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…
Dover-Harbour-beach

Dover Harbour Beach

Dover Harbour Beach is a sheltered shingle beach set within the harbour walls. Facilities at the beach include parking, promenade, toilets, cafe/restaurant, kiosks, shops and water sports centre. The beach is located in Dover and so has easy access to the facilities of the town. Read more…
Dumpton-Gap-beach

Dumpton Gap Beach

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…
St-Marys-Bay-Sands-beach

St Mary’s Bay Sands Beach

St Mary’s Bay Sands beach is a large flat sandy beach with some shingle, backed by a concrete promenade. Pay and display car park, toilets (open Easter to October). Read more…
Leysdown-on-sea-beach

Leysdown-on-sea Beach

Leysdown-on-sea is sandy beach on the east side of the Isle of Sheppey. The beach has a high sea wall with ramps/steps at intervals. This is a traditional small seaside town with shops, holiday parks, promenade, amusement arcades and a selection of places to eat. Read more…
Sheerness-beach

Sheerness Beach

Sheerness Beach is sand and shingle located at the mouth of the Thames and Medway estuaries. Facilities include toilets at the leisure centre, car parking, swimming pool and cafes/restaurants on the High Street. Read more…
Shakespeare-beach

Shakespeare Beach

Shakespeare Beach is the stretch of shingle beach to the west of Dover Harbour Admiralty Pier to the white chalk of Shakespeare Cliff. We have no dog information for Shakespeare beach. Read more…
Hampton-Pier-East-beach

Hampton Pier East Beach

East Beach is a pebble beach sitting to the east of Hampton Pier at the west end of Herne Bay, Kent. Hampton Pier is some 350 feet (110 m) long built on a curve of the coastline. Toilets, pub, grass park We have no dog information for Hampton Pier – East beach. Read more…
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