A lovely pier with a small funfair, an amusement park, places to eat and drink and quince little shops where you can buy all sorts of things, the is crab fishing too which they highly recommend

Pier was good featuring craft shops and a few children's rides. Worth a look if around the area.

That was incredible!! Everything began with an easy car parking experience. The parking fee is quite high, costing 2.40 for an hour. Believe me, if you have kids, you'll need to pay for several hours. We ended up spending 5 hours there. It was lovely to sit by the water and enjoy the fresh air. The beach has some small stones, but we managed to find a sandy spot where the kids could build a castle. There are plenty of little shops nearby, offering traditional fish and chips, ice cream, and both hot and cold drinks. Arcades provide entertainment options. We had the chance to catch crabs from the sea, which was fantastic!! We paid £5 for a special crab net. They sell kits that include a net, bacon, and a bucket. I had never seen so many little boys and girls, as well as men and women, doing this on the pier. All the crabs were returned to the sea (people should take them back to the water from the beach). We were fortunate that the weather was very nice. On the pier, there were attractions for kids: soft play, jumping, and carousels. Toilets are available in the arcade building (inside), but there are no signs indicating that it's a toilet; we just asked the receptionist. Alternatively, you can use the toilets on the pier, but they are in poor condition and have a very unpleasant odor. Overall, it’s such an amazing place to spend a day out with kids.

Herne bay is your quintessential Victorian seaside town. It is really clean hardly any litter. The seafront walk is lovely, so peaceful and quiet. The pier was a bit noisy for us - loud music for the funfair. There are pretty gardens and lots of history information about the area.

VISIT DATE: SUN 26/10/2025 VISIT TIME: 12:00 - 13:00 Herne Bay Pier is a traditional seaside attraction, featuring a long promenade, huts along the enclosed, right-hand side housing stalls selling various trinkets and other lovely items, hot drinks and snacks. You can also get pizza, burgers, ice cream and even alcohol, with some establishments on the uncovered side. There is a section you can fish off (lines and buckets for crabbing are available to hire) and, at the end of the pier, there are a number of amusements, including a classic carousel. On the day we visited, as it was coming up to Halloween, there was a ghost hunt for children to participate in, which was to raise funds for the pier. For a small donation, you got a piece of paper ABs had to look round for the pictures of the ghosts which had been put up at various points along the pier. If you found them all, you got given a small gift bag containing sweets. This was great fun for my daughter and we successfully found all the ghosts, working as a team. Unfortunately, we chose to visit on an incredibly cold day, with rain, so I didn’t enjoy the experience as much as I would have on a sunny day, but it was still nice to visit and the cold obviously doesn’t bother some people as we even saw people taking a swim next to the pier! The pier is free to enter, is fully accessible, but the enclosed walkway can be a bit crowded at times. Parking available in a number of places nearby, but as this is a busy town, check in advance about when and where you can park as restrictions apply during the week. Be sure to check out the lovely bench just before the pier, which is a tribute to Andy Johnson, and also the fantastic “Telly-Go-Round”, to the right as you exit the pier.