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Greatstone Beach

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The beach at Greatstone has some stones but large, relatively flat sand and stretches from north to south for over two miles, backed by dunes., you can walk up to half a mile to the sea at low tide.

Greatstone Beach has seasonal restrictions in place between the 1st of May and the 30th of September. This is not the whole beach, so you must check local signage indicating where dogs cannot be walked.

The beach stretches south to Dungeness Point, and dogs can run freely once away from Greatstone. Greatstone Dunes, which back the beach, are a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSI) with many rare species of plants.

You need to be aware this stretch of coast and beach is also popular with horse riders and beach buggies, so you may need to keep an eye on your dog, and if they tend to chase, you may need to be on a lead.

Facilities include a car park, public toilets, pubs and shops opposite the car park.

If you want more information on the area visit our local Folkestone Destination page or our regional Kent Destination page.

Planning your visit to Greatstone Beach

New Romney, Folkestone, Kent TN28 8NX, United Kingdom

Place Category: Days Out
Place Tags: Beaches Seasonal Restrictions

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7 Day Weather Forecast for Folkestone, Kent

Today
lightrain
Expect a temp in the range 12.2℃ to 13.1℃ with wind speed 6 m/sec (SE)
Wednesday, May 15
cloudy
Expect a temp in the range 12.2℃ to 13℃ with wind speed 5.7 m/sec (SSE)
Thursday, May 16
cloudy
Expect a temp in the range 10.7℃ to 13.1℃ with wind speed 3 m/sec (E)
Friday, May 17
fair_night
Expect a temp in the range 7.4℃ to 10.7℃ with wind speed 3.1 m/sec (W)
Saturday, May 18
cloudy
Expect a temp in the range 10℃ to 12.4℃ with wind speed 2.2 m/sec (W)
Sunday, May 19
fair_night
Expect a temp in the range 10.5℃ to 13.5℃ with wind speed 1.9 m/sec (NNW)
Monday, May 20
rain
Expect a temp in the range 11.7℃ to 12.4℃ with wind speed 6.8 m/sec (NNE)

Our Folkestone weather forecast is from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK

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