Joss Bay
Broadstairs, Coast
Image: Visit ThanetJoss Bay is a 200 metre sandy bay near Broadstairs, best known as Thanet's top surfing beach and holder of a Blue Flag and Seaside Award for 2026. Families can build sandcastles, rockpool, bounce at the seasonal Kids Corner and grab snacks from the cafe. It is easy to spend half a day here in summer.
Highlights
- Thanet's best known surfing beach
- Blue Flag and Seaside Award 2026
- Seasonal RNLI lifeguards
- Kids Corner with bouncy castle and trampolines
- Cafe, beach shop and rockpooling
Good to know
- No dogs from 10am to 6pm between 1 May and 30 September
- The beach is cut off at both ends at high tide
- Barbecues are allowed after 6pm only
Getting there
Joss Bay, Joss Gap Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 3PGParking: Car park at the bay.
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Nearby
Image: Visit ThanetKingsgate Bay
Kingsgate Bay is a secluded 150 metre sandy cove below Kingsgate Castle, with some of the best sea caves in Thanet. It is calm and quiet compared with its busier neighbours, and dogs are welcome all year. Allow an hour or two, and pair it with a walk to Joss Bay or Botany Bay.
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0Botany Bay
Botany Bay is a sandy cove between Margate and Broadstairs, framed by white chalk cliffs and dramatic chalk stacks. Explore the rock pools and hunt for fossils, and at low tide walk round to Kingsgate Bay. There is a kiosk on the beach and seasonal lifeguards in summer.
Image: Visit ThanetStone Bay
Stone Bay is a quieter, cliff-backed beach just north of Broadstairs town centre, best known for rock pooling. Explore the pools at low tide, hire a beach chalet, then stroll the promenade to Viking Bay and the town. It suits families with young children for a few hours.