Herne Bay Pier
Set in Herne Bay, Herne Bay Pier is an attraction. Its neighbours on our list number 4 within 5 km. Top of the list nearby is Canterbury Cathedral, 11 km away.
Attraction in Herne Bay
Inside Herne Bay
Herne Bay Pier is inside Herne Bay’s built-up area, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Picking your season
The warmest afternoons in Herne Bay run May to September, at 17–23°C.
Herne Bay Pier
Attraction.
In Herne Bay, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- in Herne Bay
Where it sits
Find Herne Bay Pier in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Herne Bay’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Nearby towns
Home to 32,185 people, Whitstable is the largest of these 3. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Herne Bay Pier is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herne Bay | It’s in town | 24,873 | 8 |
| Herne | 1 km south of it | 14,874 | 8 |
| Whitstable | 2.9 km west of it | 32,185 | 9 |
Also near Herne Bay Pier
There are 29 within 15 km, 3 museums, a cathedral and an abbey or priory among them.
CathedralCanterbury Cathedral11 km away2
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey11 km away3
MuseumThe Seaside Museum600 m away4
CastleCanterbury Castle11 km away5Wildlife parkWildlife parkWildwood4.5 km away6
FortCanterbury city walls11 km away7
MuseumThe Marlowe Kit11 km away8
MuseumCanterbury Roman Museum11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Herne Bay Pier
Where is Herne Bay Pier?
Herne Bay Pier is in Herne Bay, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Herne Bay Pier?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Herne Bay Pier?
May to September are the warmest months in Herne Bay, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Herne Bay Pier?
Within 15 km: Canterbury Cathedral (11 km), Saint Augustine's Abbey (11 km), The Seaside Museum (600 m) and Canterbury Castle (11 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Canterbury Cathedral: Hans Musil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Augustine's Abbey: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Seaside Museum: Linda Spashett Storye_book, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury Castle: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury city walls: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Marlowe Kit: Storye book, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury Roman Museum: Linda Spashett (Storye book), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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