Joss Bay

Joss 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 Joss 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 Joss Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 51.37906, 1.44730. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Joss Bay

• North Foreland · viewpoint · Kent · ~0 km · Must-see
• Botany Bay · beach · Kent · ~2 km · Must-see
• The Chapel · church · Kent · ~3 km · Must-see
• Margate Caves · cave · Kent · ~5 km · Must-see
• Crab Museum · museum · Kent · ~6 km · Must-see
• St Augustine's Abbey Church · church · Kent · ~8 km · Must-see
• Prince Edward's Promenade · park · Kent · ~8 km · Must-see
• Sandwich & Pegwell Bay NNR · sanctuary · Kent · ~10 km · Must-see
• Richborough Fort · fort · Kent · ~16 km · Must-see
• Sandown Castle · fort · Kent · ~20 km · Must-see
• Kent MOMI · museum · Kent · ~22 km · Must-see
• Grove Ferry Picnic Area · park · Kent · ~22 km · Must-see
• Deal Castle · fort · Kent · ~23 km · Must-see
• St Saviour's Church · church · Kent · ~23 km · Must-see
• Wingham Wildlife Park · sanctuary · Kent · ~23 km · Must-see
• Miner's Way Trail · trek · Kent · ~24 km · Must-see
• Walmer Castle · fort · Kent · ~25 km · Must-see
• St Mary's · church · Kent · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Joss Bay

Other beaches & coast near Joss Bay

• Botany Bay · beach · Kent · ~2 km · Must-see
• Herne Bay Pier · beach · Kent · ~28 km · Must-see
• South Foreland Lower Lighthouse · beach · Kent · ~34 km · Must-see
• South Foreland · beach · Kent · ~34 km · Must-see
• West Head Light · beach · Kent · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cap Blanc Nez · beach · Pas-de-Calais · ~67 km · Must-see
• Phare de Calais · beach · Pas-de-Calais · ~68 km · Must-see
• Cap Gris Nez · beach · Pas-de-Calais · ~72 km · Must-see
• Mersea Island · beach · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~73 km · Must-see
• Dungeness Lighthouse · beach · Kent · ~77 km · Must-see

All beaches & coast in Kent

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