A Day in Folkestone
This morning we took the train from Dover to Folkestone. This is a very short rail trip of about 10 minutes. We enjoyed chatting with the conductor and learning about many interesting sites along the coast in this area. One thing for certain is almost everybody recommends going to Canterbury. He provided us with good walking directions so we could easily find town, which we did without a problem.
After a short walk we stopped for a coffee before finding the Christmas market. This is the first year for the Folkestone market and there were about 20 stalls and not all were open. This, I believe, will grow over time.
We then did a walkabout, finding The Parish Church of St. Mary & St Eanswythe Folkestone. This church is steeped in history dating back to the 1400’s. There are many stained glass windows, mosaics, wonderful floors and yes, the tomb of a knight, Sir John de Seagrave. One stained glass window of note is the Harvey Window, which honors William Harvey, who in 1629 published his great discovery of the circulation of blood. He was born on Church Street very near the church.
We then met up with David and Jeanette (Friends from Blake’s) and were off exploring Folkstone’s narrow streets filled with shops and pubs. We walked to the harbor and then along the coast. It was a beautiful sunny day and France was easily seen across the calm channel. The Channel water almost looked blue rather than the green gray. I must say we have been very fortunate in having great weather.
One interesting bit we saw while walking the coast was a water powered funicular. Sadly it is in a state of disrepair and would be great if it were put back into service. The walkway along the coast is very very nice and coming back to this area to do some walking/hiking is on our list.
We then went to the Pullman Pub for lunch and had a great visit which continued into the Guild House for another drink. The Guild House has a nice interior decorated with many bits of WWII aviation history.
We walked back to the Christmas market and parted ways. It was such a joy to share the day with David and Jeanette, very nice folks.
We have decided to purchase a case for our journey back home as our neighbor has placed an order for Terry’s Chocolate Oranges. Lucky the Debenhams was having a sale and so we found a case at 1/2 price.
This morning we took the train from Dover to Folkestone. This is a very short rail trip of about 10 minutes. We enjoyed chatting with the conductor and learning about many interesting sites along the coast in this area. One thing for certain is almost everybody recommends going to Canterbury. He provided us with good walking directions so we could easily find town, which we did without a problem.
After a short walk we stopped for a coffee before finding the Christmas market. This is the first year for the Folkestone market and there were about 20 stalls and not all were open. This, I believe, will grow over time.
We then did a walkabout, finding The Parish Church of St. Mary & St Eanswythe Folkestone. This church is steeped in history dating back to the 1400’s. There are many stained glass windows, mosaics, wonderful floors and yes, the tomb of a knight, Sir John de Seagrave. One stained glass window of note is the Harvey Window, which honors William Harvey, who in 1629 published his great discovery of the circulation of blood. He was born on Church Street very near the church.
We then met up with David and Jeanette (Friends from Blake’s) and were off exploring Folkstone’s narrow streets filled with shops and pubs. We walked to the harbor and then along the coast. It was a beautiful sunny day and France was easily seen across the calm channel. The Channel water almost looked blue rather than the green gray. I must say we have been very fortunate in having great weather.
One interesting bit we saw while walking the coast was a water powered funicular. Sadly it is in a state of disrepair and would be great if it were put back into service. The walkway along the coast is very very nice and coming back to this area to do some walking/hiking is on our list.
We then went to the Pullman Pub for lunch and had a great visit which continued into the Guild House for another drink. The Guild House has a nice interior decorated with many bits of WWII aviation history.
We walked back to the Christmas market and parted ways. It was such a joy to share the day with David and Jeanette, very nice folks.
We have decided to purchase a case for our journey back home as our neighbor has placed an order for Terry’s Chocolate Oranges. Lucky the Debenhams was having a sale and so we found a case at 1/2 price.
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