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Botany Bay Beach

Excellent Bathing Water
Marine Drive, Broadstairs, CT10 3LG
Accessible Award-Winning Bathing Water Café Deck Chair Hire Lifeguards Parking Picnic Area Rock Pools Sea Caves Toilets Venue Hire
Botany Bay is a secluded bay with breath-taking chalk features.

About Botany Bay Beach

The sandy beach is great for families with plenty for children to explore. It's said the beach got its name from when smugglers were deported to Botany Bay in Australia.

Botany Bay has been reported as the “most photographed beach in the UK”.

At low tide, you can access a more secluded part of the beach past the iconic chalk stacks to the east. Keep an eye on tide times, there is no other way back through!

As you descend onto Botany Bay Beach, most settle there, near chalk columns. For a less crowded experience, try heading left and enjoy a large expanse of sand with chalk cliffs.

Dogs are not allowed on the beach between 10am and 6pm from 1 May to 30 September.

Nearest Transport

Joss Bay Car Parkunder a mile away

Popular Places of Interest and Things to See Near Botany Bay Beach

View from Route 15 National Cycle path of Neptune's Tower with the sea behind.

Neptune's Tower

less than half a mile away
Broadstairs
Landmark

Kingsgate Bay Gap

less than half a mile away
Broadstairs
Landmark

Charles HamiltonWriter

less than half a mile away
Broadstairs
Blue Plaque

Kingsgate Bay Playground

less than half a mile away
Broadstairs
Park

Foreness Point Grass Meadow

less than half a mile away
Margate
Park

St Philip's Church

less than half a mile away
Margate
Church

Foreness Point Gap

under a mile away
Margate
Landmark
Foreness Point

Foreness Point

under a mile away
Margate
Landmark
Kingsgate Castle on top of the chalk-cliffs, viewed across Kingsgate Bay Beach looking south-east.

Kingsgate Castle

under a mile away
Broadstairs
Landmark
Countess Tower

Countess Tower

under a mile away
Broadstairs
Landmark

Friend's Gap

under a mile away
Margate
Landmark

Palm Bay Recreation Ground

under a mile away
Margate
Park

Joss Gap

under a mile away
Broadstairs
Landmark

Princes Walk

under a mile away
Margate
Park

Palm Bay Green

under a mile away
Margate
Park

Northdown Park

under a mile away
Margate
Park
Louis Masai

Louis MasaiRise Up Residency

under a mile away
Margate
Mural
Onur

OnurRise Up Residency

under a mile away
Margate
Mural
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Popular Activities and Things to Do Near Botany Bay Beach

Foreness Waterski and Boat Club

under a mile away
Closed Thu
Margate
Sports Club

North Foreland Golf Club

under a mile away
Open –
Broadstairs
Sports Club

Broadstairs Town Football Club

under a mile away
Margate
Sports Club

Palm Bay Tennis Courts

just over a mile away
Margate
Activity

Jet Ski World

just over a mile away
Open –
Margate
Activity

Thanet Squash Rackets Club

just over a mile away
Open –
Broadstairs
Sports Club

Walpole Bay Bowls Club

just over a mile away
Margate
Sports Club

Thanet Indoor Bowls Club

just over a mile away
Margate
Sports Club

Community Sauna

just over a mile away
Open –
Margate
Activity

Outdoor Gym

just over a mile away
Broadstairs
Activity

The Malibu Health Club

just over a mile away
Broadstairs
Sports Club

Revolution Skatepark & Climbing

just over a mile away
Closed Thu
Broadstairs
Activity

Cliftonville Outdoor Bowls Club

just over a mile away
Margate
Sports Club

Thanet Wanderers RUFC

just over a mile away
Broadstairs
Sports Club
Tom Thumb Theatre

Tom Thumb Theatre

over a mile away
Margate
Theatre

Broadstairs & St Peter's Tennis Club

over a mile away
Open –
Broadstairs
Sports Club

Frames Snooker & Pool Club

over a mile away
Open –
Margate
Sports Club

CTRL ALT ESC - Escape Rooms

over a mile away
Open –
Margate
Activity
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Eats Near Botany Bay Beach

Hazel and Hollin

less than half a mile away
Broadstairs
£££ Bakery

Lotus Garden

less than half a mile away
Open –
Margate
££Chinese

Palm Bay Fish Bar

less than half a mile away
Open –
Margate
££Fish & Chips

Yama Thai Kitchen

under a mile away
Open –
Broadstairs
££Thai

Staple

just over a mile away
Open –
Broadstairs
££ Bakery

Holly Lanes Fish Inn

just over a mile away
Open –
Margate
££Fish & Chips

Simla Brasserie

just over a mile away
Open –
Margate
£££Indian

Drinks Near Botany Bay Beach

Botany Bay Hotel

a few hundred meters away
Open –
Broadstairs
£££ Hotel

The Laughing Barrel

less than half a mile away
Open –
Margate
££ Pub

The Stack

under a mile away
Open –
Broadstairs
£££ Cafe

The Nineteenth Hole

under a mile away
Broadstairs
£££ Pub

Taddy's Barn

under a mile away
Open –
Broadstairs
££ Cafe

Halfway House Cafe

under a mile away
Broadstairs
££ Cafe

Joss Bay Cafe

under a mile away
Open –
Broadstairs
££ Cafe

The Garden Gate Cafe

under a mile away
Open –
Margate
££ Cafe

White Swan & Reading Street Burgers

just over a mile away
Open –
Broadstairs
££ Pub

Staple

just over a mile away
Open –
Broadstairs
££ Bakery

The Wheatsheaf

just over a mile away
Open –
Margate
££ Pub

Palm Bay Café

just over a mile away
Open –
Margate
££ Cafe

Jet Ski World Cafe

just over a mile away
Open –
Margate
££ Cafe

Accommodation Near Botany Bay Beach

Botany Seafront Bed and Breakfast

a couple of hundred meters away
Broadstairs
£££ Bed And Breakfast

Botany Bay Hotel

a few hundred meters away
Open –
Broadstairs
£££ Hotel

Home from Home Stay Margate

just over a mile away
Margate
£££ Bed And Breakfast

Walpole Bay Hotel

just over a mile away
Margate
£££ Hotel

The Lynton Lookout

just over a mile away
Margate
£££ Bed And Breakfast

Doghouse Margate

just over a mile away
Margate
£££ Bed And Breakfast

Other Nearby Beaches

The sea arch and tall chalk cliffs at Kingsgate Bay, an off-shore wind-farm in the distance.

Kingsgate Bay Beach

less than half a mile away
Broadstairs
Beach
The wide Joss Bay, looking north towards Castle View Apartments up on the chalk-cliff top. To the left, at the back of the beach, is Joss Bay Cafe and the Lifesavers hut.

Joss Bay Beach

under a mile away
Broadstairs
Beach
Palm Bay Beach

Palm Bay Beach

just over a mile away
Margate
Beach
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