Guidebook for Folkestone

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Guidebook for Folkestone

Food Scene

Local beers, homemade wholesome meals and a nice bohemian atmosphere.
11 locals recommend
Googies Restaurant Bar
11 locals recommend
Local beers, homemade wholesome meals and a nice bohemian atmosphere.
For a coffee or a full-blown meal, this is a quirky venue where the seat and table you sit at and everything around you is for sale. Special events take place from time to time - check their website.
Follies
133 Sandgate Rd
For a coffee or a full-blown meal, this is a quirky venue where the seat and table you sit at and everything around you is for sale. Special events take place from time to time - check their website.
Paul has been this restauranteur for over 30 years and cooks with locally sourced produce to create gourmet meals. Good midweek menu and great Sunday carvery. Amazing desserts trolley.
Tipsy Pigeon
2a Bouverie Rd W
Paul has been this restauranteur for over 30 years and cooks with locally sourced produce to create gourmet meals. Good midweek menu and great Sunday carvery. Amazing desserts trolley.
If you've come to the seaside, then you may as well go the whole hog and have some fish 'n chips.
6 locals recommend
Papa's Fish Restaurant and Takeaway
110 Sandgate Rd
6 locals recommend
If you've come to the seaside, then you may as well go the whole hog and have some fish 'n chips.
Instead of Starbucks or Costa Coffee, why not try Folkestone's unique tea house which offers locally produced teas, home-made cakes and light meals in an ambient atmosphere.
Linda's Tea Room
5 Church St
Instead of Starbucks or Costa Coffee, why not try Folkestone's unique tea house which offers locally produced teas, home-made cakes and light meals in an ambient atmosphere.
Go back in time as you sit in the orangery overlooking the Leas promenade and the English Channel and have a famous cream tea. Keppel's Bar downstairs also serves alcohol and meals.
The Grand
The Leas
Go back in time as you sit in the orangery overlooking the Leas promenade and the English Channel and have a famous cream tea. Keppel's Bar downstairs also serves alcohol and meals.
Shorncliffe Barracks is home to the Gurkha soldiers and so Cheriton is full of stores and restaurants catering to the Nepalese community. This restaurant has such tasty dishes - you must give it a try
7 locals recommend
Gurkha Palace Nepalese Restaurant
97 Enbrook Valley
7 locals recommend
Shorncliffe Barracks is home to the Gurkha soldiers and so Cheriton is full of stores and restaurants catering to the Nepalese community. This restaurant has such tasty dishes - you must give it a try

Drinks & Nightlife

Oldest pub in Folkestone which also does lovely food such as 'boozy beef' or lamb shank, serves local beers. Nice open fire and friendly landlord frequented by locals.
7 locals recommend
British Lion
8-10 The Bayle
7 locals recommend
Oldest pub in Folkestone which also does lovely food such as 'boozy beef' or lamb shank, serves local beers. Nice open fire and friendly landlord frequented by locals.
This lovely building was once a church and is now converted into this pub/restaurant, which is part of the Wetherspoons chain and provides reasonably priced meals in fabulous decor. Cheapest beer.
The Samuel Peto
23 Rendezvous St
This lovely building was once a church and is now converted into this pub/restaurant, which is part of the Wetherspoons chain and provides reasonably priced meals in fabulous decor. Cheapest beer.

Shopping

Supermarket for mostly frozen goods.
Iceland Foods
West Terrace
Supermarket for mostly frozen goods.
Open until 10pm for groceries and clothing.
9 locals recommend
Sainsbury's
5 Bouverie Rd W
9 locals recommend
Open until 10pm for groceries and clothing.
For groceries, clothing and household items.
12 locals recommend
Asda Folkestone Supercentre
Bouverie Place
12 locals recommend
For groceries, clothing and household items.
Folkestone's only department store
Debenhams
Guildhall Street
Folkestone's only department store
Fashion for less.
Primark
Alexandre Gardens
Fashion for less.
Brand names for less
TK Maxx
Bouverie Place
Brand names for less

Arts & Culture

The theatre built into the cliff with conference centre and restaurant where many tribute bands play as well as pantomimes.
13 locals recommend
Leas Cliff Hall
The Leas
13 locals recommend
The theatre built into the cliff with conference centre and restaurant where many tribute bands play as well as pantomimes.
Shows and exhibitions - see website for programme of events
24 locals recommend
Quarterhouse
49 Tontine St
24 locals recommend
Shows and exhibitions - see website for programme of events
Folkestone's only remaining little cinema with two screens - please support them so we don't lose them.
14 locals recommend
Silver Screen Cinema
Guildhall Street
14 locals recommend
Folkestone's only remaining little cinema with two screens - please support them so we don't lose them.