“THE STREET”

A major feature of Whitstable is “The Street”, which is the last piece of the Swale River Valley in the north of the town. This is a natural banded clay that extends into the sea at a right angle to the coast at a distance of about 800 m. This street is located in Tankerton Slopes in the east of the harbour, and “The Street” view can be seen on the hilltop lawn. When the tide is low, there will be a road in the middle, and there is water on both sides. You can walk to the estuary. At the end, you can look back at the Tankerton beach and its wooden breakwater. It is also safe to swim in the shoals on both sides.

Because of the spectacular view of the ” The Street ” formed by the changes in the tides of tankerton slopes, we wanted to use this interesting location to build our project. We will influence the development experience of the project according to the change of the tide, which can bring different experiences to the participants, so that people can enjoy the fun and educational significance of the project more immersively.

The tides of whitstable belong to the half-day tide type. In other words, there are two high tides and two low tides within a lunar day. The difference between the previous high tide and low tide is about the same as the difference between the next high tide and low tide, and the time of high tide process and low tide process are almost equal. Especially in summer about May or June, the tide time is the most stable, which is also convenient for people to watch and interact. In the tide comparison table, the average high in May is 3 am/pm-4am/pm, the low tide is 9 am/pm-10am/pm, and the reverse is in June.