Grain Beach

Grain Beach is a beach in Isle of Grain, Medway, England. Grain Beach is situated near Church of St James, as well as near the school St James Church of England Primary Academy.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Church of St James and Grain Fort.

Church of St James

Church

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St James is situated 830 feet southwest of Grain Beach.

Grain Fort is a former artillery fort located just east of the village of Grain, Kent. It was constructed in the 1860s to defend the confluence of the Rivers Medway and Thames during a period of tension with France. Grain Fort is situated 1,300 feet south of Grain Beach.

The Hogarth Inn

Pub

Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Hogarth Inn is a pub, which is situated 1,800 feet southwest of Grain Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blue Town and Sheerness.

Blue Town

Suburb

Blue Town is a suburb of the town of Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. It sits on the A249 Brielle Way which runs from Queenborough to Sheerness. Blue Town is situated 2 miles southeast of Grain Beach.

Sheerness

Town

Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sheerness is a port town and civil parish beside the mouth of the River Medway on the north-west corner of the Isle of Sheppey in north Kent, England. With a population of 13,249, it is the second largest town on the island after the nearby town of Minster which has a population of 16,738. Sheerness is situated 2½ miles southeast of Grain Beach.

Halfway Houses

Village

Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Halfway Houses is a village on the Isle of Sheppey in the Swale borough of Kent in England. It derives its name from the pub in the village centre, with the same name, which was so named because it is halfway between Minster and Sheerness, before the coastal road was built along the north coast connecting Minster and Sheerness. Halfway Houses is situated 3½ miles southeast of Grain Beach.

Grain Beach

Type: Beach
Category: landform
Location: Isle of Grain, Medway, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.46066° or 51° 27′ 38″ north

Longitude

0.71876° or 0° 43′ 8″ east

Open location code

9F32FP69+7G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 744497789

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=beach

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: St James Church of England Primary Academy and Isle Of Grain Post Office.

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Places to explore: Grain Beach and High Street.

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