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Botany Bay is a bay in Broadstairs facing the north sea, Kent, England.

For other uses, see Botany Bay (disambiguation).

Looking southeast across the bay. The Thanet Wind Farm can be seen on the horizon.
Looking southeast across the bay. The Thanet Wind Farm can be seen on the horizon.
Looking northwest across the bay.
Looking northwest across the bay.
Detail of chalk stack, across the eastern side of the beach.
Detail of chalk stack, across the eastern side of the beach.

Botany Bay is the northernmost of seven bays in Broadstairs.[1][2] It features chalk cliffs and a sea stack and is a popular tourist location.[3] Bathing is reportedly safe for swimming, surfing, and kayaking, and lifeguards are on duty.[4]


Filming


Botany Bay is a popular film location, having been used by productions such as BBC's D- Day: The Last Heroes,[5] Tamil action drama Thaandavam,[6] Sky Atlantic comedy Hunderby,[7] BBC drama True Love[8] as well as music videos for Bat For Lashes, Bebe Black, Shawn Mendes' song "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back", and commercials for Land Rover, Sainsburys and Natwest and photoshoots for many fashion editorials. "Dress Code"[9] an episode from the web series, The Mute Series, was also shot there.

Other bays in the area are Kingsgate Bay, Joss Bay, Stone Bay, Viking Bay, Louisa Bay and Dumpton Bay.


References


  1. stella-maris
  2. UK Beaches Guide
  3. itraveluk
  4. forces of nature
  5. Kent Film Office. "Kent Film Office D- Day: The Last Heroes Film Focus".
  6. Kent Film Office. "Kent Film Office Thaandavam Film Focus".
  7. Kent Film Office. "Kent Film Office Hunderby Film Focus".
  8. Kent Film Office. "Kent Film Office True Love Film Focus".
  9. "DRESS CODE — from The MUTE Series". www.muteseries.com. Retrieved 30 August 2018.


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