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🇬🇧 Folkestone: The Seaside Gem Just 1 Hour from London! 🌊✨

📍 ​​Folkestone, Kent CT19 5QY​​ Ditch Brighton’s crowds for this ​​artsy coastal town​​ where ​​pebble beaches​​, ​​pastel beach huts​​, and a ​​2D optical illusion house​​ collide with ​​fish & chips perfection​​. ​​🚗 Getting There​​ ✔️ ​​Train​​: 55min from ​​St Pancras​​ (£20-30, book via TrainPal for deals) ✔️ ​​Drive​​: 1.5hrs via M20 (park near ​​Chummys seafood shack​​) ​​🏖️ Must-Visit Spots​​ 🌊 ​​Mermaid Beach​​ Climb the ​​rainbow steps​​ to ​​The Lighthouse Champagne Bar​​ (sunset bubbles mandatory). 🏡 ​​Old High Street​​ ​​Vintage bookshops​​, ​​antique globes​​, and ​​sourdough pizza​​ in a ​​Victorian time warp​​. 🎨 ​​Folkestone Harbour​​ Snap the ​​trompe-l’œil house​​, then hunt for ​​beach glass​​ at low tide. ​​🦞 Foodie Wins​​ ✔️ ​​Chummys​​: £8 ​​monster whelks​​ so fresh they’re practically winking ✔️ ​​The Pullman​​: Michelin-starred ​​seafood platters​​ in a ​​converted train carriage​​ ​​📸 Photo Ops​​ ✔️ ​​Painted beach huts​​ at Sunny Sands ✔️ ​​The Leas Cliff Walk​​ (Channel views to France) ✔️ ​​Harbour Arm’s neon sunsets​​ ​​💡 Pro Tips​​ ✔️ ​​July-August​​: ​​Folkestone Triennial​​ art festival takeover ✔️ ​​Train + bike​​: Rent ​​Kent Cycle Hire​​ bikes at the station ✔️ ​​Avoid Sundays​​ when day-trippers swarm #Folkestone #KentCoast #LondonDayTrips #SeasideArt #BritishSummer #HiddenBeaches #TrainTravel #FishAndChips

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🇬🇧 Folkestone: The Seaside Gem Just 1 Hour from London! 🌊✨

📍 ​​Folkestone, Kent CT19 5QY​​ Ditch Brighton’s crowds for this ​​artsy coastal town​​ where ​​pebble beaches​​, ​​pastel beach huts​​, and a ​​2D optical illusion house​​ collide with ​​fish & chips perfection​​. ​​🚗 Getting There​​ ✔️ ​​Train​​: 55min from ​​St Pancras​​ (£20-30, book via TrainPal for deals) ✔️ ​​Drive​​: 1.5hrs via M20 (park near ​​Chummys seafood shack​​) ​​🏖️ Must-Visit Spots​​ 🌊 ​​Mermaid Beach​​ Climb the ​​rainbow steps​​ to ​​The Lighthouse Champagne Bar​​ (sunset bubbles mandatory). 🏡 ​​Old High Street​​ ​​Vintage bookshops​​, ​​antique globes​​, and ​​sourdough pizza​​ in a ​​Victorian time warp​​. 🎨 ​​Folkestone Harbour​​ Snap the ​​trompe-l’œil house​​, then hunt for ​​beach glass​​ at low tide. ​​🦞 Foodie Wins​​ ✔️ ​​Chummys​​: £8 ​​monster whelks​​ so fresh they’re practically winking ✔️ ​​The Pullman​​: Michelin-starred ​​seafood platters​​ in a ​​converted train carriage​​ ​​📸 Photo Ops​​ ✔️ ​​Painted beach huts​​ at Sunny Sands ✔️ ​​The Leas Cliff Walk​​ (Channel views to France) ✔️ ​​Harbour Arm’s neon sunsets​​ ​​💡 Pro Tips​​ ✔️ ​​July-August​​: ​​Folkestone Triennial​​ art festival takeover ✔️ ​​Train + bike​​: Rent ​​Kent Cycle Hire​​ bikes at the station ✔️ ​​Avoid Sundays​​ when day-trippers swarm #Folkestone #KentCoast #LondonDayTrips #SeasideArt #BritishSummer #HiddenBeaches #TrainTravel #FishAndChips

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