Herne Bay is highly productive, most of the fossils are found during the extreme low tidal conditions which occur twice a year, BUT fossils can generally be found during low tide washed up on the foreshore or within the shingle.

(Suitable for Children)

This location is ideal for children, the only advice is to keep an eye on children since if collecting during the extreme low, the tide comes in very quickly and islands of sand can mean, it is easy to become trapped and cut off. Please read safety notes.

Herne Bay is easy to find and easy to access. Parking is very close by and of course for food, drink and toilets, the town center is less than a mile away.

Foreshore

This is a foreshore a location, although Herne has cliffs, these cliffs only contain poorly preserved molluscs which are anyhow better preserved on the foreshore. This is a 'hands and knee's job'.

! IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTES !