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Greatstone village is on the east Kent coast between Folkestone and Rye, about one mile from the cinque port of New Romney on the Romney Marsh.

The village lies between farm land and a nature reserve to the west and the English Channel to the east. It has a fine sandy beach popular with bathers and wind surfers alike.
Greatstone Village
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History

Find out about the history of Greatstone in our History pages, and view some old pictures in our Bygone Greatstone pages.
 History Timeline
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St Peter's Church, Greatstone was opened in 1962 as a local Church of England place of worship.

 St Peter's Church
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Railway Stations
Did you know that Greatstone once had three railway stations?
 Railway Stations

The Jolly Fisherman pub is the 'local' for people who live and work in Greatstone. 
At the Jolly Fisherman you will find a warm welcome from your hosts Steve, Shirley and Lee where you can enjoy your drink and food in congenial company and surroundings.

The pub is open every day and serves food every day except Tuesday, with roasts on Sunday.
 The Jolly Fisherman
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Greatstone is the home to Sound Mirrors, are large concrete structures built in the 1920s and 1930s to detect enemy aircraft.

  
They are located to the west of Greatstone on the nature reserve.
Sound Mirrors
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New to Greatstone is the Greatstone Shingle Trail, set up in December 2008 by the Dungeness Nature Reserve, the walk takes you over the Nature Reserve and on the beach.
 Greatstone Shingle Trail
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Dungeness Nature Reserve
A large part of the area to the left of Greatstone village is part of the
 Dungeness Nature Reserve

The referendum on the creation of a separate Parish for Greatstone took place on 15 September to 13 October 2009. The results should be known in January 2010.
See our page Greatstone Residents Alliance for more information.
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We now have a What's On calendar for events in Greatstone.
To view the calendar and/or add an event, please go to:
  What's On in Greatstone
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Have your say in the Greatstone Forum
 Recent Posts
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Greatstone is well known for its fine sandy beach, which stretches for some two miles. The beach, being quite flat at many states of the tide, attracts a wide range of beach activities, including beach ball sports, kite flying kite boarding, kite buggying etc.

 Greatstone Beach
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The Lifeboat Station in Greatstone was established in 1966, with the present purpose built brick boathouse being built in 1977.
The station is served by an inshore Atlantic 85 lifeboat, Fred Clarke, with a crew of three.
 RNLI Lifeboat Station

                                 Greatstone Beach in 1978; The Beach is very much the same today. More Bygone Pictures