Folkestone Harbour
FolkestoneThe inner harbour below the old town, where the fishing boats tie up beneath the old railway viaduct.
Get directionsWaterfrontTime here: 15–20 min
On the map
The Stade, Folkestone, CT19 6AB
Quick facts
Fishermen were landing boats at the mouth of the Pent Stream here from around 1100.
Parliament authorised a stone harbour in 1807, and it was finished by 1820.
Cross-Channel ferries sailed from here to Boulogne until the early 2000s.
Address
The Stade, Folkestone, CT19 6AB
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