St Mary's Bay (Broadstairs) (East Cliff)

St Mary's Bay (Broadstairs) - Kent
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Located between the ever popular Viking Bay and Stone Bay is East Cliff or St Mary’s Bay. The beach here is sandy with flat rocks around the low water mark. These are home to plenty of rock pools.

Running along the back of the beach is a promenade linking Broadstairs’ main beaches. It is also home to some colourful beach huts.

Also known as:

East Cliff

Type of beach

Sandy

Lifeguard service

Yes

Dogs friendly beach?

Dogs allowed except between 9am and 6 pm from 1 May to 30 September

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Activities

  • Rock pooling

Facilities

  • Town centre nearby
  • Beach hut hire
  • Promenade

Nearest town

Broadstairs

Postcode

CT10 1EE

OS grid ref.

TR 4000 6795

Parking

Nearby parking on the road

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Notes & pending corrections

2024-01-09

Since July 2023 parking charges have been introduced at Sharkham Point by Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust. There is now no free parking nearby

These corrections have been acknowledged and are awaiting verification before we update the page. We would suggest you double check the information here as we have not yet confirmed its accuracy.