New striker Rob O’Toole put them ahead after eight minutes but Mo Kamara, Jack Parter and Michael Salako replied to give the Kent side a 3-1 lead at the break.
Jordan Layton made it 3-2 on the hour but that was the way it stayed.
See pictures by Stephen Goodger on this page and the ones linked – and get the local football action in the Worthing Herald and Littlehampton Gazette every Thursday.
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Littlehampton Town v Herne Bay Photo: Stephen Goodger
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Littlehampton Town v Herne Bay Photo: Stephen Goodger
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Littlehampton Town v Herne Bay Photo: Stephen Goodger
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