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St Mary's Bay (Kent)

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  • Water temp(satellite):
  • 7.7°C
  • 2025-01-21

St. Mary's Bay is a resort beach situated along a 20 kilometre (km) stretch of beach in Hythe Bay, Kent. Hythe Bay stretches from Folkestone down to the headland of Dungeness. The beach is predominantly shingle with wide shallow sand flats exposed at low water. Fine sediments suspended in the water column leave the water cloudy at times. There is a slipway just south of the bathing water sampling point.

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Beaches close to St Mary's Bay (Kent)

St Mary\'s Bay ⟼ 0.1 km away
Dymchurch Martello Tower Beach ⟼ 1.5 km away
Dymchurch Beach ⟼ 1.7 km away
Dymchurch ⟼ 1.9 km away
Dymchurch is a resort beach situated along a 20 kilometre stretch of beach in Hythe Bay, Kent. Hythe Bay stretches from Folkestone down to the headland of Dungeness. The Beach at Dymchurch is a mix of sand and shingle, with wide shallow sand flats exposed at low water. The beach is backed by concrete sea defences with a promenade on top. At high water, the sea can reach up to the sea wall, leaving no beach exposed.
Littlestone Beach ⟼ 3.4 km away
Littlestone ⟼ 3.9 km away
Littlestone-on-Sea is a resort beach in the middle of a 20 kilometre (km) stretch of beach in Hythe Bay, Kent. Hythe Bay stretches from Folkestone down to the headland of Dungeness. The bathing water is a steeply shelving shingle bank with sand dunes at the southern edge. Wide shallow sand and mud flats are exposed at low tide, resulting in a long distance to the sea. Fine sediments suspended in the water column leave the water cloudy at times. To the south there is a life boat station and an outfall right next to it. The outfall of the New Romney Main Sewer is situated at the northern edge of the bathing water.
Dymchurch North Beach ⟼ 5.3 km away
Greatstone Beach ⟼ 7.5 km away
Hythe ⟼ 9.2 km away
Hythe is a resort beach in the North of Hythe Bay, Kent. Hythe Bay stretches from Folkestone down to the headland of Dungeness and is lined by beaches. The beach at Hythe is predominantly shingle with wide shallow sand flats exposed at low water. The beach is backed by a promenade and the town of Hythe.
Hythe Beach ⟼ 9.3 km away
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