Folkestone- not only the sky was dull

I’ve been to Folkestone for a few days last week with my girl-friend. We stayed at the Southcliff Hotel which had a great offer. The hotel was really nice, a bit old-fashioned furniture and worn down, but okay, especially for that price. The bathroom was very small though. Has anyone stayed there, too? What are your experiences?

The first late afternoon we went for a walk through town which seemed to be abandoned. Lots of shops were opened only from Thursday to Saturday. I guess it’s different in summer. The creative quarter is very nice with a narrow street going down to the harbor. It’s a shame that quite a few shops are empty. I reckon with the recession it’s everywhere like this now. We went for a drink to the “Pullman” which is an excellent pub. Open fire, nice furniture, an exotic beer garden, just perfect.

The next morning I went on a photo walk, but wasn’t very successful at all. The sky was very dull. I walked through the Lea Coastal Park, took a few shots, went along the seafront, passed the Gran Canary Hotel which is derelict beyond belief, before reaching the harbour which is surmounted by one of the ugliest hotels I have ever seen. The Grand Burstin. It was low tide and at least the fishing boats were quite interesting. After less than two hours I was back at our hotel. I took 72 shots altogether of which I deleted 58. I keep 13 for myself and only one goes for sale.

I really seem to be a moaner today which I’m honestly not, but the Greek meal in the evening was a bit disappointing. I had Souvlaki which wasn’t spiced and the fries were too crispy (not to say hard) and Frances’ potatoes were just microwaved.

What impressed me the next morning was the local Wetherspoons. It is located in an old church. Fantastic building and the drinks are so cheap. The East Kent Arms was fine, too. We had an early dinner at Papa’s Fish & Chips which was really good.

After checking-out on Saturday morning we didn’t feel like travelling home straight away. So we went for another couple of pints to Wetherspoons before getting on the train. Frances back to London and me back to Hastings. It will be interesting to see where yet another smart deal of booking.com will take us next. Can’t wait for it.

Thanks for reading.

 

Photo of the Day

Folkestone Harbour