Best Places to Visit Near Folkestone
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Cities and Localities Near Folkestone
Where to go for a weekend trip near Folkestone? A list of surrounding cities, towns and villages nearby or close to the suburbs of Folkestone within a 50 mile radius.
City
![canterbury](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/4a8341a328a7e3a4a12bb1f38cf4a464.jpg?1588255543)
Town
![hastings](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/bf42405f883ef9eec380bb5695d8f14c.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![dover](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/ed751a035f213c22befbd07680cb42da.jpg?1598801128)
Town
![maidstone](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/b15817e6f59f6b86614f3f04e3d0fc71.jpg?1591118163)
Town
![rye](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/33023c89dd262d6c8bfa7fa266d1a7ad.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![ashford](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/59c3d87775ff1c4240a46218366a137f.jpg?1656684034)
Town
![ramsgate](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/0da065e4a7e4162f2cbe11f075b39cfa.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![margate](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/cdb60884b00f591a3886840180f64647.jpg?1589704709)
Town
![whitstable](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f3536e1abf034485ce9d6f0c42fd5881.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![herne bay](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/99cbc19b61ba6beba5c906bdb749f889.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![bexhill](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/2d50e993d645954d1780ff4072f3cf72.jpg?1622736404)
Town
![deal](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/c2ce3b7d01cd61cc3cc4380c477eed36.jpg?1632243000)
Town
![broadstairs](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/08898ea53a07101b83d13a7279617d05.jpg?1629039489)
Town
![sandwich](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/0ed636f32392a357f3a4df9e154d6708.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![faversham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/7e5a4302c00dfdc1de1267331ee7ff9c.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![hythe](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/8ba2e457fcda182cf272ad8260dabe62.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![cranbrook](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/5f79b5fc0a19ef828244286c00a2e5fb.jpg?1599816219)
Town
![sittingbourne](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/5c661c2d39a6b9eba9e36b7b741a3b52.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![battle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/11fa7d79340d542236b5f8924e5ceb3d.jpg?1582270511)
Town, Area
![chatham gillingham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/e190ac5f89931a38c79d30873420491e.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![robertsbridge](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/24c19091fb390219b6f7863decf0a467.jpg?1593177458)
Town
![gillingham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/0c91d29efac9c1c003a999d0d687d47b.jpg?1603895475)
Village
![dymchurch](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/3f5a37798afc4014ab4f7eda088b4a29.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![tenterden](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/a4ad71c418e6de4532eea2cf11213c84.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![birchington on sea](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/44d2ca83b4632b5f708da975f31b5bd0.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![sheerness isle of sheppey](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d64f52909521e296ba793e7d2831c8f1.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![burwash](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/857dd1164c2be86947960edf8d39175b.jpg?1594543621)
Village
![aylesford](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/8e11b50bfa17fa9937b41c24dc2fa6b7.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![harrietsham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/943598917712182495ca2765d0fdd0ae.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![northiam](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/52c1ebe5bd5718bc72067681c4f9de0b.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![paddock wood](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/c771805cccf53f99bde0cab2c78b4abd.jpg?1582270511)
National park
![kent downs](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/7cafa91492de2da1b29cc9b8d1013cb5.jpg?1648401534)
Village
![chartham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f8440be04f51ec0d2a7d837b5930090f.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![rainham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/gb/51_3635_0_60797.jpg)
Village
![sturry](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/93ba7c635b5ac30d2424156157aa7f77.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![wye](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/bcbe2b506d5820245079f894f2335dc1.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![hawkinge](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/e3272f67123fb792c3a91a757a39382f.jpg?1582270511)
Island
![isle of sheppey](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/3bde2b562f5339b16583c72107001fc4.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![lenham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/1efd1d48c94d479c235b1c54258eb2ed.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![headcorn](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/8c448bc394e44c2992c9b1d9c4726fb4.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![lydd](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/add459947fd58e0a8510cd0f16af67a1.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![st margarets at cliffe](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d7a4e83e5b3b202e6b8a15f08f2b8ab1.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![queenborough isle of sheppey](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/ecc05019aaa77463a17c3ffc902a24ab.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![staplehurst](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/12cd7c30eb4483721c728b24adecfc36.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![romney marsh](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/0e213047fd63bdf0d112fe8b74df8a12.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![allhallows](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/74b6abc30c7034f0056f7ba6f8657386.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![manston](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/b9f0c6a179402c043f6b930d5f9d1dd5.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![marden](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/b3fa852575081797478ecd99593f8c07.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![lyminge](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/14e014aed6d6b4f0a96132098aa6cdb6.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![eastry](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/aa633a312b5e06ae52c5a363482fce88.jpg?1582270511)
TOP Attractions
Best Day Trips from Folkestone
Best Day Trips from Folkestone
![Canterbury Cathedral](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/a30a8eefee65f863895262d6633a5492.jpg?1612888579)
Norman-era building with ornate windows
![Leeds Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/180e4083140c2b307f059b8bedf2f11a.jpg?1582270511)
Historic landmark with a moat and maze
![Bodiam Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/18cafc295dbece5b5d6012f904fe4add.jpg?1582270511)
![Bateman's](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/fa82b7d2df1587a054025ad4217bda70.jpg?1594543274)
![Dover Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/05a1b573a53a877c9b6f48e703a136f3.jpg?1598803109)
![Sissinghurst Castle Garden](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/cc82e15d82d67ce201f409b7e7fc6b5e.jpg?1582270511)
![Rochester Cathedral](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/784ab351cd5f22a74baaae938d87c170.jpg?1582270511)
Norman edifice with a 14th-century door
![Princes Golf Club](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/edca270d43d129ed60de41b18b2e3886.jpg?1582270511)
![Royal St George's Golf Club](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/7fc9eae28e88f07e9cec309fe140ae9c.jpg?1606148103)
![Rochester Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/a8f3befbea3633fc598752dd797bbb47.jpg?1608918046)
Historic Norman edifice
![St Augustine's Abbey](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/cf340523909a37c545500520b891d57b.jpg?1612888013)
Ruins of 6th-century church, with museum
![Wingham Wildlife Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/418782cee486ea5a2ca979604589f3f5.jpg?1617975504)
![De La Warr Pavilion](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/e09504680276389bee9c3bb9d615c704.jpg?1622735988)
![Chart Hills Golf Club](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/c5f709063550a2913b680bfda38c586e.jpg?1582270511)
![Upnor Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/18b917c8f04682dc95977b6d6ec8283c.jpg?1632065644)
![Deal Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/5719b9643c1e8e040afe58968c1b9832.jpg?1632242302)
16th-century coastal artillery fortress
![Great Dixter](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/a99ce2c2bbe9403d711e337021c03d79.jpg?1632587175)
![The Historic Dockyard Chatham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/7339d156d3ced9fb64e56cf6e47fbb7d.jpg?1636533196)
![St Martin's Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/0eb68ed70cc39eed0ea311b47d74cec7.jpg?1637321728)
Landmark, 6th-century place of worship
![Canterbury Roman Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/463d54a4720845e1d315553ae902aca5.jpg?1582270511)
![Kent Life](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/281d0233c014ac16bad90f7a064c0907.jpg?1582270511)
![Lullingstone Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d800affb2a97df2652c8d62a7cb350ce.jpg?1582270511)
![Bowles](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/99f715751ffb6227eae3b6da10651550.jpg?1582270511)
![Hastings Contemporary](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/1cd3c04f9e0b1036c3253a1ec6cc52f9.jpg?1582270511)
![Westgate](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/e30b2894e808ff81d5cdd72ecc0e82e6.jpg?1582270511)
![Priestfield Stadium](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/fd685f8475732c58bbbf20991612265c.jpg?1582270511)
![St Mary's Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/95cb4d02acc086c487d2e02313891216.jpg?1582270511)
![Canterbury city walls](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/0b807b77dad50cc207faab1c612c0f17.jpg?1582270511)
![Gallagher Stadium](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d2ac82cd6266844694a521ba65ed9405.jpg?1582270511)
![Harrison's Rocks](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d56bc5c459d295a2d9d91cda8c1fc057.jpg?1582270511)
![Maidstone Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/fee75fe745a9c27b80148972fa0b257d.jpg?1582270511)
![Battle of Britain Memorial](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/b5f0b2f9b7363486021f4b69f68bda2e.jpg?1582270511)
![Walmer Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/3a3771be38aa6629319a725c5347a2c1.jpg?1582270511)
![Greyfriars](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/35831b1b95270d17f44ccd0be8d42b4b.jpg?1641561560)
![Hastings Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/1b5437c94cfa5c01a9c4fa03c2d72af3.jpg?1582270511)
Ruined 11th-century Norman fortress
![Ramsgate Maritime Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/569904511d69304a775307eb2e1e51c9.jpg?1582270511)
![Battle Abbey](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/a20ace15481919d8f86697bcebb30d6f.jpg?1582270511)
Ruins, museum and the battlefield of 1066
![South Foreland Lighthouse](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/89560cda2287780b8152f59c963e7e22.jpg?1582270511)
![Richborough Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/e25950839d404116df1a1109994f7351.jpg?1582270511)
Ruined Roman fortress and history museum
![Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/34b9fc58f0690d27f23e2da64010cea6.jpg?1582270511)
![Senlac Hill](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/03c19b187e7e57ebc73c1d2fb9ee0930.jpg?1582270511)
Historic battle locale with an abbey
![Hastings Fishermen's Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/731ce29ecac18b2d9572b4bc66ce831a.jpg?1582270511)
![Port Lympne Reserve](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/ab88c8f8347fe2337cb44e5b6d640154.jpg?1582270511)
Wildlife park with a hotel and a cottage
![Herne Bay Museum and Gallery](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/473c4ac2f83be20da5456655fd041378.jpg?1582270511)
![Dover Western Heights](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/50c83685a88f188e27a253636a61e499.jpg?1582270511)
![Turner Contemporary](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f5c8e36ba056ac97fa39250f6e49dc8a.jpg?1582270511)
![King's Hall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/c4423da0a323d7ad429e856e80d237e5.jpg?1582270511)
![Howletts Wild Animal Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/0a1c7753a6d9b483b70f8a78168a1e91.jpg?1582270511)
Rare and endangered animals in 90 acres
![St John the Baptist](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/653268789224fadc5e6dc777f0acb942.jpg?1582270511)
![Godinton House](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/34624b5afab3dbd1b5bacc21672d6490.jpg?1656684171)
![Maidstone Town Hall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/8240f7f5f558a486fbead96a46d03470.jpg?1648491513)
![Margate Old Town](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/27eceb8753923accc8aa79f5cecbc41b.jpg?1648461861)
![Camber Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/1d30957850599d8fd1ed11a62083a129.jpg?1582270511)
![Central Bandstand](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/a0c1f11f51b22c45593754663fb5d94c.jpg?1582270511)
![The Lighthouse Bar](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/gb/51_39088_1_37827.jpg)
![Whitstable Museum and Gallery](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/590c4dc23c58ee9196445b31177614e8.jpg?1582270511)
![Robertson Street United Reformed Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/gb/50_85549_0_57756.jpg)
![Dungeness Lighthouse](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/2091df8736b7f55757fd4563381306cb.jpg?1582270511)
![Michelham Priory](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/fa19d759109785cd301a5b07fe3da361.jpg?1582270511)