Now Departure Arrival Now. Take traffic into account. Take breaks into account Beta. My car Add my car. Fuel cost. Mileage allowance. Distance in Kilometres Miles Kilometres. Avoid motorways. Avoid tolls. Avoid vignettes Switzerland Avoid off-road connections ferry, train Allow Border Crossings. Alternative travel. Arrive at Margate Organise your trip Accommodation. Accommodation Where to sleep in Margate. OK, not those grand cliffs like you would see on the south coast, but still lovely.
You have shingle beaches AND sandy beaches, lots of colourful beach huts, and shabby beach huts. Views out to sea off the wind farms, and most likely, some big ships. There will be other people walking this trail, but not too many, and most of them are with their dogs. I saw a LOT of dogs on this walk.
Herne Bay and Margate are on the same train line, 2 stations apart. There are two approaches from London. One from the west and one from the south. The south approach goes through Margate first. The west approach goes through Herne Bay first. From London Victoria: The London Victoria line runs through Herne Bay first, so you would need to buy a return ticket to Margate, then jump off a few stops earlier. If traveling from Victoria, you can only get on the Victoria train when coming back.
Journey time 1h45min. From St Pancras west approach: Travels through Herne Bay first, so you would need to buy a return to Margate and jump off a few stops earlier. To return, you can only get on the train which travels via Herne Bay. Journey time 1h34min. From St Pancras south approach: Most flexible as you can return on any train. Also the most expensive. Journey time 1h50min. This is important because sometimes you might have to wait a while for your valid train to come.
If you want to do this, then instead, buy a return to Margate for this route which goes through Margate first. Get on the faster train which goes through Herne Bay first. That way your ticket will cover you to return on any train from Margate. Be careful not to book this one. Once you arrive at Herne Bay station, take a right and follow the road straight until you hit the coast. It is a little bit of a walk, roughly 10 minutes. At the coast, you will see the pier up ahead to the left.
The first thing I noticed when I arrived at the coast was how busy it was. Of course, we brits need to take advantage of this. Fact: Amy Johnson was a record breaking pilot in the s.
A song was written about her, buildings have been named after her, and this statue has been listed as one of the best female statues in Britain. She served during the Second World War, and tragically died off the shores of Herne Bay at the age of 37, under mysterious circumstances.
The full story, and her life, are very interesting, so I would encourage you to go have a little read. I always try to avoid the shingle. The shingle of death. Before then opening up again to a big wide mass of concrete. Not just that, it looked like there might be some ruggedness and cliffs. I felt a sort of joy and looked forward to where this walk was taking me.
As you get further away from Herne Bay, the crowds die down and it becomes quite pleasant. In fact, I realised that every single person walking along this bit was with a dog. It seemed this was a popular place for dog walking. The trail then takes you alongside the grass covered cliffs on your right, with the trail turning to grass and possibly a bit of mud. Definitely not what I was expecting when I had read that the route from Herne Bay to Margate was all just concrete and no views.
Soon you will have no choice but to walk on the shingle. I tackled it for a bit before realising that the tide was out far enough that it had exposed the sand. Services are operated by South Eastern Trains Service. Typically trains run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Explore all travel options. More details. Yes, there is a direct train departing from Herne Bay and arriving at Margate. Services depart hourly, and operate every day.
The journey takes approximately 13 min. Get driving directions. Yes, the driving distance between Herne Bay to Margate is 13 miles. It takes approximately 17 min to drive from Herne Bay to Margate. Search and book. Blablacar is a popular ridesharing platform with 70 million users over 22 mostly European countries.
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