Apart from the bird sanctuary Leysdown has so much to offer. Locally there is a  football pitch and small golf course for the sporting enthusiast and fishing from the sea wall.

Traditional seaside funfairs and amusements can be found in Leysdown and plenty of pubs, discos and nightclubs with live cabaret are in the local area.

The Isle of Sheppey’s northern edge is lined with good beaches, including a naturist stretch at Shellness. Sea views are splendid towards Whitstable in one direction and the Essex coast in the other. Most of Britain's imported cars arrive via Sheerness docks, an industrial port without a passenger service, so there's usually a large vessel coming or going to watch too.