Tankerton Slopes
Nature · A long grassy slope above the sea, with beach huts below and The Street appearing from the tide at low water.
Whitstable
A sun-bleached oyster town on the Kent coast where wooden beach huts and working fishing boats meet cobbled streets.
From King's Cross St Pancras: 1 h 38 min by train · 2 h 6 min by car
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Time there: 4–7.5 h to see all 6 places
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Must-see places
The Street
Old streets · A natural shingle spit that emerges at low tide and can be walked half a mile out into the estuary.
West Beach Whitstable
Beach · A shingle beach of pastel beach huts on Whitstable's oyster-town seafront.
Whitstable Castle
Castle · A castle-style house from the 1780s on the Whitstable and Tankerton border, with gardens and a tea room.
Whitstable Harbour
Waterfront · The railway-built harbour at the heart of Whitstable, with its fish market, South Quay and working boats.
Whitstable Harbour Market
Market · A weekend-led market on the harbour's South Quay with local makers, artists and food producers, beside fish stalls selling cockles.
Quick facts
Native oysters are served around the harbour and beach, and the nine-day Oyster Festival each July opens with a parade and the Landing of the Catch.
West Beach has a postcard row of pastel-coloured beach huts, and the beachfront Old Neptune pub is a favourite spot for watching the sunset.
At low tide you can walk half a mile out to sea along The Street, a shingle spit, and the town is about an hour and a half by train from London Victoria.
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