Beaches in and around Deal

A working shingle beach with its own fishing-boat fleet still hauled up on the shore, right beside Deal Pier.

Walmer Castle, the Tudor fort turned stately home for the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, stands directly behind the beach.

A shingle beach beneath the White Cliffs at one of the Channel's narrowest points — France is visible here on clear days.

Part of Kent's largest nature reserve, with Royal St George's, an Open Championship golf course, right next door.

The historic start and finish point for more than 30 recorded Channel swims, at the narrowest point of the crossing.