Pubs
The Hampton Inn
Seafront pub on Western Esplanade with sea views, a garden, food, live music and locally brewed Shepherd Neame ales.
Verified Oct 2026
Seafront pier with a village of craft and gift huts, food court, helter skelter and fairground horses, run by a local charity trust.
About Herne Bay Pier
Herne Bay Pier is run by Herne Bay Pier Trust, a registered charity. The pier head has a small retail village of craft and gift huts, a food court, a helter skelter and old-fashioned fairground horses. Visit Canterbury notes free fishing and crabbing. The pier’s own pages give no admission price and no accessibility statement, and its published opening hours differ between pages, so check before you go.
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Eat and drink in Herne Bay
Pubs
The Prince of Wales
Victorian pub on Mortimer Street, yards from the seafront, with pool, darts, Bat and Trap, live sport and a function room.
Verified Oct 2026
Pubs
The Heron
Family-run pub beside Herne Bay station with a 40 cover restaurant, function room, garden, pool and live music.
Verified Oct 2026
CafésRestaurants
The Pier Ceylon
Cafe and restaurant on Station Road, Herne Bay, with daytime and evening menus and an event space below the restaurant.
Verified Oct 2026
Guides that mention Herne Bay Pier
GuideBeaches & Coast, Castles & History
Whitstable and Herne Bay: the castle, museums, harbour, pier, Reculver and the Oyster Bay Trail
Whitstable Castle, the museum, Horsebridge and harbour, then Herne Bay Pier, the Seaside Museum, Reculver and the Oyster Bay Trail.
More things to do in Herne Bay
Family Days Out, Museums & Galleries
The Seaside Museum
Volunteer-run museum of Herne Bay and the English seaside: seaside pastimes, fossils, Roman Reculver, the Dambusters bouncing bomb and changing exhibitions.
Family Friendly
Beaches & Coast, Castles & History
Reculver Towers and Roman Fort
Twin medieval church towers beside a Roman Saxon Shore fort on the cliffs east of Herne Bay. Free to visit; North Tower interior opens on select days.
Free
Beaches & Coast, Parks & Walks
Oyster Bay Trail
Flat 8.1 mile coastal route for walkers and cyclists between Whitstable and Reculver along the Herne Bay promenade, mostly traffic-free.