Canvey Island - Thorney Bay
Thorney Bay beach is a small, sheltered sandy beach on Canvey Island. To the rear of the beach is a large flat grassy area with a play park, ideal when the kids have had enough of making sand castles (for which the sand here is particularly good!)
The beach faces into the River Thames estuary a few miles upstream from the sea. There are great views across to the Kent coast across the river and it is an ideal spot for watching the ships come and go up the Thames.
Type of beach
Sandy
Lifeguard service
No
Dogs friendly beach?
Dogs allowed
No dog restrictions.
Activities
- Amusement arcade
- Wind surfing
Facilities
- Cafe/restaurant
- Toilets
- Shop
- Promenade
Nearest town
Postcode
SS8 0AG
OS grid ref.
TQ 7954 8253
Parking
Parking available adjacent to the beach
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Canvey Island - Thorney Bay Reviews
Dogs must be on leads now
Mike Balmer
Jul 19th 2021Nice space and peaceful, but dogs are no longer allowed to free roam on this beach.
Walking 4 Choc Retriever Labradors
Colin
May 20th 2020Really liked it, clean and a Sun Trap sheltered by any Wind.
Also Coastal path away to other places to explore, Path is on the beach side of the sea wall. So watch high tides.
Samantha Kockoz
Aug 06th 2020Lovely clean sunny sandy beach
June
Jul 19th 2020Lovely safe beach clean n great facilities 1st visit look forward to future visits
Awful
Rachel
Jun 26th 2023such a dangerous beach with no warning signs. tide was out so tried to walk to the sea. stuck in knee high mud with oil and sharp rocks underneath. cuts all over our feet. later we managed to get in the water and were cut to pieces by underwater rocks. i cannot move my hand which was cut by rocks. awful experience.
Toilets
No toilets available on our visit, which is not good when you have young children. Where are they to go?
Canvey on "Sea"
Chris
May 30th 2021Called Canvey on sea when it is clearly not it is still on the Thames Estuary! Either the person who named it don’t know their geography or it’s a ploy to trap tourists. The water must be filthy down river from a sewage and an oil plant! no thanks!
Wouldn’t recommend
Cameron Bullock
Jun 03rd 2021This beach is totally awful it has rocky sand glass everywhere and hardly any sea and my niece and her brother sliced both there feet!
But the weather is lovely with a nice breeze