Where is botany bay beach

This is a really good beach, definitely one of the best in England. Bring your stuff, avoid the busiest summer days, and you will love it. Ireland Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland. Scotland North Scotland South Scotland. Wales North Wales South Wales. Type of beach Sandy Lifeguard service Yes Dogs friendly beach?

Dogs banned from 1st May to 31st Sept from 10am to 6pm. TR Water quality Awards. Great little quiet beautiful spot. Skip To Main Content. Follow Us Facebook Twitter Instagram. Newsletter Get Listed. Site Search. Botany Bay. About This hidden gem offers stunning views of white cliffs and beautiful chalk stacks. Book Tickets. Getting there by public transport is fairly convenient. Get off in Knockholt Road, right by a cut through to the beach.

Botany Bay has two beach areas. The main southern beach is the one favoured by most of the public and especially families. It's close to the pub, their cars, has toilet and snacks facilities and is usually manned by lifeguards in Summer months. The "naturist beach" involves a short walk to the northwest and comprises a sandy beach with a narrow strip of sand dunes backed by low chalk cliffs.

Naturists tend to settle on the edge of or in the flat dunes. Although the dunes can be overlooked from the clifftops and there are some walkers often exercising dogs along the waters edge, there are few if any problems about use of this part of the beach for naturism. The dunes are almost flat, and the dune 'grass' in short, providing little cover unless you are lying down. The beach has no shade unless you are right next to the crumbly cliffs.

This part of the coast provides a good view of the busy shipping lanes serving traffic from The Thames, the North Sea and the English Channel, so there's plenty to see and a pair of binoculars can be useful.

In , a NUFF reader reported that on the 7th April, Police appeared on the beach and took names and addresses of the only two naturists present, claiming that they had "received complaints".

Hopefully, this will prove to be an isolated incident and will not be repeated during the summer. In , the beach seemed fine, there were no signs, naturists and the clothed seemed to be co-existing peacefully. The only facilities at Botany Bay are: toilets on the access to the main beach; a kiosk selling light refreshments on the main beach; and the Botany Bay Hotel, a Shepherd Neame pub and restaurant on the clifftop about yards from the beach access slipways.