Seafront
The Swale Coastline
Swale Borough Council are responsible for the following areas of coastline and beaches:
- Sheerness Beach
- Marine Parade
- Leysdown Beach
- Warden Bay
- Minster Leas
- Shellness Beach
- Rushenden
- Beachfield gardens sandpit and play area
- Beachfield gardens paddling pool
- Beachfield gardens floral displays
The local beaches are rigorously maintained and dog free during the holiday season, and dogs are banned from all Swale Borough Council beaches from 1st May to 30th September.
Please note:
The beaches are governed by wind, tide and adverse weather conditions therefore these criteria may change.
Lifeguards
Supervision of on the coastline is conducted by qualified Lifeguards ensuring both safety and enforcement of the bathing zone. Lifeguards are on duty 7 days a week all through the summer season. There are also volunteer lifeguards on duty on Sundays at Leysdown and Minster Leas.
Private Beaches
There are also two private beaches which Swale Borough Council are not responsible for: Loves Beach and Central Beach, which run from Warden Bay to Leysdown.
Water and Beach Quality
Information on bathing water quality is displayed at Sheerness sea front and is updated regularly through the peak and off peak seasons.
Regular water sampling has proved the excellent quality of the North Coast waters while improvements to facilities on and around the beach have ensured that these high standards are constantly maintained
Beaches and Sheerness and Leysdown promenade are cleaned daily, bins are emptied twice per day. Dogs are banned from all Swale Borough Council beaches from 1st May to 30th September.
The Environment Agency also provide this information on their website.
