Kingsgate Bay was originally called “St Bartholomew’s Gate” until King Charles II landed here in 1683 with his brother the Duke of York and he ordered that the name be changed. Above the beach …
Kingsgate Bay was originally called “St Bartholomew’s Gate” until King Charles II landed here in 1683 with his brother the Duke of York and he ordered that the name be changed. Above the beach sits Kingsgate Castle built in 1763. Kingsgate Bay has some of the best examples of sea caves in Thanet and is around 150 metres wide. The sandy bay offers calm and seclusion and is accessible via a set of steep steps. While sand is exposed at high tide, the beach does get cut off by the sea at both ends.
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Dec 4, 2024
The beach is beautiful but it smells really bad, as you walk down the steps you are met with an offensive smell, Iam assuming because there are no toilet facilities, so people are relieving themselve… Full review by Cruiser45341573021
Aug 4, 2023
Picturesque and safe. Sandy beach with a shallow sea, great for children. Also beautiful. Surrounded by chalk cliffs. There's a beautiful and much photographed natural chalk arch, a stately home fro… Full review by trevordavidedwards
Aug 21, 2022
Awful filthy beach, covered in litter and waste. We sat for 5 minutes on a small section we thought was clean only to see rats running around in broad daylight. There was no enforcement in the area, … Full review by April C
Yes you can. There is a bye law that states they need to be under supervision, presumably to ensure that you see and remove any poo etc, but they can play to their hearts …
Yes you can. There is a bye law that states they need to be under supervision, presumably to ensure that you see and remove any poo etc, but they can play to their hearts content and go for a swim:) Hope that helps Jo
A couple of questions 1. Is it easy to get down to kingsgate bay from road? 2. Can you walk from kingsgate around stack to Botany Bay? If so is the tide fast coming in?
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Hi We walked down the steps to Botany Bay and through the stack to Kingsgate Bay. We went during low tide and walked leisurely around, walked across Kingsgate Bay climbed …
Hi We walked down the steps to Botany Bay and through the stack to Kingsgate Bay. We went during low tide and walked leisurely around, walked across Kingsgate Bay climbed the step (more than Botany Bay and steeper) walked along cliff top back to Botany Bay. There is a path to the cliff top walk from the side of the pub car park at top of Kingsgate bay to Botany Bay.A good place to bird watch the birds on top of the stacks. You will need to check tide times to do this walk. Parking also seemed better at Botany Bay unless you park in the pub car park. A lovely evening walk. Not many people on the beach, a few dog walkers in early July.
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