The Best Kent Seaside Hotels

recommended hotels near the sea, on or close to the Kent coast


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traditional, seaside pub affording guests comfortable rooms, many with sea views, locally brewed beers and an extensive bar food menu

Canterbury Bell

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modern, family-dining pub, simple style - yet comfortable - guest rooms are in an adjoining lodge and there is an outdoor children's playground

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for a stay in this fine coastal town, an historic Victorian pub earns high scores for the boutique rooms and its restaurant with a mussels menu

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popular bar, hosts regular live music and events, restaurant and well appointed rooms located opposite Sandgate Castle and near the beach

The Red Lion

Hythe

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former coaching inn, said to be one of the oldest buildings in Hythe, offering comfortable rooms, home-cooked pub fayre and a beer garden

The Ship Hotel

New Romney

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former coaching inn, parts date from the 15th century, located a short walk from the High Street and 10-minutes from the RH&D railway

The New Inn

Sandwich

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town centre pub offering a warm welcome, comfortable, traditional style rooms and a friendly bar serving local ales and home cooked food

The Ship Inn

Folkestone

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a quayside setting for a welcoming inn offering cosy, neat bedrooms and serving home-cooked food with an emphasis on locally sourced fish

Hotel de Ville

Ramsgate

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community pub with 2 bars - live TV sporting events shown - and simple, no frills guest rooms, situated a 10-minute walk from the town centre

Kings Arms Hotel

Sandwich

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traditional English Inn, dating back to 1580, with cosy bar and restaurant located a few minutes walk from the historic centre of Sandwich

The Ship Inn

Sandgate

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traditional pub with well-appointed rooms, some with sea views, and a popular terrace that boasts wonderful views of the English Channel

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former coaching inn set on Hythe's historic main shopping street featuring simple style rooms, a Nepalese restaurant and lively bar

Captain Howey Hotel

New Romney

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a friendly inn, a handy stopover en route for Dover, Folkestone and the Eurotunnel, offers cosy rooms and a restaurant serving hearty pub meals

The Bedford Inn

Ramsgate

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an historic pub in the heart of Ramsgate boasts a striking interior with ornate, individually designed rooms, plus a superb Asian restaurant

The Park Inn

Dover

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located moments from town centre shops, places to eat and bars, offers simple, few frills rooms and an on-site restaurant and bar downstairs