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Joss Bay is a popular sandy beach sheltered by steep chalk cliffs and backing on to the North Foreland golf course. Stretching for around 200 metres this is a great family beach with all the facilities close at hand. There is a beach cafe, toilets, plenty of car parking and deck-chair hire if you really want to go for the full English seaside experience! Along with Viking Bay beach in Broadstairs, Joss Bay is one of the most popular beaches on the Thanet coast.
Joss Bay is Kent’s best known surfing beach and is home to the longest established surf school on this coast. As well as surf lessons there is surf hire and an associated shop in nearby Broadstairs.
The beach is reputedly named after an eighteenth-century smuggler, Joss Snelling. He was notorious for importing a variety of contraband to the various beaches of the Isle of Thanet in the late 1800s. Snelling managed to make a mockery of the customs men and lived to the ripe old age of 96 whilst many of his contemporaries went to the gallows or were deported.
Loacted approximately halfway between Broadstairs and Margate, Joss Bay is a good starting-point for coastal walks and cycle rides.
Type of beach
Sandy
Lifeguard service
Yes
Dogs friendly beach?
Dogs banned from 1st May to 30th Sept from 10am to 6pm.
Kent dog friendly beaches »
Activities
Kayaking/canoeing
Swimming/bathing
Surfing
Facilities
Deck chair hire
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Joss Bay
Joss Gap Roadwww.thebeachguide.co.uk
Joss Bay is a popular sandy beach sheltered by steep chalk cliffs and backing on to the North Foreland golf course. Stretching for around 200 metres this is a great family beach with all the facilities close at hand. There is a beach cafe, toilets, plenty of car parking and deck-chair hire if you really want to go for the full English seaside experience! Along with Viking Bay beach in Broadstairs, Joss Bay is one of the most popular beaches on the Thanet coast.
Joss Bay is Kent’s best known surfing beach and is home to the longest established surf school on this coast. As well as surf lessons there is surf hire and an associated shop in nearby Broadstairs.
The beach is reputedly named after an eighteenth-century smuggler, Joss Snelling. He was notorious for importing a variety of contraband to the various beaches of the Isle of Thanet in the late 1800s. Snelling managed to make a mockery of the customs men and lived to the ripe old age of 96 whilst many of his contemporaries went to the gallows or were deported.
Loacted approximately halfway between Broadstairs and Margate, Joss Bay is a good starting-point for coastal walks and cycle rides.
Type of beach
Sandy
Lifeguard service
Yes
Dogs friendly beach?
Dogs banned from 1st May to 30th Sept from 10am to 6pm.
Kent dog friendly beaches »
Activities
Kayaking/canoeing
Swimming/bathing
Surfing
Facilities
Deck chair hire
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Botany Bay is the northernmost of seven bays in the popular Kent resort of Broadstairs. This sandy beach is deservedly popular with clean sands and a Blue Flag award for water quality. It was named after Botany Bay in Australia as local smugglers were caught on the beach and deported to Botany Bay, hence the name.
The bay is very attractive with chalk cliffs, golden sands and some rock pools. There’s a small (somewhat inadequate) car park but you can park on the nearby streets off Marine Drive. The approach to the beach has beach huts and flights of shallow steps.
There is an RNLI lifeguard service in high season and dogs are banned in the daytime from May through to September. The beach has a cafe but unfortunately the toilet facilities often have long queues. Despite these minor niggles, the beach remains very popular.
As well as being popular for sandcastles and beach sports, Botany Bay is ideal for kayaking, canoeing, swimming, sunbathing, fossil hunting, body boarding and kite-flying. It also has a deck chair rental service.
Nearby coastal walks offer superb views of Botany Bay from the Viking Coastal Trail and Kent Coastline Walk.
Type of beach
Sandy
Lifeguard service
Yes
Dogs friendly beach?
Dogs banned from 1st May to 31st Sept from 10am to 6pm.
Activities
Kayaking/canoeing
Surfing
Facilities
Deck chair hire
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Botany Bay
Marine Drivewww.thebeachguide.co.uk
Botany Bay is the northernmost of seven bays in the popular Kent resort of Broadstairs. This sandy beach is deservedly popular with clean sands and a Blue Flag award for water quality. It was named after Botany Bay in Australia as local smugglers were caught on the beach and deported to Botany Bay, hence the name.
The bay is very attractive with chalk cliffs, golden sands and some rock pools. There’s a small (somewhat inadequate) car park but you can park on the nearby streets off Marine Drive. The approach to the beach has beach huts and flights of shallow steps.
There is an RNLI lifeguard service in high season and dogs are banned in the daytime from May through to September. The beach has a cafe but unfortunately the toilet facilities often have long queues. Despite these minor niggles, the beach remains very popular.
As well as being popular for sandcastles and beach sports, Botany Bay is ideal for kayaking, canoeing, swimming, sunbathing, fossil hunting, body boarding and kite-flying. It also has a deck chair rental service.
Nearby coastal walks offer superb views of Botany Bay from the Viking Coastal Trail and Kent Coastline Walk.
Type of beach
Sandy
Lifeguard service
Yes
Dogs friendly beach?
Dogs banned from 1st May to 31st Sept from 10am to 6pm.
Activities
Kayaking/canoeing
Surfing
Facilities
Deck chair hire
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Kingsdown Beach
Just east of Camber Sands is the lesser known Broomhill. Whilst it may not be nestled amongst the sand dunes in quite the way as its neighbour Broomhill is still one of the best beaches around.
There aren’t much in the way of facilities at Broomhill but there is an ice cream van during the summer months.
At low tide the beach here is very flat and sandy expanse with the sea seemingly miles away. This makes it ideal for activities that require plenty of space such as sand-buggies. When the wind isn’t up it’s a perfect spot for a paddle.
Broomhill is also one of the most popular kitesurfing destinations on the coast. Even if you aren’t experienced you can get lessons and hire equipment from the Kitesurf Centre here.
Type of beach
Sand & shingle
Lifeguard service
No
Dogs friendly beach?
May to September: dogs on a lead are allowed in marked zones. October to April: dogs are allowed onto all areas of the beach under close
Activities
Kite surfing
Surfing
Wind surfing
Facilities
Promenade
Broomhill Sands
Just east of Camber Sands is the lesser known Broomhill. Whilst it may not be nestled amongst the sand dunes in quite the way as its neighbour Broomhill is still one of the best beaches around.
There aren’t much in the way of facilities at Broomhill but there is an ice cream van during the summer months.
At low tide the beach here is very flat and sandy expanse with the sea seemingly miles away. This makes it ideal for activities that require plenty of space such as sand-buggies. When the wind isn’t up it’s a perfect spot for a paddle.
Broomhill is also one of the most popular kitesurfing destinations on the coast. Even if you aren’t experienced you can get lessons and hire equipment from the Kitesurf Centre here.
Type of beach
Sand & shingle
Lifeguard service
No
Dogs friendly beach?
May to September: dogs on a lead are allowed in marked zones. October to April: dogs are allowed onto all areas of the beach under close
Activities
Kite surfing
Surfing
Wind surfing
Facilities
Promenade