Virtual tour of Witstable in Kent showing the Whitstable Tourist Information Centre office on Harbour / High Street. This is the place to come for tourist information about the sights and attractions around Witstable as well as local hotels and B&B's. It is opposite the Duke of Cumberland Pub. Picture taken during the Whtistable Oyster Festival in July 2011.

Whitstable Tourist Information Centre - Whitstable visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Whitstable Tourist Information Centre' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from Kent.

The Witstable Shop on Harbour Street contains a Tourist Information Centre (TIC) for Whtistable. This is your one stop shop to find out all about the sights and attractions in and around Whitstable, the local events and festivals and also for hotel, bed and breakfast (B&B) and other holiday accommodation. The shop contains plenty of brochures and pamphlets about the various attractions as well as helpful staff.

Whitstable - Tourist Attractions

• Whitstable Harbour - home to the fishing and oyster industry and with in which is an Aquarium and Leisure Pool. The harbour is also the focus for the annual Whitstable Oyster Festival.
• The Whitstable Street - a narrow strip of shingle that runs out from Tankerton Beach into Tankerton Bay and is exposed at low tide.
• Harbour Street - running from the harbour back to the town center, lined with all kinds of shops, stores and restaurants.
• Whitstable Castle - 18th century octagonal tower developed into a manor house. Today the castle has tea rooms, gardens and play areas open to the public free of charge.
• Reeves Beach - shingle beach west of the harbour on which stands the Old Neptune Pub, very popular during the Whitstable Oyster Festival.
• Island Wall - street that has many 19th century buildings including Dollar Row cottages built on the proceeds of salvaging a ship carrying silver dollars. On the street is also the Favourite, one of the last Whitstable Oyster Yawls.
• Duncan Down - at 47 acres this is the largest village green in England.
• Tankerton Beach - long shingle beach with a promenade close to the town center famous for the Whitstable Street and lined with beach huts.
• Tankerton Slopes - hill above Tankteton beach and close to Whitstable Castle with good views along the coast to Herne Bay.
• Whitstable Windfarm and World War II Maunsell Sea Fort - both the wind farm, with 30 wind turbines, and sea fort are clearly visible from the beach, and boat trips run out to the wind farm daily.
• Water Sports - Whitstable is home to one of the oldest sailing clubs in England and each year hosts the International Waterski Championships.
• Saxon Shore Way - Whitstable lies on the Saxon Shore Way, a 163 mile long walking path round the south-eastern coastline.
• Clowes Woods - ancient woodland just south of Whitstable managed by the Foresty Commission, full of cycle trails and a good place to spot glow worms at night.
• West Blean & Thornden Woods - a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), these woodlands cover 490 hectares and is being carefully managed to revert to natural English woodland.
• Canterbury - just a few miles south of Whitstable, full of museums, the cathedral and other attractions.

Whitstable Tourist Information Centre
7 Oxford Street,
Whitstable,
Kent CT5 1DB - England, UK
Phone: +44 (0)1227 275482

Train: Whitstable Rail Station.
Road: Whitstable lies at the junction of the A299 and A290, about 6 miles north of Canterbury and 20 miles west of Sittingbourne. It is about 59 miles from the center of London.