What is Herne Bay?
{{Infobox UK place |country = England |official_name= Herne Bay |latitude= 51.3706 |longitude= 1.1270 |label_position= top | population = 35,188 | population_ref = ([[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census]]) | shire_district= [[City of Canterbury|Canterbury]] | shire_county = [[Kent]] |region= South East England |constituency_westminster= [[North Thanet (UK Parliament constituency)|North Thanet]] |post_town= HERNE BAY |postcode_district = CT6 |postcode_area= CT |dial_code= 01227 |os_grid_reference= TR177681 |london_distance= 67mi |static_image= Herne Bay Pier 027.jpg |static_image_caption= <small>Herne Bay</small> }} '''Herne Bay''' is a small [[sea]]side [[town]] in [[Kent]], [[South East England]]. It is about {{convert|108|km|mi|0|lk=on|abbr=on}} from [[London]]. The town has a [[population]] of about 35,000. It is near [[Canterbury]], [[Whitstable]] and the [[History|historic]] [[village]]s of [[Herne, Kent|Herne]] and [[Reculver]]. Up until [[1978]], the town had the second-longest [[pier]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. However, in 1987 it was destroyed by a [[storm]]. {{Commonscat|Herne Bay, Kent}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Towns in Kent]]