Beaches · South East England
Kingsgate Bay
In or near Westwood.
Kingsgate Bay is a beach in the United Kingdom.
Nigel Chadwick — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Summer (Jun–Aug)
- Nearest railway station
- Broadstairs · 2.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Kingsgate Bay, the nearest railway station is Broadstairs, located 2.7 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is CT10 3QL, and entry to the beach is free.
About
Kingsgate Bay is a beach on the coast of Kent, South-East England. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest, and is a Ramsar wetland of international importance. It sits within the East Thanet parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Broadstairs, about 2.7 km away. Postcode area CT10.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Thanet Coast SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Thanet Coast & Sandwich Bay
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Kingsgate Native (foaled 20 February 2005) is an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He was a precocious juvenile sprinter, winning the Nunthorpe Stakes against older horses as well as finishing second in the Prix de l'Abbaye, Windsor Castle Stakes and Molecomb Stakes. He was equally successful in 2008, winning the Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot before being retired to become a breeding stallion. After proving infertile at stud he returned to the track in 2009 and won the King George Stakes. He remained in training until the end of the 2016 season, winning the Temple Stakes in 2010 and 2013 and the Achilles Stakes in 2015 as well as racing prominently in many other major sprint races.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Kingsgate Native is a dark-coated bay horse with a white star bred in Ireland by Peter McCutcheon. He was sired by Mujadil, an American-bred sprinter who recorded his biggest win in the Cornwallis Stakes as a two-year-old in 1990. The best of his other progeny have included Galeota (Mill Reef Stakes), Lesson In Humility (Ballyogan Stakes) and Masta Plasta (Norfolk Stakes). Kingsgate Native's dam Native Force won one minor race as three-year-old in 2001. She was a granddaughter of Spanish Habit, the dam of the 1000 Guineas winner Las Meninas. As a foal, Kingsgate Native was consigned by the Springfort Park Stud to the Goffs sales in November 2005 and was bought for €28,000 by the Tally Ho…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.3845, 1.4427
- County
- Kent
- District
- Thanet
- Parish
- Broadstairs and St. Peters
- Postcode
- CT10 3QL
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Thanet
- Nearest railway station
- Broadstairs — 2.7 km
Sources
- osm: w23708526 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Kingsgate Native (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kingsgate Bay?
- Kingsgate Bay is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CT10 3QL), in the parish of Broadstairs and St. Peters.
- What is Kingsgate Bay?
- Kingsgate Bay is a beach in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Kingsgate Bay?
- The nearest railway station is Broadstairs, about 2.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode CT10 3QL.
- Who owns Kingsgate Bay?
- Kingsgate Bay is owned by John Payne<br />Cheveley Park Stud.
- Is Kingsgate Bay a protected site?
- Yes — Kingsgate Bay is part of the Thanet Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Thanet Coast & Sandwich Bay Ramsar wetland.
- Is Kingsgate Bay free to visit?
- Yes, Kingsgate Bay is free to enter.
- How do I get to Kingsgate Bay?
- The nearest railway station is Broadstairs, about 2.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CT10 3QL.