Local favourite beach · Kent, Kent
Sparrow Bay
Sparrow Bay is a beach in Kent, Kent.
Sparrow Bay: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Sparrow Bay
Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Sparrow Bay — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 51.80173, 1.19954. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Sparrow Bay
- Mersea Fort · fort · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~17 km · Must-see
- Beacon Hill Battery · fort · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~20 km · Must-see
- Landguard Fort · fort · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~22 km · Must-see
- Mersea Island · beach · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~22 km · Must-see
- Welsh Wood · park · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~26 km · Must-see
- Colchester Castle · fort · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~28 km · Must-see
- Hilly Fields, Colchester · park · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~30 km · Must-see
- Spring Lane Meadows · park · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~31 km · Must-see
- Bobbits Lane · park · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~32 km · Must-see
- Colchester Zoo · park · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~33 km · Must-see
- Stoke Park Wood · park · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~33 km · Must-see
- Landseer Park · park · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~33 km · Must-see
- Newbourne Springs · sanctuary · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~35 km · Must-see
- Alexandra Park · park · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~35 km · Must-see
- Gippeswyk Park · park · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~35 km · Must-see
- Sandlings · park · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~35 km · Must-see
- Chantry Park · park · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~36 km · Must-see
- Alderman Canal East · park · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~36 km · Must-see
Other beaches & coast near Sparrow Bay
- Mersea Island · beach · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~22 km · Must-see
- Herne Bay Pier · beach · Kent · ~60 km · Must-see
- Botany Bay · beach · Kent · ~61 km · Must-see
- Canvey Lake · beach · Kent · ~65 km · Must-see
- Egypt Bay Beach · beach · Kent · ~71 km · Must-see
- South Foreland Lower Lighthouse · beach · Kent · ~93 km · Must-see
- South Foreland · beach · Kent · ~93 km · Must-see
- West Head Light · beach · Kent · ~96 km · Must-see
- Lowestoft Lighthouse · beach · Kent · ~106 km · Must-see
- Gorleston (Range Rear) Lighthouse · beach · Kent · ~116 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Sparrow Bay safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Sparrow Bay yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Sparrow Bay?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Sparrow Bay?
Nearby: Mersea Fort (fort, 17 km), Beacon Hill Battery (fort, 20 km), Landguard Fort (fort, 22 km), Mersea Island (beach, 22 km), Welsh Wood (park, 26 km), Colchester Castle (fort, 28 km).