4 Bed Executive House 10 mins Shuttle, Sleeps 7, 2 bathrooms, Garden & parking, Hawkinge

Kent. Sleeps up to 7

A spacious family home, eat in kitchen, with Lounge off
Fully equipped kitchen for self catering with dishwasher, two fridges
4 Bedrooms: Master en suite with double
Low maintenance dog safe garden with lawn & patio
Conservatory/ Garden room
Off road Parking
Situated on edge of Town on all major bus routes and 10mins from beach/town centre
and just 3km from Eurotunnel
A short Walk to 2 play parks, Newsagent, Chemist, Lidl, Pub, Doctor
Tesco Express
Amazing rural country walks on your doorstep!

Everything for overnight - or longer. We let for the medium term too, just ask !
House trained dogs permitted, please ask about breed type and pricing

Tea, coffee, milk, cereal etc - let us know any special requests

Comfy mattress and 100% cotton sheets and towels await you

5 Mins walk to 2 play parks, Newsagent, Chemist, Lidl, Pub, Doctor
Tesco Express, Good Indian, Good Chinese

A peaceful cul-de-sac, with very little road noise - though you are just 7 mins drive to Folkestone Town Centre, and 25mins to Canterbury. Dover for ferries is 15mins

Our house is on the edge of town in Hawkinge, just a 10 minute drive from the beach and Eurotunnel/Le Shuttle terminal

Where Kent’s North Downs tumble into the English Channel, Folkestone is a seaside town that reached its zenith in the Edwardian period just before the First World War.

With masses of Victorian architecture, beautiful waterfront parks and a revitalised harbour, Folkestone has plenty to love.
France is visible across the Strait of Dover so Folkestone has always been on England’s defensive frontline.

A military canal, Martello towers, pillboxes and bizarre “sound mirrors” hark back to when the threat of invasion was never far from people’s minds.

Everything for overnight - or longer. We let for the medium term too, just ask !
1 house trained dog permitted
EV (Electric Vehicle) 7.2KW chargepoint (Type 2) available on driveway

Tea, coffee, milk, cereal etc - let us know any special requests

Comfy mattress and 100% cotton sheets and towels await you

5 Mins walk to 2 play parks, Newsagent, Chemist, Lidl, Pub, Doctor
Tesco Express, Good Indian, Good Chinese

A peaceful cul-de-sac, with very little road noise - though you are just 7 mins drive to Folkestone Town Centre, and 25mins to Canterbury. Dover for ferries is 15mins

Our house is on the edge of town in Hawkinge, just a 10 minute drive from the beach and Eurotunnel/Le Shuttle terminal

Where Kent’s North Downs tumble into the English Channel, Folkestone is a seaside town that reached its zenith in the Edwardian period just before the First World War.

With masses of Victorian architecture, beautiful waterfront parks and a revitalised harbour, Folkestone has plenty to love.
France is visible across the Strait of Dover so Folkestone has always been on England’s defensive frontline.

A military canal, Martello towers, pillboxes and bizarre “sound mirrors” hark back to when the threat of invasion was never far from people’s minds.

Let’s explore the best things to do in the area:

1. The Leas, Folkestone

This implausibly pretty promenade on the cliffs above the beach was landscaped in the mid-19th century.

There’s a long lawn, interspersed with ornamental flowerbeds, cafes, the Leas Cliff Hall theatre, a bandstand and monuments like an remembrance arch to the First World War.

Much of what you see on the Leas was planned by Decimus Burton, the architect best known for its his work at Kew Gardens and London Zoo.

You can take the Zig Zag Path down to the seafront, or pause at the terrace at the top and survey the Channel and the coast of France in the distance.

2. Folkestone Harbour Arm

In the mid-19th century Folkestone’s harbour was dredged and screened by a long seawall that protects its south side.

The Harbour Arm was hooked up to the Southeastern Railway’s London to Dover Line and had a ferry service to Boulogne.

In the First World War, some ten million people passed through the harbour.

Passenger numbers on cross-Channel ferries dwindled after the arrival of the Channel Tunnel in the 1990s.

This meant that the old terminal, extending out to sea for several hundred metres, needed a new role.

Since the 2010s this once disused structure has been brought back to life, becoming a promenade and summer dining destination, with street food stalls, live music and a handful of enticing semi-permanent eateries.

Come for mezze, barbecue ribs, cockles or stone-baked pizzas, savour the view back to the town and its cliffs and watch movies and live sporting events at the Harbour Screen.

Kid and dog friendly !

3. Kent Battle of Britain Museum
5 mins walk from your front door is the former RAF Hawkinge.

In the summer of 1940 this was a key base in the Battle of Britain, fighting for control of British airspace, and was called into action many times later in the war.

Since 1971 these huts and hangars have hosted the oldest and most detailed museum to cover the conflict.

The museum has been supported by many WWII pilots who donated uniforms, medals, documents, photographs and other personal effects.

There are also artefacts from some 700 crashed aircraft on display, as well as pieces relating to the German V-Weapons, autographs by pilots, full-sized Spitfire, Messerschmitt and Hurricane replicas and amazing accounts of life as a pilot.

4. Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Arguably some of the best views and dog walks in Kent, Folkestone’s hinterland is a natural region with similar status to a National Park.

The Kent Downs are the eastern half of the North Downs, a chalk ridge arcing through South East England from the Surrey Hills to White Cliffs of Dover.

The Downs are at their most photogenic in “unimproved” areas, where natural ecosystems have been allowed to grow undisturbed.

Such a space can be found just to the northeast of the town, at the Folkestone Downs.

These rollercoaster hills rise sharply from the coast, reaching a height of 170 metres at Dover Hill.

Botanically-minded walkers should bring their cameras, as many rare wildflower species grow in these meadows, like the man orchid, early spider orchid and late spider orchid.



5. Lower Leas Coastal Park
Am amazing family-friendly adventure playground at the bottom of the Cliffs
Bring your BBQ !
In 1784 the Folkestone seafront changed forever when a landslip created a new belt of land between the cliff and beach under the Leas.

This was first landscaped in the 19th century, and from 2000 to 2006 the 27-acre Coastal Park took shape.

This park has earned the Green Flag, the highest award for parks in the UK. A much-loved feature is the Zig Zag Path, wending its way from the Leas Cliff Hall to the park’s bandstand, through caves and with stirring coastal views at every hairpin turn.

There are three main zones in the park: A formal zone, with newly planted pine avenues, flowerbeds and picnic sites; a fun zone, with the largest adventure playground in South East England and an amphitheatre; and finally a wild zone, which is a natural reserve protecting the unique habitat caused by the landslip.

6. Sandgate Beach
West of the Lower Leas Coastal Park is the village of Sandgate, which became a part of Folkestone in 1934. On the water here is a long shingle beach, tracked by the promenade running several miles from Folkestone to Hythe.

Out of season you can come and skim stones, breathe in the crisp sea air and watch the ferries and container ships passing by.

In summer you can sunbathe, indulge in seaside treats like ice cream or fish and chips, hire a beach hut or gear up for activities like kayaking and sailing.

Sandgate Beach is a Seaside Award winner and has been commended by the Marine Conservation Society, so is a safe place to swim if you can handle the temperatures.

7. Folkestone Creative Quarter
In the 2000s Folkestone’s historic town centre began to rebrand itself as a cultural hotspot.

The result is the Creative Quarter, home to galleries, artists’ studios and performance spaces, as well as shops, cafes and restaurants that all have their own personality.

The Creative Foundation, which launched the initiative, also opened the Quarterhouse.

An anchor for the Creative Quarter, this venue has live music, film screenings, comedy and plays.

The Quarterhouse co-curates three festivals a year.

For instance, SALT in September is a celebration of Folkestone’s sea and coastline.

Also make sure to find out what’s on at Strange Cargo, a gallery in a former factory and warehouse.

8. Folkestone Museum
Sharing Folkestone’s former town hall with the visitor information centre, this museum is somewhere to dive into the town’s absorbing history.

Folkestone Museum has just been overhauled with help from the Heritage Lottery Fund and reopened in 2017. There are five main themes: Fashion, Frontline, Maritime, Natural and Ancient.

“Fashion” recounts Folkestone’s evolution from low-key fishing village to chic Edwardian seaside resort, while “Frontline” documents the town’s role as the first line of defence for South East England.

There are Roman artefacts and dinosaur fossils in “Ancient” and “Natural”, while “Maritime” explores Folkestone’s close ties to the sea, from fishing to smuggling and shipwrecks.



9. East Cliff and Warren Country Park

East of the harbour is a 300-acre park combining cliffs, beaches and the interesting terraced habitat formed by hundreds of years of landslips.

The latter is called the Warren, a Site of Special Scientific Interest where some 150 bird species can be spotted at various times of the year.

Residing in the dense vegetation are 330 types of moth, as well as the only grayling butterfly colony in Kent.

The side closest to the town is less wild, with lush lawns and a pitch & putt course under the gaze of three Napoleonic-era Martello towers.

Located in Folkestone, this vacation home is in the city center and near the beach. Folkestone Harbour and Etchinghill Golf are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit Elham Valley Railway Museum and Leas Lift. Pencester Gardens and Marsh Maize Maze are also worth visiting.

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