Normans Bay

Whoever said there was never any sand clearly didn’t check the tide times. Low tide gives a huge expanse of sandy flats. You can walk out for long distances and the sea is only at your knees. Lovely.

Dog friendly and great to walk your dog along. Secluded and good for families. Can be very windy and choppy waves at times. Would recommend.

Lovely stretch of beach. We visited a couple of hours after high tide so was pebbly and the sand wasn’t uncovered yet. Parking was very limited and one section of the beach per the signs is a “private beach” without public access but some visitors seemed to ignore this. Perhaps this is what upsets some of the local residents? We moved down to Pevensey Bay beach where there is a good car park and good beach access.

Lovely beach with beautiful coastal flowers in the summer

I thought I’d try this beach as pevensey gets so crowded but unfortunately there’s very little parking here. Luckily I did manage to park. The beach is mainly shingle, ok but not beautiful. Very quiet though if you don’t like crowds

The tide comes in at a slant from the south west.  So if you’re a little way from shore, you might not get far if you are swimming in that direction.  People buy rubber soled beach shoes for the shingle.  I had a tow float so put boots in there.  Lightly populated and pleasant.  One perv. darkly along the sea wall.  Soon left.

I drove down to Norman’s bay today as i’d not been there before. it’s a long stretch of pebbly shingle with sandy stretches at low tide and you cn park on the beach.
On trying to leave, I soon realised that my small cars wheels were stuck in the shingle/pebbles. i was only just parked at the edge of the beach, but it did not help.
Luckily, i asked a group of people if they could help me and they had wood planks at the ready and i was able to drive of after a couple of tries and get back onto the tarmac road.
Apparently, it is a beach known for cars and vans getting stuck and it’s a very common occurrence.
Thought i’d post a review to say the beach is lovely, windy at times. but do beware of the deep areas of large pebbles as you may lose traction to get your car of the beach without help - better still take your own wooden planks or use a campervan.
A huge THANK YOU to Josh and his brother for the use of their wood planks and muscle power pushing the front of the car whilst I was reversing…a day to be remembered….

East Sussex Naturists meet here. Best to swim close to high tide as quite shallow when low tide. Take a windbreak as always a steady breeze.
Friendly beach. BeachClean (Marine Conservation Society) every September.
Little parking.
Just the best freedom!

Unbelievably rude residents!!!

Never any sand, no good for swimming, can’t fly a kite without turning your ankle on the stones… what’s the point?