Herne Bay

Herne Bay is a seashore metropolis in Kent, South East England, with a population of 38,563. On the south coast of the Thames Estuary, it's miles 11 km north of Canterbury and 8 km east of Whitstable. It neighbours the historical villages of Herne and Reculver and is part of the City of Canterbury local authorities district. Herne Bay's seafront is domestic to the sector's first freestanding purpose-constructed Clock Tower, built in 1837; from the overdue Victorian duration till 1978, the metropolis had the second one-longest pier within the United Kingdom.

The city started as a small shipping community, receiving goods and passengers from London en route to Canterbury and Dover. The city rose to prominence as a beach hotel at some stage in the early 19th century after the constructing of a pride pier and prom by way of a collection of London investors, and reached its heyday in the past due Victorian generation. Its reputation as a holiday vacation spot has declined over the past many years, because of the growth in overseas journey and to a lesser diploma exposure to flooding that has prevented the town's redevelopment.