Birchington

Birchington is a village and civil parish in the Thanet district of Kent, England. It had a population of 10,394 at the 2021 census. Although the village's railway station is called Birchington-on-Sea, the village's name is actually Birchington.

It lies on the coast facing the North Sea, east of the Thames Estuary, between the seaside resorts of Herne Bay and Westgate-on-Sea. As a seaside resort, the village is a tourist and retirement destination. Minnis Bay is a family beach with attractions such as sailing, windsurfing, a paddling pool and coastal walking routes; its three smaller beaches are surrounded by chalk cliffs, cliff stacks and caves.