Beaches in Whitstable, Kent

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The beach guide has 3 beaches listed in and around the town of Whitstable. We have arranged these beaches in order of closest to the town first (distance in brackets).

  • Whitstable Beach (0.9 miles)

    Whitstable Beach © Pam Fray | BY-SA

    Whitstable's West Beach is a long stretch of shingle divided up by wooden groynes. It runs from just south of the town's harbour to neighbouring Seasalter, a distance of around a mile.

    Despite the lack of sand Whitstable is still a fantastic spot. It represents the best of the traditional British seaside; not piers and donkey…

  • Tankerton Beach (1.1 miles)

    Tankerton Beach © Cj Isherwood | BY-SA

    Tankerton is an old-fashioned shingle beach with wooden groynes and pretty multi-coloured beach huts. The beach is backed by a promenade and gentle grassy slopes that are perfect for children to play on.

    At low tide it is possible to walk right out to sea on a natural causeway known as 'The Street'. At this state…

  • Seasalter Beach (1.6 miles)

    Seasalter © Gordon Griffiths | BY-SA

    The small town of Seasalter sits just across the mouth of the River Swale from the Isle of Sheppey. It is a fairly quiet, laid back town that spills right down to the long sand and shingle beach. Seasalter beach itself is made up of a steep shingle bank held in place with a seemingly…

Whitstable beaches map

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