Kent Seaside Guidebook
Food scene
Best Fish and Chips
205 Tankerton RoadGreat Fish & Chips
Jojos
2 Herne Bay RdThe Royal
64 Marine ParadeWheelers Oyster Bar
8 High StHubbard's Wholesale Bakery
63 High StBest Bakery in town
5* Sausage Rolls
The Lobster Shack
EAST QUAYSea View Cafe
Marine CrescentHead to the Sea View Cafe for a breakfast bap! Cash only!
Places to visit nearby
Margate seaside town is very kitsch & uber-cool. Visit and celebrate age-old resort-town traditions – sandy beaches, fish n’ chips, seafood stalls and shore-side rides, all with a hip new twist. Capture a famous Turner sunset whilst settled on the seafront steps or a seafront bar, cafe or restaurant.
160 locals recommend
UpMargate
20 The CentreMargate seaside town is very kitsch & uber-cool. Visit and celebrate age-old resort-town traditions – sandy beaches, fish n’ chips, seafood stalls and shore-side rides, all with a hip new twist. Capture a famous Turner sunset whilst settled on the seafront steps or a seafront bar, cafe or restaurant.
Sightseeing
The imposing twin towers of the medieval church at Reculver dominate the skyline of Herne Bay, acting as a navigation marker for ships at sea. This was the site of one of the earliest Roman forts built against Saxon raids on the 'Saxon Shore'. It later became the site of an Anglo-Saxon monastery before becoming the parish church for Reculver. The tall towers were built in a remodelling of the church in the 12th century.
Much of the site has been lost to coastal erosion, but alongside the twin towers are the ruined remains of the early Roman fort.
You can walk or cycle all the way to Reculver, via the Oyster Trail. There is also a big children play park, cafe and tea room
53 locals recommend
Reculver Towers and Roman Fort
Reculver RoadThe imposing twin towers of the medieval church at Reculver dominate the skyline of Herne Bay, acting as a navigation marker for ships at sea. This was the site of one of the earliest Roman forts built against Saxon raids on the 'Saxon Shore'. It later became the site of an Anglo-Saxon monastery before becoming the parish church for Reculver. The tall towers were built in a remodelling of the church in the 12th century.
Much of the site has been lost to coastal erosion, but alongside the twin towers are the ruined remains of the early Roman fort.
You can walk or cycle all the way to Reculver, via the Oyster Trail. There is also a big children play park, cafe and tea room