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Botany Bay

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Citorah says

What you get is fine pale sand, properly broad at low tide, hemmed in by the chalk stacks that Turner painted and most London beach lists ignore.

From Best beaches near London 2026 — 8 worth the train, under “Botany Bay, Broadstairs — chalk stacks and a town worth the train”.

The catch

Wrong choice if your day needs candyfloss or a seafront Wetherspoons.

Good to know

Where
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Getting there
From St Pancras, the Southeastern Highspeed runs to Broadstairs in roughly 1h 20m, with an off-peak return landing around £45-55 depending on how far ahead you book

As the guide had it on 25 Jun 2026. Check prices and hours with the place itself before you go.

Where it is

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The guide it’s in

  • London · Beaches

    Best beaches near London 2026 — 8 worth the train

    London's closest beach isn't the best. Eight beaches I'd go back to — Camber, Wittering, Broadstairs, Whitstable — four to skip, with 2026 train times.

    Checked · 18 minResearch-ledSays what to skip

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