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Herne Bay

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Last Updated: Mar 21, 2025 • Article History

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Herne Bay seafront care home fire thought to be accidental • Mar. 17, 2025, 1:47 AM ET (BBC)

Kent fire crews evacuate Herne Bay seafront care home • Mar. 16, 2025, 1:56 AM ET (BBC)

Kent cinema offers subtitle glasses to deaf film fans • Mar. 6, 2025, 3:16 AM ET (BBC)

Herne Bay, town, Canterbury city (local authority), on the north (Thames estuary) coast of the administrative and historic county of Kent, southeastern England.

The town grew rapidly after the railway linked it with London in 1833. Reculver, 3 miles (5 km) east, is the site of the Roman station Regulbium. There also stand twin towers called “The Sisters,” the remains of a church taken down in 1806, now preserved as a landmark for mariners. Pop. (2001) 34,747; (2011) 38,385.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.