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Thanet Coast

Open accessin a country park open to the public

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Thanet Coast is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Kent, covering 8.2 km². It is one of 85 SSSIs in the county. It is among the largest in the county.

For more of the same, Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes and West Blean and Thornden Woods are close by. Margate Station is under a kilometre away.

More places to visit near Thanet Coast

Photo of Reculver Towers and Roman Fort, a ruined monastery near Fordwich, Kent, south east England.Highlight

Reculver Towers and Roman Fort

Monastery near Fordwich

Reculver Saxon Shore fort, Anglo-Saxon monastery and associated remains

adjoining

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.

0.1 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.

0.1 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.

0.5 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.

0.5 km E · Kent

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

Whitstable

Village

Working oyster town of weatherboarded fishermen's huts, seafood shacks and a long shingle beach.

2.6 km W · Kent