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Things to Do in Folkestone

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1. Lower Leas Coastal Park

1,001
Nature & Wildlife Areas • Parks
Open now
By carolinee69
Fantastic place for the children ,lots to do for children of all ages very close to the mermaid cafe and beach
  • Inner Harbour

2. Folkestone Harbour Arm

1,355
Historic Walking Areas • Piers & Boardwalks
By petercChester
Lots of of great pop up food stalls, a champagne bar, a fabulous baker, and above all Nathan's burgers at That Burger.
  • Bandstand

3. The Leas Promenade

597
Historic Walking Areas
By Stylish60
On a sunny clear day it is a lovely walk and you can see both France and Dungeness.
  • On a quiet day

4. Sunny Sands

222
Beaches
By saban736
Sunny sand beach is great for the family and the only sandy beach under an hour from Central London.
  • Vias del Eurotunel

5. Eurotunnel Le Shuttle

2,374
Points of Interest & Landmarks
By heathertA3484ON
... smooth and easy to follow and both outwards and return we managed to get on an earlier train which was an advantage.
  • Folkestone's Creative Quarter

6. Folkestone Creative Quarter

301
Neighborhoods
By crystalcatLondon
Currently there is an exhibition at 43 The Old High Street: hand crafted items made by local textile artists, working...
  • Top of Path

7. Zig Zag Path

76
Gardens
By slumberjumper
This is quite an interesting walk down to the lower Leas , it was built in the early part of the 20th century , its a...
  • Leas Cliff Hall at night.

8. Leas Cliff Hall

148
Theaters
By MASH000001
... that is the entrance, once you go down stairs the theatre is a really good size with plenty of bars and other fac...
  • View from Cliff Top near Clifftop Cafe

9. East Cliff and Warren Country Park

90
Parks
By matt141284
... to watch everything going on from views of the white cliffs of Dover to all the industrial side of lorrys ferries...
  • Quarterhouse Folkestone

10. Quarterhouse

74
Theaters
By Hatfield_visitor
Theatre a nice small theatre in the Creative Quarter..... which a nice place to visit and wander - close to harbour.
  • Elham Valley Line Trust Countryside Centre & Railway Museum

11. Elham Valley Line Trust Countryside Centre & Railway Museum

65
Speciality Museums
By achan34
The main attraction for me is the original model of the Cheriton channel tunnel terminus.
  • Jedna z bram prowadzacych do parku

12. Kingsnorth Gardens

57
Gardens
  • Remembrance railings next to the arch

13. Step Short Centenary Arch

88
Monuments & Statues
By robertgrieve24
A memorial arch...a fitting tribute to the "fallen."
  • Folkestone Museum

14. Folkestone Museum

38
History Museums
By O4825VArichards
... which is not large but is on the ground floor and in the basement, covers many topics of locally related history.
  • .

15. Radnor Park

43
Parks
  • The Tower Theatre

16. The Tower Theatre Folkestone

34
Theaters
Temporarily closed
  • Sandgate beach

17. Sandgate Beach

188
Beaches
By IanPLancashire
Lovely Clean Beach
  • St Eanswythe's Church

18. Church of St Mary and St Eanswythe

62
Churches & Cathedrals
By petercChester
A beautiful church with regular concerts, and home to the Sacconi Festival in mid-May -- three days of the finest cha...
  • Een zicht op de originele hangars van air field Hawkinge

19. Kent Battle of Britain Museum

712
Speciality Museums
Open now
By ATMP2013
There are many personal stories from those that lived through the battle and knowledgable volunteers on hand.
  • Caesars Camp from the air

20. Caesar's Camp

4
Geologic Formations
Open now
By robertgrieve24
The climb down and plenty of walks continue along the North Downs and the Saxon ways.
  • In tune

21. The Leas Bandstand

71
Points of Interest & Landmarks
  • War memorial.

22. War Memorial 1914-18 - Folkestone

5
Historic Sites • Monuments & Statues
  • Holy Trinity Church

23. Holy Trinity Church

10
Churches & Cathedrals
  • Plimsoll’s resting place

24. St Martin's Church

6
Points of Interest & Landmarks
  • Interior of church showing High Altar

25. St Peter's Church

7
Churches & Cathedrals
  • Folkestone Mermaid

26. The Folkestone Mermaid Cornelia Parker

11
Monuments & Statues
  • Interior in new premises (from Jan 2019)

27. Sentient Gallery

9
Art Galleries
Open now
  • Famous son

28. William Harvey Statue

7
Monuments & Statues
  • Inside the Gurkha Visitor Centre

29. The Gurkha Visitor Centre

4
Military Museums
  • Enbrook Park, Sandgate

30. Enbrook Park

19
Parks
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