Sheppey Cliffs and Foreshore, Isle of Sheppey

Name: Sheppey Cliffs and Foreshore
Address: Isle of Sheppey, United Kingdom

#5 among attractions in Isle of Sheppey

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Sheppey Cliffs and Foreshore is a 303.6-hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest which stretches between Minster and Leysdown-on-Sea in Kent. It includes five Geological Conservation Review sites. This site exposes Eocene London Clay with well-preserved fossil fauna and flora, which have been studied since the eighteenth century. ()

Coordinates: 51°25'16"N, 0°51'54"E

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Isle of Sheppey United Kingdom

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Sheppey Cliffs and Foreshore – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Forum Shopping Centre, Oare Marshes, Garrison Point Fort, Kingsferry Bridge.

7.9 miSW
51°20'27"N • 0°44'9"E
The Forum Shopping Centre, Sittingbourne
201 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
5.3 miS
Park, View point
Oare Marshes
135 min walk • Oare Marshes is a 71.4-hectare Local Nature Reserve north of Faversham in Kent. It is owned and managed by Kent Wildlife Trust.
5.5 miW
Forts and castles
Garrison Point Fort, Isle of Sheppey
140 min walk • Garrison Point Fort is a former artillery fort situated at the end of the Garrison Point peninsula at Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent.
5.4 miSW
Bridge
Kingsferry Bridge
138 min walk • The Kingsferry Bridge is a combined road and railway vertical-lift bridge which connects the Isle of Sheppey to mainland Kent in South East England. The seven-span bridge has a central lifting span which allows for ships to pass.
6.8 miSW
Park
Milton Creek Country Park, Sittingbourne
174 min walk • Milton Creek Country Park is situated in 128 acres between Milton Regis and Kemsley, on the west bank of Milton Creek in Sittingbourne, Kent, England. This site was once called Church Marshes Country Park.
3.6 miW
Park
Barton's Point Coastal Park, Sheerness
93 min walk • Barton's Point Coastal Park is on the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent, England. It lies between Minster and Sheerness. Within the park is a former military ditch/canal from Marine Parade heading south-westerly towards West Minster.
5.2 miW
Bridge
Sheppey Crossing, Isle of Sheppey
134 min walk • The Sheppey Crossing is a bridge which carries the A249 road across The Swale, linking the Isle of Sheppey with the mainland of Kent. The four-lane crossing measures 21.5 m in width, at a height of 35 m over the water. The A249 links the M20 and M2 motorways to Sheppey.
1 miS
Memorial
Memorial to the Home of Aviation, Isle of Sheppey
27 min walk • The Memorial to the Home of Aviation is a stone memorial sculpture at Eastchurch, on the Isle of Sheppey in the English county of Kent.
5 miW
Forts and castles
Queenborough Castle, Queenborough
128 min walk • Queenborough Castle, also known as Sheppey Castle, is a 14th-century castle, the remnants of which are in the town of Queenborough on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent in England.
4.6 miW
History museum, Museum, Town
Great Mill, Sheerness
117 min walk • Great Mill or Ride's Mill is a Grade II listed smock mill just off the High Street in Sheerness, Kent, England, that was demolished in 1924, leaving the brick base standing. It now has a new smock tower built on it as residential accommodation.
2.3 miW
51°25'20"N • 0°48'41"E
Minster Gatehouse Museum, Isle of Sheppey
59 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum