Guidebook for Folkestone
Food Scene
Googies Restaurant Bar
Great burgers & great coffee
Anna's
23 Cheriton PlSUPERB cakes and the perfect place for a cuppa! Great food too!
Not famous for its food, but a must-visit for it's location. You may or may not fancy the food, but to buy something and sit and enjoy the view on a breezier day, from behind their glass wind breaks, is well worthwhile. Great for watching the kids play on the beach!
11 locals recommend
Mermaids Cafe
Not famous for its food, but a must-visit for it's location. You may or may not fancy the food, but to buy something and sit and enjoy the view on a breezier day, from behind their glass wind breaks, is well worthwhile. Great for watching the kids play on the beach!
Butty's
43 Bouverie Rd WBest sandwiches, baguettes, and deli salads made fresh to order... generous portions.
The Office Bar
9A Cheriton PlGreat Indian Take-away
Best fish and chips in town.
Buy some fish and chips, and eat in their cafe-style restaurant, or take away and walk along the sea front!
The Little Fish Shop
6 Gough RdBest fish and chips in town.
Buy some fish and chips, and eat in their cafe-style restaurant, or take away and walk along the sea front!
La Cafe del Gelato
GREAT gelato!
EL CORTADOR Tapas Bar
41 The Old High StSpanish Tapas... fabulous!
Rocksalt
4-5 Fish MarketMichelin Starred restaurant. Say no more.
At the weekend, all sorts of fun food stalls... definitely worth a wander!
105 locals recommend
Folkestone Harbour Arm
Harbour Approach RoadAt the weekend, all sorts of fun food stalls... definitely worth a wander!
Not gourmet food, but good simple and CHEAP fare, with a fantastic location!
I had a great breakfast there (poached egg on cheesy toast) and an OK Americano, for under £5
7 locals recommend
The Captain's Table Cafe
26 The StadeNot gourmet food, but good simple and CHEAP fare, with a fantastic location!
I had a great breakfast there (poached egg on cheesy toast) and an OK Americano, for under £5
Aspendos Restaurant
West Terracegreat middle eastern food
Sightseeing
Take a promenade along this victorian clifftop green... with spectacular views over the Channel (see France on a clear day) and the best of Victorian architecture behind you... make sure you walk as far as the Grand and why not stop there for tea?
6 locals recommend
The Leas
The LeasTake a promenade along this victorian clifftop green... with spectacular views over the Channel (see France on a clear day) and the best of Victorian architecture behind you... make sure you walk as far as the Grand and why not stop there for tea?
Folkestone Harbour
Quaint fishing harbour... fun to see at high or low tide
Parks & Nature
Kingsnorth Gardens
Kingsnorth GardensBeautiful formal gardens
AMAZING free play park for children...
Don't miss the Mermaid cafe just on the beach here. The perfect spot to take children, for beach and adventure fun.
75 locals recommend
Lower Leas Coastal Park
Lower Sandgate RoadAMAZING free play park for children...
Don't miss the Mermaid cafe just on the beach here. The perfect spot to take children, for beach and adventure fun.
Golden sands, the perfect beach for families... shallow drop off.
Wonderful also to walk here early in the morning at low tide, and explore the harbour when it's empty!
45 locals recommend
Sunny Sands Kiosk
The StadeGolden sands, the perfect beach for families... shallow drop off.
Wonderful also to walk here early in the morning at low tide, and explore the harbour when it's empty!
Everything Else
Grace Chapel
Grace HillGreat evangelical Baptist church
Getting Around
Folkestone Central station
Station ApproachNearest rail station, just five minutes walk
Main bus station, a couple of minutes walk away... buses to Dover, Canterbury, Hythe and beyond
Folkestone Bus Station
Middelburg SquareMain bus station, a couple of minutes walk away... buses to Dover, Canterbury, Hythe and beyond
Entertainment & Activities
Check out their website for details — this is an entertainment venue that does everything from Shakespeare to music concerts and comedy
13 locals recommend
Leas Cliff Hall
The LeasCheck out their website for details — this is an entertainment venue that does everything from Shakespeare to music concerts and comedy
Folkestone Sports Centre
Radnor Park Avenueswimming pool, and even dry ski slope
steam railway trips for adults and children... not full size, but big enough for adults to sit inside the carriages
37 locals recommend
Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway
steam railway trips for adults and children... not full size, but big enough for adults to sit inside the carriages
Row a boat along the canal... fun in the sun!
15 locals recommend
Royal Military Canal Rowing Boat Hire
3 Mount StRow a boat along the canal... fun in the sun!
Essentials
Sainsbury's
5 Bouverie Rd Wmedium size supermarket, our closest, only two minutes walk!
Manor Clinic
31 Manor Rdclosest doctor's surgery
LloydsPharmacy
114 Sandgate Rdpharmacy
larger cheap supermarket... only 5min walk, and a larger selection than at the nearby Sainsbury's.
There are larger Sainsbury's and Tescos a short car journey away, and a Waitrose in Hythe... but this is our closest larger supermarket.
12 locals recommend
Asda Folkestone Supercentre
Bouverie Placelarger cheap supermarket... only 5min walk, and a larger selection than at the nearby Sainsbury's.
There are larger Sainsbury's and Tescos a short car journey away, and a Waitrose in Hythe... but this is our closest larger supermarket.
Waitrose & Partners
Queen Streeta little further out, but it's Waitrose!