HERNE BAY | Full seafront tour of Herne Bay Kent England | 4K Walking Tour and travel guide

HERNE BAY | Full seafront tour of Herne Bay Kent | 4K Walking Tour and travel guide
4k Walk along Herne Bay Seafront including pier, clock tower and beach
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Herne Bay is a seaside town in Kent, South East England. On the south coast of the Thames Estuary, it is 6 miles north of Canterbury and 4 miles east of Whitstable.

Herne Bay can often get a lot of flack from other people in Kent, but it's actually a great place to live or to visit.

People often end up comparing it to other nearby towns like Whitstable or Canterbury, obsessing over what it hasn't got rather than what it has.

The small seaside town has it all - from history, beautiful views of the sea and so much more that can be overlooked.

Herne Bay's seafront is home to the world's first freestanding purpose-built Clock Tower, built in 1837; from the late Victorian period until 1978, the town had the second-longest pier in the United Kingdom.

Herne Bay began as a small shipping town and community, receiving goods and passengers from London en route to Canterbury and Dover. The town rose to prominence as a seaside resort during the early 19th century after the building of a pleasure pier and promenade by a group of London investors, and reached its heyday in the late Victorian era. Its popularity as a holiday destination has declined over the past decades, due to the increase in foreign travel and to a lesser degree exposure to flooding that has prevented the town's redevelopment.

One of the oldest buildings in Herne Bay is the late 18th-century inn The Ship, which served as the focal point for the small shipping and farming community that first inhabited the town.

In the 1830s, a group of London investors, who recognised Herne Bay's potential as a seaside resort, built a wooden pier and a promenade on the town's seafront.

Herne Bay Clock Tower
You can't miss the striking architecture of Herne Bay clock tower. Built in 1837, it has been refurbished in recent years and an information centre including memorabilia and information about its history set up nearby. In recent years the addition of the lights on the building during the evenings has been really nice to see and add a little bit more scenery to an evening stroll along the beachfront.

Herne Bay Pier History
The pier is one of the more well-known tourist destinations in the town but it has a very colourful history. The original wooden pier had to be dismantled in 1871 after its owners went into liquidation and sea worms had damaged the wood. The replacement pier was the second longest in the country, behind only the pier at Southend-on-Sea

Herne Bay Beach and Seafront
The seafront has a 2 miles (3 km) shingle beach. The seafront features a Victorian bandstand and gardens, amusement arcades, and children's play areas. Landmarks by the seafront include the Clock Tower, the sea defence jetty, the off-shore World War II sea fort and the off-shore wind farm. There are seaside cafés, fresh seafood restaurants, guesthouses, beach huts and more

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