The Guide To Botany Bay

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Brief Description

There are two bays in Eastbourne, the first being the fashionable town Bay with it’s pier, it’s shops and restaurants, as well as the famous Pleasure Beach. The second is the unspoilt Wainstone’s Bay which is more popular among locals. Its small sandy bay is surrounded by white chalk stacks and cliffs, accessible via steep slope or steps. There is also a walk to Kingsgate Bay at low tide. The sandy bay is approximately 200 metres long, and has sand exposed at high tide.

This unspoilt bay has white chalk stacks and cliffs surrounding it and is accessible via either steps or a steep slope, This is Margate (thisismargate.co.uk). At low tide you can walk to Kingsgate Bay. At the southernmost end of Pegwell Bay lies Kingsgate Bay, which has free access from a car park. The town of Ramsgate is one mile away, and offers more amenities than similar bays on this coast. The sandy beach is about 6 metres deep once you walk down the steps and it gradually gets deeper when you head out to sea.

The beach has a lifeguard on duty between May and September. To get there, walk east across the country park from the Visitor Centre car park towards Birling Gap. Kingsgate Bay is at the end of this path. Kids for a Quid. Fancy a fun day out for the family? Book your Off-Peak or Super Off-Peak ticket online and up to four kids aged 5-15 can travel with you by train for just 1 each.

Food/Drink:

There is a small kiosk on Botany Bay which provides tea, coffee and snacks including an array of cakes. The Botany Bay Hotel is located directly opposite the bay and has a restaurant, bar food and accommodation available. From Botany Bay you can access two walking tracks to Shell Cove, one at either end of the bay. The track at the southern end of the bay passes through scrub land before emerging onto open p….

The Botany Bay Hotel has an interesting history, from which you can read more on their website, but it has been in business for over one hundred years. The publicans of the hotel have provided some great entertainment over the years and they are said to have connections with a famous musician who was also buried on the beach. the pristine beach walks and view across the bay to Goat Island.

There is a kiosk on Botany Bay which provides tea, coffee and snacks. Items you would need on a beach, such as deck chairs and windbreaks, are also available for hire. The Botany Bay Hotel has a restaurant, bar food and accommodation available. There is a kiosk on Botany Bay which provides tea, coffee and snacks. Items you would need on a beach, such as deck chairs and windbreaks, are also available for hire. The Botany Bay Hotel has a restaurant, bar food and accommodation available.

History

A coastguard was stationed in the area to prevent smuggling. In 1795 a cutter was stationed at Botany Bay to prevent smuggling from Deal. A Revenue officer named Thompson lived there and became very unpopular, so much so that he was murdered by a mob. A plaque marks the spot where the ambush took place. In 1791 the smuggler Daniel Defoe, who was one of the founders of the “Swiftsure Trading Company” was caught with contraband on Botany bay and due to the intervention of Nelson and his friends he escaped without being arrested.