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Beaches & Coast, Family Days Out

Deal Pier

In Deal

Dog Friendly
Family Friendly
Free

Free seafront pier on Beach Street with sea fishing, a cafe at the end and accessible toilets; open late at weekends.

About Deal Pier

Deal Pier is a free-to-enter seafront pier on Beach Street. Published hours are April to November Sunday to Thursday 8am to 10pm and Friday and Saturday 8am to midnight; December to March Sunday to Thursday 8am to 6pm and Friday and Saturday 8am to midnight, subject to weather. Anglers can fish year-round with tickets from a machine at the entrance. Deal Pier Kitchen is at the end of the pier. Cycling, skateboarding, scooting and skating are not allowed. The pier opened in 1957 and is 313 metres long.

Accessibility

White Cliffs Country lists accessible toilets, baby changing and the pier as wheelchair-user friendly.

Where it is

Details checked against the venue on 29 October 2026. Opening times change, so confirm before you travel.

What's on here

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