Kingsgate Bay

Broadstairs · Thanet · sand

Sheltered sandy cove with chalk arch and sea caves.

What the tide does here

At a spring high tide about 41% of Kingsgate Bay is out of the water. By spring low the sea has drawn back roughly 190 metres, uncovering 90% of it — about 54 hectares of sand.

Kingsgate Bay at high water: the dry beach shaded on a satellite map — **High water, 4.2 m above chart datum.** About 42% of Kingsgate Bay is out of the water.

Kingsgate Bay at low water: the dry beach shaded on a satellite map — **Low water, 0.8 m above chart datum.** About 82% is uncovered.

Dogs

Dogs are welcome on the beach at any time, all year. The council asks for dogs to be kept on a lead on the promenade.

Water quality

Classified Excellent by the Environment Agency in 2025, sampled as "Botany Bay, Broadstairs", a designated bathing water since 1997. Daily pollution risk forecasts appear on this page in the bathing season.

Lifeguards

No RNLI lifeguard patrol here.

Facilities

Nearby: parking. Steps and uneven path to beach.

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Tide predictions © UK Hydrographic Office. Beach shape from Environment Agency LIDAR survey data, © Environment Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Facilities and places from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Bathing water classifications from the Environment Agency. Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar.