Tankerton Slopes & The Street
The Street runs up to around 1.4km out at the lowest tides · Level shingle and grass slopes elevation
About
Grass banks above Tankerton's seafront, looking out over The Street, a shingle spit that walks nearly a mile out into the Thames Estuary at low tide and disappears completely at high water. The slopes themselves are a locally significant wildlife site, home to rare Hog's Fennel among other chalk-grassland plants. This is a genuine tidal hazard, not a novelty photo spot: check a tide table before walking out, since the sea can cut off the spit faster than it looks.
Photos
Highlights
- ✓A shingle spit that appears and disappears with the tide
- ✓Rare Hog's Fennel and other chalk-grassland plants on the slopes
- ✓Wide views back over the town and out across the estuary
- ✓A genuinely local, not tourist-manufactured, landscape feature
Tips
- →Check a tide table before walking out on The Street; it is a real tidal hazard, not a gimmick.
- →Good shoes matter; the shingle is uneven.
- →The slopes themselves make a fine short walk even without going out on The Street at all.
Best Season
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