Two picturesque Kent beaches have been named some of the country’s best. Sandgate near Folkestone and Westbrook near Margate have been praised for excellent water quality in a comprehensive list of ...

Watch our deep dive video on how to spend a weekend in Folkestone FOLKESTONE has been named the top destination to visit by Time Out this year – and as a local, I can see why. The Kent town featured ...

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I spent the weekend at a stunning holiday home in Folkestone with wonderful views and direct access to the beach. Shoreline recently joined Folkestone after being completed earlier this year, ...

Barbecues should be banned at all beaches in a Kent district before someone is badly injured, a councillor believes. Labour representative Cllr Nicola Keen thinks the Folkestone and Hythe area will be ...

Check out our Deputy Travel Editor's video diary of a day out in Folkestone, above ‘WE were told we were mad to open in Folkestone 10 years ago – now look at us,’ he told me. I’m sipping champagne at ...

With the unbearable London heat getting us down, many might be thinking of taking a break from the city and heading for the coast. And while the weather can still be just as scorching at the beach, ...

Creative Folkestone Triennial 2021, The Plot, is a free exhibition that opened to the public in July and runs until 2 November, with 23 major new public artworks across the town by 25 artists. With ...

Digging for buried treasure is no longer just for pirates: Berlin-based artist Michael Sailstorfer has buried 30 gold bars, worth $16,574, in the sands of Folkestone Beach in southeast England. Today, ...

Three people have become the first confirmed to find 24-carat gold treasure buried on a beach in Kent. Kevin Wood, his partner Kirsty Henderson and her sister Megan found a £500 gold bar in Folkestone ...