Herne Bay Pier

very nice, with great little shops and sometimes live music

VISIT DATE: SUN 26/10/2025 VISIT TIME: 12:00 - 13:00 Herne Bay Pier is a traditional seaside attraction, featuring a long promenade, huts along the enclosed, right-hand side housing stalls selling various trinkets and other lovely items, hot drinks and snacks. You can also get pizza, burgers, ice cream and even alcohol, with some establishments on the uncovered side. There is a section you can fish off (lines and buckets for crabbing are available to hire) and, at the end of the pier, there are a number of amusements, including a classic carousel. On the day we visited, as it was coming up to Halloween, there was a ghost hunt for children to participate in, which was to raise funds for the pier. For a small donation, you got a piece of paper ABs had to look round for the pictures of the ghosts which had been put up at various points along the pier. If you found them all, you got given a small gift bag containing sweets. This was great fun for my daughter and we successfully found all the ghosts, working as a team. Unfortunately, we chose to visit on an incredibly cold day, with rain, so I didn’t enjoy the experience as much as I would have on a sunny day, but it was still nice to visit and the cold obviously doesn’t bother some people as we even saw people taking a swim next to the pier! The pier is free to enter, is fully accessible, but the enclosed walkway can be a bit crowded at times. Parking available in a number of places nearby, but as this is a busy town, check in advance about when and where you can park as restrictions apply during the week. Be sure to check out the lovely bench just before the pier, which is a tribute to Andy Johnson, and also the fantastic “Telly-Go-Round”, to the right as you exit the pier.

Real winter feel but good as seaside postcard like pictures on each of the closed stalls

Only giving 4 as we got there latish and it had shut so cant comment on christmas shops tgst are on the pier......but it looks so pretty with all the Christmas stalls and lights. Very pretty

Great venue - though a bit windy! Good selection of goody ales, being pretty close to the brewery it could almost be their taproom. Worth the trip to the seaside!

Lovely place

Great experience

Lovely stroll down memory lane , finished off with lunch and a drink in the Hampton pub

Lovely dog walk along the pier. At the end there is a great cafe.

This is England, this is bouncing on a small trampoline in the cold, this is warm donuts, this is lots of small stalls with tat, this is playful bins and council estates.

A lovely little pier with quaint, one off little shops/beach huts. Friendly people.

Lovely little shops along the pier especially the goody bar very friendly staff

Herne Bay Pier has everything you need for a proper seaside day out. There are loads of little shops selling all sorts of fun things you never knew you wanted, tasty spots to grab a bite, and even an arcade that happily eats your spare change while you chase a stuffed toy that you’ll never win. The rides add a nice touch of nostalgia, and the whole place has a cheerful, old-school charm that just makes you smile.

A number of stalls/huts along one side the majority of which were closed, talking to one of the stallholders, he said they would be open this weekend being school holidays.

I've been to herne bay lots of times not been to the pier I must try that now as its been recommended by someone

Absolutely adorable Pier very traditional a proper Seaside town. Lots to do on the Pier, many craft shops and plenty of eateries to chose from. Definitely recommend a trip to the Pier.

Hearne bay pier is a whimsy pier especially at night take a romantic stroll eating fish and chips here will leave a lasting lovely memory..

Love this place, so calm and quiet. The little house are great too. The bagels and the hamburger restaurants are delicious. I lived the maple bacon bagel and the normal smashed burger.

Nice pier

Lovely place, sunshine like the med.

The Pier Ceylon [Opposite the pier]

Nice Beach

Allways a great place to visit, however parking is now limited to max 4 hrs and the price has greatly increased £8.50 as opposed to Ramsgate £6.50 for 15hrs...

Spent the day here. The weather was beautiful making our time here that much more enjoyable. We enjoyed a walk along the pier where there were a lot of people crab fishing. Little independent stalls selling food and other stalls selling bits and bobs, handcrafted items. Was very busy. Ate fish and chips outside next to the sea, great service, lush food and tasty cocktails. Lovely place would recommend.

Beautiful place to go

Got bitten by a mosquito

Love the craft type shops. Everyone was really friendly.

Lots of independent huts selling a variety of tourist brickabrac

Variety of food and drink options. Also family friendly Also has an area for "crabbing"

Quaint, old British Pier. Was very quiet when we visited on a damp Thursday in September but clearly caters for the peak season very well.

One of my favorite place. I love Herne Bay.

Had a great few hours here & lived the place, loads of trades & a bar, nice place.

Typical English pier.

Amazing beach to visit with your family.

Always would recommend to get here early to get a parking space. Brilliant place to take the kids. Also nice and clean here

Reasonable pricing for most things and enough to keep kids occupied for the afternoon.

Good seaside pier with several stalls and fair ground rides

It was very busy, there was a wedding at the end of the pier and lots of families crabbing over the side. Nice place to have some thing to eat and drink and watch the world go by.

Nice old pier, some stalls, a bar, fish and chips, nice for kids

Love the converted beach huts that contain little eating places, gift shops etc A little fair at the end too. Toilets are there too. Lots do crabbing from there. It's great!