Folkestone UK Walking Tour | Best Places to Visit in the UK
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- Explore the Kent town of Folkestone, surely one of the best places to visit in the United Kingdom and also one of the best Places to Visit in the UK, in this sunny Folkestone walking tour. Folkestone is a port town on the English Channel, and is the English terminus of the Channel Tunnel. It's also situated at the foot of the North Downs, and you can follow both the North Downs Way footpath and the Saxon Shore Way from the town. It also has one of the widest and best beaches in Britain, and you can follow it all the way to Dymchurch.
Two must see attractions of Folkestone are the Old High Street with it's brightly painted independent shops either side of a winding cobbled lane, and the Folkestone Harbour, with it's picturesque boats and surrounding fish restaurants. If you're exploring England, or just want a great day out with one of the best beaches in the UK and a great town, then Folkestone Kent has to be on your list as it's one of the prettiest places to visit in the UK.
Our video walking tour of Folkestone - as close to being there as being there.
Folkestone town walk 2020 - shot on a GoPro Hero Black in 60fps
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So much to see in my home town, The Leas, the Lower Leas Coastal Park, the High Street (so narrow and steep) The Bayle and the British Lion Pub, St. Eanswyths Parish Church, Little Switzerland, The Warren. The closest sand beach to London, and what my old neighbour Roger has done to the old Harbour Station and the harbour arm is amazing. Then there are the seafood stalls on the harbour..... loads of pubs and elegant Victorian hotels.... Kentish born and Kentish bred.... Spent most of my working life in the Far East, but always dreamed of this place and it's perfect light. The building centre at the top of the hill was the German Consulate just before WW1, and a centre for spying overlooking the then main port of access to Europe (train to the harbour). The commemoration Arch at the top of Remembrance Road spins the story... I did work on the good ship "Hengist! - Sealink ro-ro ferry as an Assistant Steward for a season when British Rail ran the Folkestone - Boulogne service.
Hello there Roy, how nice to receive your message. thanks for taking the time to connect. I'd agree there's so much to see in your home town, we certainly enjoyed our visit and would come again. Interesting to hear that your old neighbour Roger has done work to the old Harbour Station and the harbour arm and also that you spent most of your working life in the Far East. Sometimes it takes a time away to appreciate your home town doesn't it?
So the building centre at the top of the hill was the German Consulate just before WW1, and a centre for spying, I didn't know that!
It certainly sounds like your had an interesting life for sure. Happy to have been enlightened about your town.
Oh wow , memories . After graduating in 79 i came to Folkestone England , from Canada, to visit with my grandparents and end of living there with them 10 months . I remember going down one of those little streets and stop in front of a window watching them make "rock candy" , loved it . Thrusday afternoons gran use to go down to the harbour and buy fresh fish for lunch on fridays . Oh how i miss Folkestone and after 30+ years i must try to come back and explore .
What a pleasure to receive your message Susan. It's our hope that we can bring back good memories. I do hope you get to revisit sometime and that you enjoy it. All the best to you.
go for it Susan
Explore the Kent town of Folkestone, surely one of the best places to visit in the United Kingdom. Two must see attractions of Folkestone are the Old High Street with it's brightly painted independent shops either side of a winding cobbled lane, and the Folkestone Harbour, with it's picturesque boats and surrounding fish restaurants. It also has one of the best beaches in Britain, and you can follow it all the way to Dymchurch. Enjoy our video walking tour of Folkestone - as close to being there as being there.
What a wonderfully colourful old town it is too!
Best beaches ….try sandbanks.
Blimey I am impressed I had no idea Folkstone was so lovely. I am visiting Folkstone next week so I have a little insight now, so thanks for the video
Hello there Ro, we’re very happy to have brought a little bit to you to get you in the mood. I’m sure you will have a good time. All the best to you.
Video is showing a quaint interesting little town! Good video there agreed !👍
Ah I'm so glad you enjoyed it, I'm very happy to bring a little piece of it to you. Thanks for taking the time to drop by.
The blue place in Bayle Street in Folkestone was once a Shaw Trust charity shop which I used to attend during the 2000s before the shop closed in 2008. The other place was once a party shop in the corner into the old High Street which is now a pub. I liked this part of Folkestone where there is no traffic.
Hi there Steven, thanks for dropping by with your memories of the town. We too loved this part of Folkestone, being traffic free makes every bit of difference doesn't it!
@@LivingWalks Thanks for the reply about Folkestone, and I remembered the old Rotunda amusement Park, which closed in 2004, as there are plenty of rides there, too, so even now, if you walk down there, there is the Harbour Arm pier, which was once the old Folkestone Harbour railway station.
Hi Steven, thanks for the info'... I think we'll have plenty more to film when we do return. Hope to stay in touch. All the best to you.
My memories come from my personal heritage.of my mummies.Aunties now passed on, many yrs away . My uncle explained. My grandpa hailed from Dover!
You've really captured the best of the town LW as always... a vibrant, colourful and creative area. Watched and enjoyed in full.
Thank you for popping by MA, yes, we loved walking the old town, it certainly had a vibrant atmosphere, so pleased you enjoyed it too. thanks as always for letting us know.
I can't explain it , But I love these walks, I love the street I enjoy how you can see the history of these places while taking the walk!
Well jolly kind of you to say so RD, thanks for staying in contact. All the best to you.
thank you for sharing this walk my dear friend. very nice place. lovely ambiance
You're most welcome fellow walker. Been enjoying your channel recently too.
⏹ Beautiful experience! Amazing walking tour! We lovely! Thank you for sharing! Greetings! Have a nice weekend dear friend! 😁🗽
Thank you! good to hear from you, how are things in the big apple, getting there I hope?
Thank you for this wonderfully captured video... Brings back the most beautiful childhood memories ever..
Hello Khalid, how nice to hear that, it makes our job worthwhile! Thanks for taking the time to drop by and let us know. All the best to you.
absolutely, the best days in my youth were spent there
@@anuph.3806 Ah, very pleased to have brought back some happy memories to you.
Very, very nice! I love the way you bring us to all these different parts of the world! Thanks so much!
As we do you AW!
Maybe you could make a follow up video showing the delights of Foord Rd, and Dover Rd areas also there so charming with there delightful quaint coffee shops and boutiques
Interesting to hear that Tony. If we get a chance to return we'll certainly look into that area. Thanks for the tip!
Dallas Brett is also one of Folkestone’s most salubrious locations and shouldn’t be missed.
When I visit Folkestone I always go to the creative quarter. However I recommend SATURDAY as several shops in OLD HIGH ST not open everyday in week.
Thanks for the tip MJC, that's worth knowing. All the best to you.
So nice upload here. Beautiful views from the UK, lovely walk. Thanks for sharing dear. I wish you all the best. Have a wonderful day and see you soon again.
Hello OT, I love your First impressions of spring in southwest Germany footage by the way, very restful.
Great Video.... So many people after lockdown. Take care . thank for your Video from UK
Thank you CHHON! You're really very welcome.
@@LivingWalks Great To hear that. Thank you
I wasn’t born though in the UK raised in Toronto CDA though very UK blood. I too went to the UK in 1979 but to visit Dover,& London. Then I was just 17. Unknown about FOLKSTONE heritage I had till much later in life….
Very nice!! Great tour my friend!! Thank you for sharing. 👍
You're most welcome fellow walker. Been enjoying your channel recently too.
Beautiful day for walking around a beautiful city. Thanks for a good video my friend. ☕👍🚶
Thanks for your Indonesian walks too friend!
A very nice place for a beautiful walk, thanks for the tour!
Glad you enjoyed it PNW, thanks for dropping by, how are things with you?
Amazing walk. The buildings are so nice. Best regards from Germany.
Thanks too for introducing me to Würzburg. Nicely filmed and a welcome break away.
I looooooved the walk, thanks for sharing!
I loved your walk in Varanasi too, it brought back many happy memories of beloved India. Thank you.
Great video, great quality, I like it a lot. Thank you for your contribution on TH-cam and have a nice day and best regards from beautiful Austria.
Thank you! You too Reiny, for your enjoyable journeys!
Thank you for sharing! Great tour again! 😀👍👍🇪🇸
Enjoyed you r recent Real Alcázar, Jardines too!
Great video, nice to see new destinations.
Thanks Andy, I've never been to Chipping Norton, so thanks for your recent introduction to the town.
Lovely walk on a wonderful day
Thanks Otebasi, I recently enjoyed your Zaragoza: Plaza del Pilar footage too!
Hi, L.W. ! Thanks, Folkestone, a seaside town with bags of character !! I enjoyed this walk a lot. Plenty of variety, the interesting, narrow shopping streets. The front with its walkway, little beach, big harbour and wide variety of food options. Signal box, rail line and station preserved as a pedestrian area. The crowded restaurant at the end, harbour lighthouse. Thanks again, all good, well done 👍. Cheers, Don 👋
Well good morning to you Don, yes bags of character indeed, we hadn't been before and we were pleasantly surprised, and especially enjoyed the lovely old town. how are things with you, hope the sun has reached you in Scotland? My friend in Islay says they're having a veritable heatwave!
@@LivingWalks
Yes, our weather is definitely on the up !! I am tied to the house this month with a building project and other duties 😊. Hope to get out and about in July 🤞. Cheers, Don
Fantastic place for all ages.......thanks for sharing!!!!
Thanks wandering friends... where are you adventuring right now, somewhere exotic I hope?
@@LivingWalks Nafplio in Greece........amazing suburb!!!!!
@@reelhappytravellers2691 Ah, I can but dream. How wonderful for you.
Excelente passeio, lugares belíssimos! obrigado por compartilhar.
Obrigado, estarei assistindo sua filmagem do Caminhando Pela Praia do Paiva_Cabo de Santo Agostinho ainda hoje à noite.
@@LivingWalks Obrigado, é uma bela praia! estou esperando as coisas melhorarem aqui no Brasil para continuar minhas filmagens. :D
J'y ai habité un an à mes 18 ans....
Il y a 25 ans et j'y pense tout les jours.....
I love Folkestone ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Bonjour Violet, il doit avoir une place spéciale dans ton cœur. J'espère que cela vous a aidé à ramener de bons souvenirs de cette époque?
هل هيه مدينه امنه زوجي مهاجر رح ينقلوه السكن تبعو لهي المدينه 😢
Beautiful city : ) nice walking tour thank you
Thanks for visiting LBW, I'm pleased to share it and glad you enjoyed it. Keep on walking!!
I absolutely love Folkestowe, great wee place. My mate used to work there.
Yes it was our first visit and we really enjoyed it. best of luck with your new channel.
@@LivingWalks Why thank you!
I was there today. Luv this video x
hope you had a good time there, pleased to hear you enjoyed the film.
Hello my friend nice to meet you. your video so interesting. Thank you for sharing with us. wish thump up
Thanks and welcome Master Cool Siem Reap, it's good to connect with you.
Another awesome video Living Walks! What a beautiful area of the UK; I especially love the waterfront portion towards the end of the video. Keep up the great work!
Hi Mood stream, I just spent an really enjoyable lunch break too on your back porch, very relaxing and a welcome change of scenery!
@@LivingWalks oh nice!!!
@@LivingWalks it's actually my good friends Mom's porch down in FLA, I live in NYC. I wish my back porch looked like that as well, haha!
Ah me too @@DiscoverHudsonValleyI'm sure you enjoyed just hanging out and filming it?
@@LivingWalks well actually, besides the other nature ones, it's the only vid on my channel that I didn't film. My friend filmed it when he was down visiting his mom. Thanks again and have a great weekend!
I like the narrow alley and the outdoor dining there. Wow at 11:13 under the bridge to the fish market. I saw the ocean, the shorelines and lots of people enjoying and exploring the town of Folkestone. Whoa a big seagull at 36:30. What is that ship at 40:00? like 45
Well hello there The Laughing Lion -
So pleased you've enjoyed exploring the town of Folkestone with us. It's very nice to have discovered you through zen walks. We too have been enjoying your vibrant walks. Very uplifting!
Amazing Walk in UK !!! 🧡💛
Thanks friend. Enjoying your Monaco walks by the way.
I love this place. I went there 2 years ago.
Quite agree VTV, especially the old town and the old railway station. Thanks for dropping by and connecting.
Recently enjoyed your Walking along River Thames - Lambeth bridge to Vauxhall bridge footage too, keep it up fellow walker.
Divino!.
Oooh sim, nós também amamos a cidade. Muitas felicidades.
Good video mate
Thanks for the visit chum!
16:45 I Love that spot! Thank you for sharing!!!
Hi there Darek, yes it's a lovely part of the coast isn't it? Thanks for visiting.
Wonderful
Thank you! Cheers Zeewalks!
I have been soooooo drunk in the many bars and pubs that litter folkestone, where its aways sunny!
Oh ha ha, is that so Johnny!
Nice city
We quite agree EW! All the best to you.
Hi Ray, have been listening to a BBC sounds called HOME FRONT, u can download this now. Anyway it's about life in the first world war in folkstone, and it includes actual events and actual places. I'm sure you will find it as interesting as I found your lovely video, many thanks xx hope to visit one day soon xx
how interesting to hear that Lisa and it’s kind of you to let us know
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Hi E! How are you? Good to hear from you.
@@LivingWalks good and you brother?
Great video and I watched it all - but maybe you sold yourself short a little by not 2 parting it? Part 1 history - Part 2 the realism - not a criticism but you may be able to attract differing audiences - excellent stuff!
Well you may well be right in terms of the differing audience. We'll certainly digest that. thanks for taking the time for some interesting feedback, it's appreciated.
39:50 The secret ship of the British Navy.
Hi there wewalk, good to hear from you, thanks for connecting.
Thanks for such a diverse walk in China Town too by the way. Seems unbelievable that there was flooding just the day before.
Agradável
Que bom que você pensou assim Alessandro!
both my dad and my boyfriend insist that the whelks at Bobs Seafood (12:17) are the absolute best they’ve ever tasted!
Thanks for the tip Xacei!
Folkestone is a Lovely place to live. Shame the Hotel Burstin is still there….
Thanks for dropping by Steven, a pleasure to bring it to you. Yes we certainly enjoyed our time there. All the best to you.
I worked in the East Kent Arms
Hope this brought back a good memory or two?
Nice to see seeker. The ship not full of elegal imargants
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@@LivingWalks check out Dove docks ...Rubber boats
Oh!
Less people eating ice cream than the one at Cornwall, although maybe it was filmed in the morning. :)
Ha ha, yes Sheila, Cornwall is rather an ice cream eaters paradise! Thanks for connecting, it's good to hear from you.
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Thanks for dropping by Khalima, all the best to you.
What's the dating scene like here? I've been here and the people are friendly. Not sure if I should move here from London or not, though.
Not at all sure of the dating scene here but we certainly liked the town, especially this area, best of luck with your plans.
I lived in London in 1979 shared a flat with friends. Only way to afford it back then . I don’t remember where . Come on. Now its2024
It was 1979 I was just 17 ! School break)
hello im Hieu.from VN
Hello Hieu, thanks for dropping by. Hope you enjoyed Folkstone?
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Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for dropping by.
When is this taken?
Hi Jasper, this was filmed in the late Spring.
I love the place and the colors, but people look like big consumers, more creators needed
Ah, indeed, it's the problem of our times it seems. All the best to you.
19:26 The building from hell on the left side the folkestone grand burstin hotel if anyone is watching this do not I repeat do not stay a night in hotel it's terrible especially if you was going for a week
Thanks for your viewpoint on the hotel truth is key 86!
@@LivingWalks well the reviews speak for itself
@@truthiskey8625 I'm sure!
@@LivingWalks yep
06:44 What just happened here? I want clarification from the followers if they understood anything from the girl’s movement?
Umm sorry Sager Al Sager, I couldn't see anything odd.
Missed out all the homeless,drunks,drug dealers, junkies, unemployed,rubbish littering the streets,no where to park. No shops. Terrible council, disgusting public toilets if u can find one, sea pumped full of human waste,, the list goes on...
Ooh err @user-he8bn2tu3o, well I guess we were fortunate not to have experienced that then. Thanks for your view!
My friends live there...some parts are grim...drug problems...crack...street drinkers...etc...like all sea side towns !!...Brighton is a total shit tip !!!
@@LivingWalksthat’d be like any small city man . We in our small city in Canada are like that. Not much City Council can do. Ex maybe humans sea were near a lake” but sim.😊