Camber
Built-up area in Rother, East Sussex, England
| Coordinates: | 50.936, 0.795 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 96 18 |
| Population: | 1,265 |
| Dialling code: | 01797 (Rye) |
Camber is a small coastal village in the district of Rother, East Sussex, England, best known for the wide, golden sweep of Camber Sands. The beach is backed by low dunes and sits on the changing coastline where the estuary of the River Rother meets the shingle of Dungeness, creating a distinctive mix of sands, mudflats and bird-rich marshes that attract walkers, birdwatchers and watersports enthusiasts.
Locally the economy is strongly seasonal, centred on tourism, holiday parks and beach-based activities such as wind- and kite-surfing and sand yachting, while visitors often combine a trip to nearby historic Rye or the remains of Camber Castle. The community has a relaxed, family-oriented vibe outside the busy summer months, and the area's shifting coastline and smuggling folklore add to its maritime character and long-standing appeal.
Postcode districts covering Camber
Most populated places nearby
- Hastings 10.8 miles
- Eastbourne 24.5 miles
- Folkestone 18.7 miles
- Ashford 14.7 miles
- Bexhill-on-Sea 15.8 miles
- Hailsham 23.8 miles
- Hythe 15.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Eastern Rother Ward 2.3 miles
- East Guldeford Parish 2.4 miles
- Rye Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Playden Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Rye & Winchelsea Ward 3.3 miles
- Winchelsea Beach Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Rye Foreign Parish 4 miles
- Iden Built-up area 4.3 miles
- Brookland Built-up area 4.6 miles
- Ivychurch Parish 4.9 miles
- Walland & Denge Marsh Ward 5 miles
- Old Romney Parish 5.2 miles
Example postcodes in Camber
TN31 7RQ, TN31 7RF, TN31 7WQ, TN31 7US, TN31 7QY, TN31 7QX, TN31 7RA, TN31 7RE, TN31 7UP … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 44.1 miles
- London Gatwick Airport 44.9 miles
- Rye Railway Station 3 miles
- Winchelsea Railway Station 4 miles
Hotels near Camber Ad
- The Gallivant 4 0.3 miles
- The Lookout Rye 3 2.8 miles
- Mermaid Inn 3 2.9 miles
- The Hope Anchor Hotel & Restaurant 3 2.9 miles
- The George In Rye 4 2.9 miles
- River Haven Hotel 3 miles
- The New Inn 4 3.8 miles
- The Kings Head Inn 3 miles
- The Kings Head Rye 4 4 miles
- Playden Oast Hotel 4 miles
Local points of interest
- Camber Sands Beach 0.2 miles
- Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Nature reserve 1.4 miles
- Dungeness National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 6.6 miles
- Denge Beach Beach 6.7 miles
- Dungeness Old Lighthouse Historic site 7.8 miles
- Saint Helen's Wood Forest 10.2 miles
- Hastings Beach Beach 11.7 miles
- Robertsbridge Abbey Historic site 13.4 miles
- South Kent College - Ashford College 14.4 miles
- Folkestone Racecourse Recreation 15.1 miles
- Brookhill Park Performing Arts College College 15.6 miles
- Bedgebury Park Woods Forest 17.5 miles