Stone Bay
This beach has beach huts from April to September. Access is via steps from Eastern Esplanade, or for vehicles access is down a steep slope which includes a hairpin bend. The bay is surrounded by white chalk cliffs. Part of the bay is protected by a concrete sea wall/ promenade. This is a quiet bay which makes the most of the sunshine in the earlier part of the day. At high tide the bay is completely covered by the sea.
Viking Bay
In AD449 the Viking Hengist landed near Ramsgate at Pegwell Bay. Today there is a replica Viking long ship on display at Pegwell Bay which was rowed across the North Sea in 1949 and landed at was then called Main Bay in Broadstairs - it was renamed Viking Bay in honour of this event.
The horse shoe shaped Viking Bay is the main attraction in Broadstairs for beach goers each summer.
The horse shoe shaped Viking Bay is the main attraction in Broadstairs for beach goers each summer.