"Always love going up the pier. Always fantastic views regardless of the weather."
"Fresh air and sea views! I was pushing my brother in his wheelchair and it was wheelchair friendly so well done Deal."
"Fantastic views of the town from the end."
"Very peaceful walk along this amazing pier. Some great views of Deal, which stretches along the beach in both directions, as well as distant views of France."
"Lovely, sunny day. Gorgeous views from the pier. Shingle beach either side of the pier stretches for Kms in both directions."
"It's a very beautiful place, with so much history. I love it. The best way to forget about all the daily problems, to relax and to refill your energy."
"Beautiful clean beach and pier. Toilets were the cleanest I have used on a beach."
"Not much to do or see here. It's just a pier with a cafe/bar at the end."
"Absolute disgrace, shoddy work on the new flooring, looks unfinished, uneven, terrible."
"The lower deck is mostly closed due to storm damage."
"It was at night so couldn't see much of the view."
"Not great architecturally."
"Refurbishment a complete waste of money."
Facilities and Accessibility
Pros:
"Nice clean toilets on the pier, restaurant close at the time of my visit."
"Excellent toilet facilities."
"It is however a nice walk to the end for refreshments and fishing is allowed at a cost on the pier."
"There's a small gift shop at the entrance, and a café at the end with indoor and outdoor seating."
"Loads of seating all the way down - see pic. Nice for eating your takeaway lunch."
"There's step free access and plenty of benches and sheltered seating along the length of pier."
"Everywhere totally disabled friendly!"
Cons:
"Closed. Very closed. Due to gas leak emergency repairs."
"Restaurant / café at the end is currently closed, but there is a sign up proclaiming its imminent reopening under new management."
"Sad to see the cafe at the end closed."
"Restaurant at the end has closed so no refreshments."
"The café at the end (Deal Pier Kitchen) is worth stopping by."
"The Pier is well used but the cafe at the end is closed."
"The pier is open but unfortunately the cafe is shut at the moment for refurbishment no date available for when it's due to reopen."
Activities and Entertainment
Pros:
"It's a very pleasant stroll."
"Like anywhere popular it can get very crowded on sunny days. But if you go there early morning, on a calm day, the sea is stunning, and the pier has convenient little sheltered alcoves to just keep any wind that is present at bay."
"Great place for a day out with family in the summer, lovely clean pier and great for fishing and crabbing with the kids, amazing fish and chip shop in the corner***** star."
"The cafe bistro at the end of the pier is a must to visit."
"I always loved the café at the end of the pier at Deal and was concerned that the rebuild would cause the loss of its charm. Not a bit of it, we enjoyed a lovely pot of tea with cake and left with a smile on our faces."
"Went there for fishing only had a great day caught 4 dogfish mate had 6 other people who were fishing all caught something so a good day all round weather was nice as well."
"Spent the day fishing, really enjoyed it."
Cons:
"Not a lot to do at Deal if you have children I wouldn't visit because it's boring for them but if you just want to sit in peace and watch the world go by then I couldn't think of a better place, very peaceful and the most amazing views from pier. However, pier shuts at 4pm too early it should always be open."
"No bicycles allowed at all. 10 of us WALKED our bikes along the pier to SPEND MONEY at the cafe. We were turned back as no bikes allowed, even walking them."
"The strong tide can make it hard for fishing."
"No fishing from the pier 😞😞😞"
"We decided against the restaurant due to the noise."
"A pier with nothing to do at the end of it."
"Please reinstate the lower deck so that the fishermen have somewhere to cast from."