Herne Bay: Seaside Town on the North Kent Coast with a Clock Tower
Herne Bay developed as a seaside resort in the 1830s, slightly later than its neighbour Whitstable but with grander ambitions. The town's pier, first built in 1832, was once 1,147 metres long, the second longest in the country. Storm damage and demolition have left only the pier head standing offshore and a truncated landward section. The Clock Tower on the seafront, completed in 1837, is claimed as one of the earliest purpose-built freestanding clock towers in the world. The population is around 38,000.
Herne Bay sits within the Canterbury district in Kent, about seven miles north of Canterbury itself. The town has a direct rail service to London Victoria (around 90 minutes). Reculver, two miles east, preserves the remains of a Roman fort and a twelfth-century church, both sitting dramatically on eroding cliffs above the sea. The oyster beds off this stretch of coast have been worked since Roman times. Those considering adult companionship in the area should note the legal framework that applies in England.
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Herne Bay developed as a seaside resort in the 1830s, slightly later than its neighbour Whitstable but with grander ambitions. The town's pier, first built in 1832, was once 1,147 metres long, the second longest in the country. Storm damage and demolition have left only the pier head standing offshore and a truncated landward section. The Clock Tower on the seafront, completed in 1837, is claimed as one of the earliest purpose-built freestanding clock towers in the world. The population is around 38,000.
Herne Bay sits within the Canterbury district in Kent, about seven miles north of Canterbury itself. The town has a direct rail service to London Victoria (around 90 minutes). Reculver, two miles east, preserves the remains of a Roman fort and a twelfth-century church, both sitting dramatically on eroding cliffs above the sea. The oyster beds off this stretch of coast have been worked since Roman times. Those considering adult companionship in the area should note the legal framework that applies in England.
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