Cafe with a view - Kent
Cafes and bars with a view. Mostly beach cafes, but a few inland places as well.
Pride of place has to go to the Clifftop Cafe in Cap-le-ferne overlooking the Channel. For pubs, its the Royal Victoria Pavilion (a Wetherspoons) in Ramsgate.
Whistable to Herne Bay
Old Neptune
Whitstable, CT5 1EJ
Victorian pub right on the beach
Hampton Inn
Herne Bay, CT6 8DL
Seafront pub on a point, at the far west end of Herne Bay's seafront
Windshack Cafe
Birchington, CT7 9PS
seafront cafe
Minis Bay Bar
Birchington, CT7 9QP
seafront bar
West Bay Cafe
Westgate-on-Sea, CT8 8QA
Cafe with outside tables on the promenande of a curved bay overlooking the beach
Margate to Broadstairs
Margate Harbour Arm Bars
Margate, CT9 1AP
Several bars on Margate's pedestrian Harbour Arm, with a nice view over the bay
Palm Bay Cafe
Cliftoville, CT9 3DH
On Palm Bay, a beach popular with jetskis below the cliffs. Large car park (use the steep road down under a footbridge). Can walk to Botany Bay except at high tide
Botany Bay Hotel
Kingsgate, near Broadstairs, CT10 3LG
Cliff top hotel-pub in a residential area by the very picturesque Botany Bay
Captain Digby
Kingsgate, near Broadstairs, CT10 3QH
restaurant-pub with some outside tables overlooking Kingsgate Bay
Broadstairs to Ramsgate
Louisa Bay Beach Cafe
Broadstairs, CT10 1QF
Small kiosk at the bottom of a walkway from the cliffs down to a sandy beach in a residential area
Dumpton Gap Beach Cafe (Sams)
Ramsgate, CT10 1TD
kiosk with outside tables on a sandy beach at the bottom of on a slipway down from the cliffs in a residential area
Royal Victoria Pavilion (Wetherspoons)
Ramsgate, CT11 8LS
Large Wetherspoons right on the beach in a beautiful heritage pavillion. Large roof terrace.
Royal Harbour Brasserie
Ramsgate, CT11 8LS
At the end of the harbour arm. Mixed reviews, so best for a drink, but awesome location, esp at sunset (CT11 8LS, same postcode as wethies)
Sir Stanley Gray and Belle Vue Tavern
Ramsgate, CT11 0NJ
2 adjacent pubs with cliff top terraces with a view
Deal coast
Deal Pier Cafe
Pier, Beach St, Deal CT14 6HY
A cafe at the end of Deal Pier. Closed at time of writing but will reopen under new management. Free entry to the pier
Stunning views both out to sea, and of the Deal seafront, especially at dusk. Very highly recommended
Dover Coast
NT White Cliffs of Dover Cafe
Dover, CT16 1HJ
Large NT cafe with large pay car park. Cliff top views of the channel
Clifftop Cafe
Capel-le-Ferne, Folkestone, CT18 7HD
Small cafe (think breakfasts, tea and coffee) on the cliff edge high above the Folkestone under-cliff overlooking the English Channel. Its terrace has a 180° view of the channel and ferries heading to Dover. Ample free parking.
Absolutely stunning view! Very highly recommended.
Folkestone Coast
Folkestone Harbour arm pubs
Folkestone, CT20 1QQ
small pubs with a great location - boat trains to France used to leave from here
Inland
Spotted Dog
Near Tonbridge, TN11 8EP
Old pub with a terrace overlooking a valley