Reculver

Herne Bay · North Kent · sand and shingle

Beach beneath the medieval Reculver Towers.

What the tide does here

At a spring high tide only about 14% of Reculver is out of the water. By spring low the sea has drawn back roughly 360 metres, uncovering 75% of it — about 239 hectares of sand and shingle.

Reculver at high water: the dry beach shaded on a satellite map — **High water, 4.9 m above chart datum.** About 17% of Reculver is out of the water.

Reculver at low water: the dry beach shaded on a satellite map — **Low water, 1.0 m above chart datum.** About 51% is uncovered.

Dogs

Dogs are welcome on the beach all year. They must be on a lead around Reculver Towers and in the Country Park picnic areas.

Water quality

This beach is not a designated bathing water, so the Environment Agency does not sample it.

Lifeguards

No RNLI lifeguard patrol here.

Facilities

Nearby: public toilets, parking and a café or kiosk. Uneven coastal path; limited facilities.

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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.