The Best Beaches to Visit in Kent & Sussex

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White Cliffs & Golden Beaches

This stretch of coast is instantly recognisable for its famous white cliffs, sweeping headlands and dazzling beaches, but look a little further and you’ll discover that Kent and Sussex hold plenty of seaside surprises too!

Most of the beaches in East Sussex are the shingle kind, but Camber Sands is one glorious exception. Stretching for 7 miles and backed by impressive rolling dunes, its smooth, powdery shores are ideal for everything from sandcastle building to kite buggying.

St Margaret’s Bay Beach in Kent is all about the views: on one side the White Cliffs of Dover, the other, non-stop panoramas of the French Coast. It’s mesmerising!

Further north, Broadstairs impresses with its assortment of golden beaches. Viking Bay is the most popular and has all the usual seaside favourites, while secluded, secret Botany Bay piles on the drama and romance with its smugglers’ caves and magnificent stacks.

Top Beaches in Kent & Sussex

Leysdown Beach

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Building sandcastles, collecting seashells and indulging in fish and chips - a day out at the seaside is what British holidays are made of.

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St Margaret's Bay Beach

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Situated right in the heart of White Cliffs Country, this stunning shingle beach offers the ultimate day at the seaside.

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A pebble beach with blue seas in the background

Minster Leas Beach

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Award-winning and well-maintained, Minster Leas is an unspoiled pebble beach. An excellent promenade makes it popular with both dog walkers, cyclists and families.

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Greatstone Beach

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Greatstone Beach is a popular two-mile long stretch of golden sand, frequented by lovers of windsports including yachting, kitesurfing and kiteboarding.

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Camber Sands Beach

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As its name suggests, Camber Sands is one of the only beaches in the area to have sand, and the only sand dune system in East Sussex.

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Sheerness Beach

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Blue Flag Award-winning Sheerness Beach is a centrally-located shingle beach at the tip of Sheppey. It's ideal for walks when the tide is out.

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Viking Bay

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Popular Viking Bay in the seaside town of Broadstairs offers plenty to keep the kids entertained - swings, bouncy castles and rock pools brimming with sea life.

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Dymchurch Beach

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Dymchurch Beach on the Kent Coast is the ideal spot for safe swimming and sunbathing thanks to its gently sloping sandy shore. It's great for building sandcastles too!

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