Herne Bay Central beach
Water quality: Good — a good water-quality rating from the Environment Agency.
Photo: David Martin (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
Classification from the Environment Agency's designated bathing water profile — see the official profile for the latest sampling, pollution risk forecasts and any advice against bathing.
Places to stay near Herne Bay Central
Within 5 miles of the beach, nearest first — straight-line distances.
0.1 miles from the beach
0.3 miles from the beach
0.3 miles from the beach
Richmond Cottage
🏖️ a few minutes' walk from Herne Bay Central (Good water quality)
Whitstable, Southern England
Sleeps 8
£917 per break
Check availability0.4 miles from the beach
Divers Cottage
🏖️ 0.36 miles from Herne Bay Central (Good water quality)
Whitstable, Southern England
Sleeps 4
£377 per break
Check availability0.5 miles from the beach
Vitamin Sea Residency
🏖️ 0.5 miles from Herne Bay Central (Good water quality)
Whitstable, Southern England
Sleeps 3
£543 per break
Check availability1.3 miles from the beach
Hampton Bay Park
✓ On-site bar with live music and entertainment most weeks
🏖️ 1.29 miles from Herne Bay Central (Good water quality)
Whitstable
1.4 miles from the beach
1.8 miles from the beach
Seaview
🏖️ 1.37 miles from Tankerton (Excellent water quality)
Whitstable, Southern England
Sleeps 6
£377 per break
Check availability1.9 miles from the beach
Woodman Manor
🏖️ 1.27 miles from Tankerton (Excellent water quality)
Whitstable, Southern England
Sleeps 8
£1,927 per break
Check availabilityThings to do near Herne Bay Central
Eat by the beach
Within 3 miles, all with a 5-star food hygiene rating.
- The Saxon Shore · Pubs & Inns · 0.3 mi
- 49 Mortimer · Tea Rooms · 0.3 mi
- Rising Sun · Pubs & Inns · 1.5 mi
- The Wheatsheaf · Pubs & Inns · 2.4 mi
- The Oyster Bed · Ice Cream & Creameries · 2.6 mi
👻 Haunted places near Herne Bay Central
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18.9 miles away
Dover Castle
A Roman lighthouse, a Norman keep and a warren of cliff tunnels — the "Key to En...
19.2 miles away
Fort Amherst Citadel
A Napoleonic fortress cut deep into the Chatham chalk, where the story goes that...
20.7 miles away
Pluckley
A pretty Wealden village with a Guinness-backed reputation, a dozen named ghosts...