Folkestone Holidays

UK holidays are cool once more and they don't come cooler than holidays in Folkestone. The Kent coastal town was once the mecca for tourists seeking a 'Sound Body and Virtuous Mind'. Now, tourism is back here with a vengeance, with no shortage of holiday lodges, holiday parks and holiday cottages in which to while away a Folkestone fortnight. Visit Folkestone on holiday today and you'll see leafy avenues, period architecture and elegant speciality shops. Wander down to the harbour on your Folkestone holiday and enjoy many curiosity shops before you reach the breakwater, from where you might catch a glimpse of La Belle France. If the mood takes you, jump on the Seacat to Boulogne and bring back some vino. Alternatively, visit the monthly French market in Sandgate Road. For a different international flavour, visit the Russian Submarine and shiver as you recall the Cold War.

Holidays in Folkestone – More to do

Folkestone offers a UK holiday but, if you do visit France, try to visit the Nausicaa, the French maritime centre at Boulogne. Another speedy route to France is, of course, the Channel Tunnel. Back in Blighty, The Leas awaits your discovery, a true Garden of England treat featuring a promenade awash with floral display. Other seafront holiday attractions at Folkestone include that quintessential UK holidays mainstay, the bandstand, on which regular live entertainment is held through the summer. From the promenade, you can take the zigzag steps up the cliff or ride the Leas Cliff Lift if you're feeling brave. Kids will love The Rotunda, a traditional UK seaside holidays amusements park. There are go-karts, dodgems, a log flume, a helter skelter and much more to tire out your offspring.

 

UK holidays are back, and the classified ads are full of holiday lodges, holiday parks and holiday cottages in which to spend a fun bucket-and-spade holiday on the Kent coast. But Folkestone has a range of accommodation from which the holidaymaker can choose: there's a Best Western hotel, numerous guest houses, the four-star Grand Hotel and the five-star The Relish. Always remember that in Kent you're never far from London and staying in Folkestone on your Kent holiday will not only save you money on London prices but also provide a  great lungful of healthy sea air.