Mountains & hills · South East England
Langdon Bay, Kent
Langdon Bay, Kent — bay in Kent, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Dover Priory · 3.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Langdon Bay, Kent is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Part of English Channel. Wikidata describes it as: "bay in Kent, England". Coordinates: 51.1336°, 1.3510°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Dover to Kingsdown Cliffs SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Langdon Bay is a bay in east Kent, England. It is two miles east of the town of Dover, and is named after the nearby villages of Langdon, East Langdon and West Langdon. The cliffs around it are known as the Langdon Cliffs. A prominent zig-zag path down the cliff-face is visible from the sea and connects with the National Trust path by means of a step ladder. An additional means of exit from the beach being a return on foot to St Margaret's Bay. At the far western end is a restricted area of the Port of Dover, and occasionally walkers will be escorted out by the Dover Port Police.
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Background
History
The bay is known for the Langdon Bay Hoard – a collection of Bronze Age metal objects found nearby in 1974. This includes bronze axes of a French type and is thought to represent the cargo of a boat that was caught in a storm just after leaving the English coast, either jettisoned to lighten and save the boat or sunk with it (if there was a wreck, it is now lost). This demonstrates that cross-channel trade was already occurring in the Bronze Age, if not earlier. The hoard is owned by the British Museum, but is on long-term loan and display in Dover Museum in Market Square, Dover. Three searchlight batteries – known as the Langdon Lights – were built into the base of the bay's cliffs during…
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- Coordinates
- 51.1336, 1.3510
- County
- Kent
- District
- Dover
- Parish
- St. Margaret's at Cliffe
- Postcode
- CT15 5NA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dover and Deal
- Nearest railway station
- Dover Priory — 3.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q6485798 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Langdon Bay (Kent) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: View from the footpath above Langdon Bay - geograph.org.uk - 743074.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Langdon Bay, Kent?
- Langdon Bay, Kent is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CT15 5NA), in the parish of St. Margaret's at Cliffe.
- Is Langdon Bay, Kent a protected site?
- Yes — Langdon Bay, Kent is part of the Dover to Kingsdown Cliffs SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Langdon Bay, Kent free to visit?
- Yes, Langdon Bay, Kent is free to enter.
- How do I get to Langdon Bay, Kent?
- The nearest railway station is Dover Priory, about 3.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CT15 5NA.