Beachborough Manor, Folkestone

#11 among attractions in Folkestone

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Beachborough Manor is a manor in Beachborough, near Folkestone, in Kent. It was developed into a small landed estate, generally known as Beachborough Park, at the heart of which was Beachborough House. The current house dates from 1813 and is now owned by the Wallis family. The estate has a well-developed wildlife centre, an equestrian centre and a bed and breakfast. ()

Coordinates: 51°6'4"N, 1°5'47"E

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Folkestone United Kingdom

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Beachborough Manor – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Folkestone Ski Centre, Sandgate Castle, Kent Battle of Britain Museum, Cheriton.

3.1 miE
51°5'17"N • 1°9'57"E
Folkestone Ski Centre, Folkestone
81 min walk • Ski area, Sport complex, Gym
3 miSE
Forts and castles
Sandgate Castle, Folkestone
76 min walk • Sandgate Castle is an artillery fort originally constructed by Henry VIII in Sandgate in Kent, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect England against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended vulnerable point along the coast.
2.6 miE
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Kent Battle of Britain Museum, Hawkinge
66 min walk • The Kent Battle of Britain Museum is an aviation museum located in Hawkinge, Kent, focused on the Battle of Britain.
2.3 miSE
Church
Cheriton, Folkestone
59 min walk • Cheriton is a northern suburb of Folkestone in Kent. It is the location of the English terminal of the Channel Tunnel as well as of the major army barracks of Shorncliffe Camp.
2.8 miE
Forts and castles
Folkestone Castle, Folkestone
72 min walk • Folkestone Castle stood on a spur of the North Downs to the north of the town of Folkestone, Kent. The Norman castle on a natural mound which existed in the late 11th and 12th centuries.
3.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Lympne Castle
96 min walk • Lympne Castle is a 18,862 square feet medieval castle located in the village of Lympne, Kent, above Romney Marsh.
2 miNE
Hill
Cheriton Hill, Kent Downs
51 min walk • Cheriton Hill is a hill overlooking the English Channel near Folkestone in the south-east corner of Kent, England. The relatively low-lying hill is covered with farmland, villages, narrow lanes, and footpaths.
1.9 miSW
Park
Brockhill Country Park, Kent Downs
49 min walk • Brockhill Country Park is in Saltwood, near Hythe in Kent, England. The park was a former estate with landscaped gardens and has subsequently been sub-divided. The house now forms the main building for a performing arts college, whilst the gardens and lake now form part of the country park.
1.9 miSW
Park, Universities and schools
Brockhill Park Performing Arts College, Hythe
48 min walk • Brockhill Park Performing Arts College is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Saltwood, Kent near the coastal town of Hythe. The school is located next to Brockhill Country Park and include a farm. Brockhill is known for its tough cross country running course and its neighbouring country park.
3.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Elham Valley
93 min walk • The Elham Valley is a chalk valley carved by the River Nailbourne situated in the North Downs in East Kent. The valley is named after the settlement of Elham.
2.6 miNW
Park
Farthing Common
68 min walk • Farthing Common is an area of common land about 10 km northwest of Folkestone in East Kent. It is one of the highest points of the North Downs at 185 metres above sea level, and was the junction of the ancient trackway along the Downs from Folkestone, with the Roman road between Lympne and Canterbury.