Piers · South East England
Herne Bay Pier
Herne Bay Pier is a pier in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Best time of year
- Summer
- Nearest railway station
- Herne Bay · 1.0 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Herne Bay Pier is a seaside pier in the United Kingdom. Wheelchair accessible (per OpenStreetMap). Coordinates: 51.3729°, 1.1203°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Thanet Coast SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Herne Bay Pier was the third pier to be built at Herne Bay, Kent for passenger steamers. It was notable for its exceptional length of 3,787 feet (1,154 m) and made famous after appearing in the opening sequence of Ken Russell's first feature film French Dressing. Herne Bay Pier suffered extensive damage in a 1978 storm, leading to much of it being dismantled in 1980, leaving only a pier-stub at the landward end, and part of the landing stage isolated at sea. The two previous piers built on the same location included a wooden deep-sea pier designed by Thomas Rhodes, assistant of Thomas Telford, and a second shorter iron version by Wilkinson & Smith.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.3729, 1.1203
- County
- Kent
- District
- Canterbury
- Parish
- Canterbury, unparished area
- Postcode
- CT6 8PD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Herne Bay and Sandwich
- Nearest railway station
- Herne Bay — 1 km
- Opening
- Easter 1899
Sources
- osm: w567079949 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Herne Bay Pier (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Herne Bay Pier?
- Herne Bay Pier is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CT6 8PD), in the parish of Canterbury, unparished area.
- Who owns Herne Bay Pier?
- Herne Bay Pier is owned by 1899−1909 Herne Bay Pavilion Pier and Promenade Co<br />1909−1974 Herne Bay UDC<br /> 1974− Canterbury City Council.
- Is Herne Bay Pier a protected site?
- Yes — Herne Bay Pier is part of the Thanet Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Herne Bay Pier free to visit?
- Yes, Herne Bay Pier is free to enter.
- How do I get to Herne Bay Pier?
- The nearest railway station is Herne Bay, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CT6 8PD.