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West Bay, Westgate

Photo of West Bay, Westgate, a swimming spot near Broadstairs, Kent, south east England.

West Bay, Westgate

© JThomas / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© JThomas / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

West Bay, Westgate

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West Bay, Westgate is an official bathing spot in Kent. The water was rated Sufficient when last classified. Water quality here can dip after heavy rain. The county has 30 designated bathing waters; this is one.

St Mildred's Bay, Westgate and Westbrook Bay, Margate are among the bathing waters within 2.2 km. Westgate-on-Sea Station is under a kilometre away.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near West Bay, Westgate

Photo of Dreamland, a visitor attraction near Broadstairs, Kent, south east England.Highlight

Dreamland

Attraction near Broadstairs

Margate's restored seaside amusement park, home to the Grade II* Scenic Railway, Britain's oldest roller coaster.

3 km E

Photo of Turner Contemporary, a visitor attraction near Broadstairs, Kent, south east England.Highlight

Turner Contemporary

Attraction near Broadstairs

A stark David Chipperfield gallery on the Margate seafront, on the spot where Turner lodged to paint the light.

3.6 km E

Photo of Shell Grotto, a visitor attraction near Broadstairs, Kent, south east England.Highlight

Shell Grotto

Attraction near Broadstairs

An underground passage in Margate lined with 4.6 million shells in mysterious mosaics, its origin still unexplained.

4 km E

Photo of Walpole Bay Tidal Pool, a sea pool near Broadstairs, Kent, south east England.Highlight

Walpole Bay Tidal Pool

Sea pool · Lido near Broadstairs

A walled sea pool of over four acres on the Cliftonville shore at Margate, built in 1937 and refilled by every tide.

5.1 km E

Photo of Kingsgate Bay, a beach near Broadstairs, Kent, south east England.Highlight

Kingsgate Bay

Beach near Broadstairs

A small sandy Thanet cove with a natural chalk arch at its northern end, below a mock-castle folly.

7.7 km E

Photo of Broadstairs, a village in Kent, south east England.Highlight

Broadstairs

Village

Thanet resort of seven sandy bays where Dickens holidayed, its old town above Viking Bay.

7.9 km E · Kent