Folkestone, Canterbury & Charming Kent

Itinerary

Folkestone, Canterbury & Charming Kent

The beautiful town of Folkestone provides us with the perfect base to discover the highlights of charming Kent and East Sussex on this five-day getaway, which includes a trip to Canterbury, one of the most important cathedral cities in England and visits to nostalgic Broadstairs and Whitstable. There’s also the opportunity to discover 1066 country, with an optional excursion to Hastings and Rye to complete this lovely break in England’s delightful South East.

Folkestone, Canterbury & Charming Kent

Included Excursions

Canterbury (half day)

On our first excursion, we spend half a day in the city of Canterbury, with its quaint cobbled lanes, timber-framed buildings and medieval city walls. It is also the home to the oldest cathedral in England, dating back to Norman times.

Broadstairs & Whitstable (half day)

We visit Broadstairs, the seaside town which provided the ideal spot for Victorian author Charles Dickens to write parts of David Copperfield and Bleak House. Find pretty shops and plenty of eateries burrowed away in the town’s narrow passageways before we head to Whitstable, which features a small working harbour flanked by shingle beaches, pastel-coloured beach huts, weatherboard houses and independent shops and galleries.

Optional Excursion

Hastings & Rye (£14pp) (half day)

We explore 1066 Country on our optional excursion, calling first at Hastings. This coastal town boasts the remains of the first castle in England to be built by William the Conqueror, a lovely preserved Old Town with half-timbered houses, narrow streets and a three-mile seafront. We then head to the fortified hilltop town of Rye, a charming place of historic buildings, cobbled lanes and secret passages, once the haunt of smugglers and highwaymen.

Folkestone, Canterbury & Charming Kent

• Return coach travel
• 4 nights at the Grand Burstin Hotel, Folkestone (JG2 rating) with dinner & breakfast
• 2 for 1 bar (6pm-9pm) on selected drinks
• Light entertainment every evening
• Excursions to Canterbury, Broadstairs & Whitstable

Optional excursion to Hastings & Rye (£14pp)

Folkestone, Canterbury & Charming Kent

• 4 nights at the Grand Burstin Hotel, Folkestone (JG2 rating) with dinner & breakfast
• 2 for 1 bar (6pm-9pm) on selected drinks
• Excursions to Canterbury, Broadstairs & Whitstable

JG2

Hotels with a JG2 rating are a mixture of larger hotels and privately owned properties. Décor and furnishings may be simple but are clean and well maintained. All bedrooms have en-suite facilities, TV and may have tea/coffee making facilities. Food may be buffet style in some of the larger hotels. Services may be limited but efficient.

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Accommodation

Grand Burstin Hotel, Folkestone

JG2 rating

The Grand Burstin Hotel is best known for its location, right next to Folkestone’s harbour and seafront. Simple yet comfortable throughout, all rooms have en-suite facilities and there is also a leisure club with a heated pool, gym and sauna (small charge applies). All meals are buffet style.