Natural site

Walpole Bay

Located in Thanet District, Kent Coordinates: 51°23′39″ N 1°24′06″ E

Location in United Kingdom

Nearest town: Cliftonville; 0.7 km S
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: SEN London Southend Airport53 km; LCY London City Airport94 km

About Walpole Bay

Walpole Bay is a natural site. Location: Thanet District, Kent. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London Southend Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Westbrook Bay and Joss Bay.

Climate of Walpole Bay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 60 mm

Hottest month: August (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: October (62 mm)
Driest month: February (31 mm)

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19° 11°

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Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Walpole Bay
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	10°	12°	16°	19°	21°	21°	19°	15°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	5°	8°	11°	13°	13°	11°	8°	5°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	46	31	37	39	39	44	39	40	57	62	60	50

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Walpole Bay

The nearest airport is London Southend Airport (SEN), 53 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: London Stansted Airport (STN) (97 km). The nearest large city is Saint Peters, 3 km to the south.

Airports

London Southend Airport (SEN) Southend-on-Sea, Essex 53 kmwest
London City Airport (LCY) London 94 kmwest
London Stansted Airport (STN) London, Essex 97 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Saint Peters Population: 125.4K 3 kmsouth
Southend-on-Sea Population: 295.3K 50 kmwest
Gillingham Population: 101.2K 59 kmwest
Maidstone Population: 107.6K 63 kmwest
Colchester Population: 130.2K 65 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Walpole Bay

Within 100 km: 300 historic and cultural sites, 202 natural sites, 137 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km27 places

Staner Hill Mountain 6 kmS
Trinity Bay Natural site 20 kmSE
Pegwell Bay Natural site 11 kmS
North Foreland Natural site 4 kmSE

25–60 km173 places

Isle of Sheppey Island 40 kmW
West Mersea Beach Beach 53 kmNW
Yantlet beach Beach 51 kmW
Central Beach Beach 34 kmW

60–100 km439 places

Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 61 kmW
Plage Saint-Gabriel Beach 93 kmS
Camber Sands Beach 67 kmSW
Aldeburgh's Beach Beach 86 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Cliftonville Village, Thanet District
0.7 km S
Margate Town, Thanet District
1.8 km SW
Saint Peters City, Broadstairs and St. Peters
3.2 km S
Westgate on Sea Town, Thanet District
4.7 km W
Northdown Neighbourhood, Thanet District
1.8 km SE
Broadstairs Town, Broadstairs and St. Peters
4.9 km SE

Walpole Bay

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Westbrook Bay Natural site, Thanet District
2.8 km W
Joss Bay Natural site, Thanet District
3.6 km SE
North Foreland Natural site, Broadstairs and St. Peters
3.8 km SE
Stone Bay Natural site, Kent
4.4 km SE
Louisa Bay Natural site, Kent
5.2 km SE
Staner Hill Mountain, Ramsgate
5.7 km S
Viking Bay Natural site, Kent
5.1 km SE
Neptune's Tower Historic site, Kent
2.9 km E

Walpole Bay

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026