Whitstable, Kent, England, UK Shore

Whitstable is known as the "Pearl of Kent" due to its oysters, which have been collected in the area since at least Roman times. The town's fishing heritage is celebrated with the annual Oyster Festival every July which begins with the "Landing of the Catch" before a procession of the oysters through the town in a horse-drawn dray. The oyster fishery industry is thriving again after decline, and freshly caught shellfish is a feature of the town's restaurants.

The town's beaches are a mixture of sand and shingle, and a feature of the Whitstable coast is "The Street", which is a natural strip of shingle bank which runs out about half a mile to sea. At low tide it is possible to walk out along it.

Off the coast of Whitstable and Herne Bay is a wind-farm, currently consisting of thirty 140m high wind turbines. Another interesting coastal feature out to sea are the rusting sea forts built to protect London from air-raids during the Second World War.