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Town or city· Postcode CT19

Folkestone

Kent, South East · population 47,356 · Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Nearby

Cheriton 0.7 milesSandgate 1.8 milesHawkinge 2.2 milesEtchinghill 2.7 milesCapel le Ferne 2.7 milesAcrise Place 2.7 milesBeachborough 2.7 milesDrellingore 2.7 miles

Neighbourhoods in Folkestone

Foord 304Morehall 63Park Farm 57East Cliff 48Cheriton 35Golden Valley 15Lynwood 14Broadmead 5St Martin's Plain, Hornstreet
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90 places within 15 miles

Days out & attractions in Folkestone

Days out around Folkestone – castles, lakes, hills, museums and more, including 22 in Folkestone itself. Each comes with a description, photo, address and map where available.

🏰 Castles & stately homes2🏞️ Lakes & lochs4⛰️ Hills & peaks5🏛️ Museums7🌳 Parks & gardens22🗿 Monuments & memorials13🏚️ Ruins5🏺 Archaeological sites5🖼️ Galleries10🏖️ Beaches & bathing spots8📸 Landmarks & sights2🛝 Playgrounds7

Days out

🏰 Castles & stately homes

🏰 Castle

Sandgate Castle 1539

Sandgate · 1.9 miles

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🏰 Castle

Sandgate Castle 1539

Sandgate · 1.9 miles

Castle Road, Folkestone CT20 3AG

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Days out

🏞️ Lakes & lochs

🏞️ Lake

Boating Pond

Lynwood · 0.6 miles

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🏞️ Lake

The Hart Reservoir

Park Farm · 1.9 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Court Wood Pumping Station

Old Hawkinge · 1.9 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Temple Pond

Frogholt · 4.3 miles

Map

Days out

⛰️ Hills & peaks

⛰️ Peak

Sugarloaf Hill

Park Farm · 1.2 miles

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⛰️ Peak

Castle Hill

Park Farm · 1.2 miles · 126 m above sea level

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⛰️ Peak

Round Hill

Park Farm · 1.2 miles

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⛰️ Peak

Cherry Garden Hill

Gibraltar · 1.9 miles

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⛰️ Peak

Summerhouse Hill

Frogholt · 3.7 miles · 148 m above sea level

Map

Days out

🏛️ Museums

🏛️ Museum

Folkestone Museum

Folkestone · 0.1 miles

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🏛️ Museum

Folkestone's Fishing Heritage And History Museum

Folkestone · 0.1 miles

Mo-Su 10:30-16:00

Free entry
Map
🏛️ Museum

The Wing

Capel-le-Ferne · 1.2 miles

New Dover Road, Capel-le-Ferne CT18 7JJ

+44 1303 249292

10:00-17:00

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🏛️ Museum

Kent Battle of Britain Museum

Acrise Place · 2.5 miles

Aerodrome Road, Folkestone CT18 7AG

+44 1303 893140

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🏛️ Museum

Railway Museum

Peene · 3.1 miles

+44 1303 273014

Sa-Su 10:00-17:00; PH 10:00-17:00

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🏛️ Museum

Hythe Town Museum

Hythe · 4.3 miles

Stade Street 1, Hythe CT21 6BG

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🏛️ Museum

Women's Land Army Museum

Church Hougham · 4.3 miles

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Days out

🌳 Parks & gardens

🌳 Park

Payers Park

Folkestone · 0.1 miles

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🌳 Park

Bayle Pond Gardens

Folkestone · 0.1 miles

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🌳 Park

East Cliff Triangle

East Cliff · 0.1 miles

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🌳 Park

Danni & James Community Friendship Park

East Cliff · 0.1 miles

Southern Way

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🌳 Park

Bruce Porter Garden

East Cliff · 0.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Folkestone Garden of Remembrance

Folkestone · 0.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Upper Radnor Park

Cheriton · 0.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Lower Radnor Park

Lynwood · 0.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Trinity Gardens

Cheriton · 0.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Brabner Park

Foord · 0.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Lower Leas Coastal Park

Folkestone · 0.6 miles

Lower Sandgate Road, Folkestone CT20 2JP

+44 1303 247376

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🌳 Park

The Leas

Sandgate · 1.2 miles

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🌳 Park

Grimston Gardens

Cheriton · 1.2 miles

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🌳 Park

Hollands Park

East Cliff · 1.2 miles

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🌳 Park

Morehall Recreation Ground

Morehall · 1.2 miles

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🌳 Park

Enbrook Park

Sandgate · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Golden Valley Park

Golden Valley · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Sandgate Park and Sandgate Recreation Ground

Sandgate · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Cheriton Recreation Ground

Cheriton · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Wilberforce Park

Sandgate · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Frank and Betty's Field

Hawkinge · 1.9 miles

Canterbury Road, Hawkinge

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🌳 Park

Samphire Hoe Country Park

Church Hougham · 3.7 miles

Samphire Road, CT17 9FL

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Days out

🗿 Monuments & memorials

🗿 Monument

Memorial Garden

Folkestone · 0.1 miles

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🗿 Monument

WW1

Folkestone · 0.6 miles

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🗿 Monument

WW1

Folkestone · 0.6 miles

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🗿 Monument

WW1 Memorial Arch

Folkestone · 0.6 miles

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🗿 Monument

The Gurkha Memorial

Folkestone · 0.6 miles

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🗿 Monument

William Harvey

Folkestone · 0.6 miles

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🗿 Monument

Battle of Britain Memorial

Capel-le-Ferne · 1.2 miles

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🗿 Monument

Leah Datoy

Capel-le-Ferne · 1.9 miles

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🗿 Monument

Memorial To Sir John Moore

Sandgate · 1.9 miles

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🗿 Monument

Sir John Moore Memorial

Golden Valley · 1.9 miles

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🗿 Monument

Royal Air Force Station - Hawkinge Memorial

Acrise Place · 2.5 miles

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🗿 Monument

Jeremy 'Mungo' Francis

Church Hougham · 3.1 miles

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🗿 Monument

Canadian Expeditionary Force Memorial

Sandling · 4.3 miles

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Days out

🏚️ Ruins

🏚️ Ruins

Bronze Age Bowl Barrow and World War 2 Pill Box

Gibraltar · 1.9 miles

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🏚️ Ruins

Shorncliffe Redoubt

Seabrook · 2.5 miles

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🏚️ Ruins

Airfield Fire Station

Gibraltar · 2.5 miles

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🏚️ Ruins

Aircraft Hanger Base

Gibraltar · 2.5 miles

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🏚️ Ruins

Aircraft Hanger Base

Acrise Place · 2.5 miles

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Days out

🏺 Archaeological sites

🏺 Archaeological site

Folkestone Roman Villa

East Cliff · 0.6 miles

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🏺 Archaeological site

Castle Hill

Park Farm · 1.2 miles

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🏺 Archaeological site

Tumulus

Newbarn · 4.3 miles

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🏺 Archaeological site

Tumulus

Postling · 4.3 miles

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🏺 Archaeological site

Tumulus

Newbarn · 4.3 miles

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Days out

🏖️ Beaches & bathing spots

🏖️ Beach

Sunny Sands

East Cliff · 0.6 miles

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🏖️ Beach

Mermaid Beach

Folkestone · 0.6 miles

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🏖️ Beach

The Warren

East Cliff · 1.2 miles

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🏖️ Beach

Sandgate Beach

Sandgate · 1.2 miles

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🏖️ Beach

Sandgate Beach

Sandgate · 1.9 miles

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🏖️ Beach

Abbot's Cliff Beach

Church Hougham · 3.1 miles

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🏖️ Beach

Seabrook Beach

Seabrook · 3.1 miles

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🏖️ Beach

Seabrook Beach

Seabrook · 3.1 miles

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Days out

📸 Landmarks & sights

📸 Landmark

Sandgate Castle

Sandgate · 1.9 miles

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📸 Landmark

Saltwood Castle

Hythe · 4.3 miles

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Days out

🛝 Playgrounds

🛝 Playground

Folkestone Beachside Play Area

Folkestone · 0.6 miles

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🛝 Playground

Buttermere Close Play Area

Cheriton · 0.6 miles

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🛝 Playground

Kidz Planet

Morehall · 1.9 miles

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🛝 Playground

Grebe Close

Hawkinge · 2.5 miles

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🛝 Playground

Winter Drive Play Area

Hawkinge · 2.5 miles

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🛝 Playground

Millfield Play Area

Hawkinge · 2.5 miles

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🛝 Playground

Natural Play Area

Church Hougham · 4.3 miles

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Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Distances are as the crow flies from Folkestone.

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