Natural site

Westbrook Bay

Located in Thanet District, Kent Coordinates: 51°23′12″ N 1°21′46″ E

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 1 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Margate; 1.7 km E
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: SEN London Southend Airport51 km; LCY London City Airport92 km

About Westbrook Bay

Westbrook Bay is a natural site. Location: Thanet District, Kent. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London Southend Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Walpole Bay and Staner Hill.

Climate of Westbrook Bay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 60 mm

Hottest month: August (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: October (62 mm)
Driest month: February (31 mm)

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10° 4°

12° 5°

16° 8°

19° 11°

21° 13°

22° 14°

19° 12°

15° 9°

11° 5°

8° 4°

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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 Westbrook Bay
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	10°	12°	16°	19°	21°	22°	19°	15°	11°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	4°	5°	8°	11°	13°	14°	12°	9°	5°	4°
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 Westbrook Bay

The nearest airport is London Southend Airport (SEN), 51 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: London Stansted Airport (STN) (96 km). The nearest large city is Saint Peters, 4 km to the southeast.

Airports

London Southend Airport (SEN) Southend-on-Sea, Essex 51 kmnorthwest
London City Airport (LCY) London 92 kmwest
London Stansted Airport (STN) London, Essex 96 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Saint Peters Population: 125.4K 4 kmsoutheast
Southend-on-Sea Population: 295.3K 48 kmwest
Gillingham Population: 101.2K 57 kmwest
Maidstone Population: 107.6K 60 kmwest
Colchester Population: 130.2K 64 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Westbrook Bay

Within 100 km: 321 historic and cultural sites, 210 natural sites, 135 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km35 places

Bingley Island Island 24 kmSW
Staner Hill Mountain 5 kmS
Clapham Hill Mountain 25 kmW
Trinity Bay Natural site 20 kmSE

25–60 km187 places

Isle of Sheppey Island 37 kmW
Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 58 kmW
West Mersea Beach Beach 52 kmNW
Yantlet beach Beach 49 kmW

60–100 km444 places

Plage Saint-Gabriel Beach 93 kmS
Camber Sands Beach 64 kmSW
Aldeburgh's Beach Beach 88 kmN
Hastings Beach Beach 82 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Margate Town, Thanet District
1.7 km E
Westgate on Sea Town, Thanet District
1.9 km W
Cliftonville Village, Thanet District
2.9 km E
Saint Peters City, Broadstairs and St. Peters
4.4 km SE
Garlinge Village, Thanet District
1.4 km SW
Acol Village, Thanet District
4.5 km SW

Westbrook Bay

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Walpole Bay Natural site, Thanet District
2.8 km E
Staner Hill Mountain, Ramsgate
5 km S
Louisa Bay Natural site, Kent
6.6 km SE
Joss Bay Natural site, Thanet District
6 km E
North Foreland Natural site, Broadstairs and St. Peters
6.1 km E
Stone Bay Natural site, Kent
6.3 km E
Viking Bay Natural site, Kent
6.5 km SE
RAF Manston History Museum Museum, Minster
3.6 km S

Westbrook Bay

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026