Walpole Bay Tidal Pool
Walpole Bay Tidal Pool is a swimming area in Thanet District, Kent, England. Walpole Bay Tidal Pool is situated nearby to the public building HM Coastguard Station, as well as near the sports venue Thanet Indoor Bowls Centre.Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Swimming area
- Description: architectural structure in Thanet, Kent, England, UK
- Also known as: “Walpole Tidal Pool”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shell Grotto and Church of St Paul.
Shell Grotto
Photo: Gernot Keller, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Shell Grotto, sometimes called the Shell Temple, is an ornate underground shell grotto in the seaside town of Margate, Kent, England. The grotto, which has a passageway and main room, was dug out from chalk, a soft limestone common in the region. Shell Grotto is situated 3,900 feet southwest of Walpole Bay Tidal Pool.
Church of St Paul
Church
Photo: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of St Paul is situated 2,900 feet southwest of Walpole Bay Tidal Pool.
Margate Caves
Photo: Clint Mann, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Margate Caves are a tourist attraction in Margate. The caves were originally dug as a chalk mine in the area between Margate and Cliftonville. The caves were opened as Victorian seaside attraction in 1863 under the fictional name The Vortigern Caves. Margate Caves is situated 4,100 feet west of Walpole Bay Tidal Pool.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cliftonville and Palm Bay.
Cliftonville
Suburb
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cliftonville is a coastal area of Margate in the Thanet district of Kent, England. It includes the Palm Bay estate, built in the 1930s with wide avenues and detached and semi-detached houses with driveways, garages and gardens.
Palm Bay
Quarter
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Palm Bay is an area of Cliftonville, a suburb of Margate in Kent, England. The area is predominantly housing, but also has recreational land for the general public.
Foreness Point
Locality
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Foreness Point is a low headland on the coast of Kent in England. It extends a short distance into the entrance of the Thames Estuary, on the north coast of Thanet, between Palm Bay in Cliftonville and Botany Bay in Broadstairs.
Walpole Bay Tidal Pool
- Categories: lido, swimming, body of water, recreation area, and sports location
- Location: Thanet District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.39321° or 51° 23′ 36″ northLongitude
1.40422° or 1° 24′ 15″ eastOpen location code
9F339CV3+7MOpenStreetMap ID
way 98464382OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=swimming_areaOpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
sport=swimmingWikidata ID
Q26676852
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In Other Languages
“Walpole Bay Tidal Pool” goes by many names.
- “Walpole Bay Tidal Pool”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include HM Coastguard Station and Thanet Indoor Bowls Centre.
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