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It is an amazing place to visit, whatever the weather. We always have a walk and then visit some great eateries, restaurants, and bars. We recently went to She Sells Sea Shells and had an amazing seafood broil (totally worth the money), with a few drinks, great service, and had a lovely server called Alison, who was so friendly helpful and welcoming.

Fantastic place to chill on a summers afternoon. Live music at the weekend and lots of places to eat

Always nice visiting the Harbour Arm in any weather. Plenty of places for food and drink too!

Worth a visit, a bit pricey at some of the eateries but nice atmosphere.

Interesting historical facts. Clean toilets, well looked after. Plenty of places to eat and drink, with lots of variety, although visiting out of season so many closed during the week. Quite busy, even in a cold and windy day! Wheelchair/pram accessible. According to local people, lots happening during summertime.

I love Folkestone nice place for a walk especially with the dog you can walk for miles here. Parking can be expensive after a while but still worth the visit

Very beautiful view of the port and the cliffs. The atmosphere of the place is very friendly with the film festival currently on the port.

A nice place to visit with lots of eating places

Nice place to see. One side sandy beach other side pebbleish beach.

Nice view, Nice ambience. Really worth the visit.

Visited the Christmas markets here and it was fantastic!!! Live music, Christmas films on the huge screen, snow machine, plenty of food and little trinket stores around. Ample parking, cost £6 in parking for 3 hours. Me and the missus absolutely loved it.

Lovely place for a nice walk. Very clean. There are good places to eat and drink. We went there on a Friday, so there was a lot more going on.

Lived in Folkestone for 6 years now and whilst the harbour has grown and is good fun still, the quality of food has really gone down hill, which poses a threat to the overall harbour plus high end residential property strategy. I understand a change of management combined with rising food prices and the commercial model has driven the higher quality food providers out, but this has created more of a cheap eats burger vibes place, which seems to have changed the demographic a lot. Think it’s important to keep a mix of higher and lower quality food and encourage artisan food venues or instead of eating on the arm I will just head to Sandgate. Brewing brothers and sea sells sea shells are arguably the only decent place left with good quality food imho.

Lovely walk along the coastal path last weekend. Great atmosphere.

It is an unbelievable place. So much has changed. In the summer there is always something hoping on.

Love this place , the early morning with sunrise are unreal here

honestly there is so much to do and you can never get bored. there is plenty of food options, lots of local shops some ideas for personalised gifts and Christmas presents. Plenty of events occur every weekend there is an outdoors cinema too!

Fantastic view of the channel and on a good day France

Really lovely area to walk around or visit the many bars and dining places. Plenty of parking. Great atmosphere.

Always something going on though quieter in winter, and shut during bad weather. Best enjoyed from March onwards.

Dogs are welcome, very friendly staff, good food

Beautiful walk to the lighthouse, which was a cool bar, great vibe

Visiting the Goods Yard at the start of October Fest, amazing atmosphere a must visit.

Great food, nice set up with the big screen

We went on a windy day, but it was quite beautiful.

Such a great vibe and caters for everyone. Perfect for an afternoon of food and music

A beautiful destination for relaxation

Brilliant area and restaurants, tasty burgers and fish and chips

What a fab afternoon strolling along the harbour arm 👌 A little hidden Andrew Gormley figure gazing out to sea, lovely places to eat and drink beautiful views 💕

Lovely place. Lots of places to eat and drink. Great Crazy Good course

Not much open today despite Skabour taking over the town. Parking now £2 an hour and the worst parking payment machine imaginable.

First visit to Folkestone. Stayed at Grand Burstin Hotel and visited Folkestone Harbour Arm. Amazed at the renovations with bars and eating areas in containers. Think renovated in 2016. You can even go into the Lighthouse.

Nice place for a day trip, live music on the harbour arm, there is a nice food area with lots of choice from street vendors and somewhere to sit and eat, also recommend a walk up the old high street as well, lots of little local shops.

Always a great place for a walk and to get a bite to eat. Lighthouse Champagne bar a great place to people watch and see the sunset.

August 30, 2024 Folkestone is a hidden diamond! Unfortunately, it is often mentioned in the same breath as Dover, but there are literally worlds apart!! Folkestone is a beautiful, traditional port on the Channel coast with everything you could want for a holiday on the English south coast! And the Folkestone Harbor Arm is a real surprise! We didn't expect so much activity, so much choice of snack bars, sea food restaurants, tea rooms, burger restaurants, souvenir shops, etc. And everything has style because they stuck to a clear design language when designing it: the simple seating combinations consisting of a table and two benches are simply built but clearly drawn - and you can find them everywhere! You can tell that people enjoy spending time here. A wonderful place to relax, stroll, look, eat, drink, enjoy!... A day at the seaside!

Lovely view, definetly recomend!

Perfect place if you'd like to have a walk or meal or maybe a drink having a great view of a beautiful beach and a sea view

Very very wonderful experience I played my tamborine along with the band and added my dancing skills.

Champagne bar and new Greek restaurant - the Harbour Arm is such a special place and right on our doorstep.

What a place at the end of the old station leads onto the Harbour arm. Drinks, food, live music and lighthouse making this place ideal for spending time with friends and family. Best place to walk on mixture of sandy and pubble. You can enjoy fishing or the views. Wish I could stay for sunset and have some moments of my dream time. Anyhow Harbour Arm is a great place to visit in Folkestone.

Great area, great food, great vibes, and just an all round pleasant full day. We come here very often on nice weather days

A charming refurb of the old Station, railway line and pier to create a wonderful community and tourist hub. Great selection of music and food stands, drink stands, ice cream. Excellent variety so something for everyone. Plenty places to sit and soak in the atmosphere. Restaurants also look good. Don't come to Folkestone without a visit to the Harbour Arm.

Great on a sunny day full of life and loads of food and drink choices

Had a lovely walk on the Pier. Plenty of places to sit in for a drink or food. Could do with more freedom seats, benches. Any toilet visit inquired a time of queuing.

Great place for hanging out, grabbing a bite and a drink. The Summer Cinema on Friday nights is a massive hit!

We had a lovely walk down the harbour arm, there are many places that offer food and drink. There are multiple seating areas and music was playing when we were there. It's very clean and tidy,with a great view of the surrounding coastline.

I think this very much depends on time of year. We went in the summer hols and it was jam packed so too overwhelming for us. However, the fish and chips we excellent, it seemed family friendly and people were enjoying the beach area, swimming in the sea and walking along the harbour. There is plenty of parking right on the harbour which convenient. Lots of families who had those huge beach trolleys and settled in for a full day of enjoyment. We went early evening for a fish supper, so it was pleasantly cool by then. For those who love the busyness, sounds of families having fun this is a great place. For us, I think in the quieter seasons it could be more enjoyable.

Harbour arm is sick! Great food, drinks and vibes!!

Great place to get food and listen to the sea. Even better when you can see the beach and boats sailing.

Amazing place!!! Love that there are pop up diners and live music to entertain the people enjoying some fresh fish and chips.

Absolute must! Thoroughly enjoyed sitting out in the sun having refreshments - and the sun shone too!

This area has gone through a major resurgence! Absolutely loved our visit!

BIRTHDAY GRETTING KATE BUSH 65 BIRTHDAY. 30/7/2024 PLUS DANCING TO KATE BUSH NO 1 U.K. SONG 1978 BRILLIANT.

Very beautiful place with lot's of lovely food sheds.

Great to see the facilities being used and a great array of places to eat and drink

What an amazing place. Vibrant, picturesque, and friendly. If you get the chance to visit. Jump at it!

Beautiful fantastic food lots of seats

A very nice place with many services to spend a good time

Amazing 1. Food 2. service 3. interior 4. Hygiene 5. Cleanliness To be honest it feels a little to good for the area if you know what I mean, very well priced good selection of food, which is completely customisable, your food how you want it. Highly recommend and yes we will use again, I know this all sounds to good to be true but it really was good, and no I have no ties to the restaurant. Look there's enough bad places out there which I will slate but this isn't one, ok only thing I will say is it American style (everything), I didn't use the loo.

Folkestone Harbour was an interesting and enjoyable experience.

A unique and imaginative use of space . Lots of nice eateries.

Good selection of high quality eateries, and finished off really well accentuating it's maritime heritage.

Totally chilled place with a lot of charm. Really made a lot out of a port. Invites you to linger.

Always a pleasant way to spend some time especially when the Sunday market is on.

Folkestone Harbour Arm with its bubble tea and Argentinian steaks with chimichurri. The repurposed railway station for relaxing and the Shoreline development on the beach.

Summers are busy. Lot of eateries and entertainment.

Visited twice recently in the evening. Great atmosphere, and good choice for food. Shame it closed so early

Literally the best place on the South Coast. Fight me bro

Lovely place to visit - food choices along the Harbour arm were great. Champagne bar was excellent as always!

Fantastic place to visit. Very scenic.

Folkestone Harbour Arm is brilliant with so many restaurants. Then walk along the Leas coastal path which is beautiful with plenty of playgrounds for children.

Personally, the Harbour Arm is a welcomed attraction Great use of the otherwise derelict train station and dock. Expect to pay a pretty penny for anything food/drink related but other than that it's a nice walk, even fun in the winter.

Lots of eateries, good for a wander, spectacular views. A must of in Folkestone l.

Best weekend in years ❤️ Humans need to clean up after themselves better, bugs full of rubbish I have picked up from around the area. And be kind to the pigeons and seagulls, they deserve to eat and live too. It's only a £1000 fine 🤷‍♀️

Very nice view and quiet in the morning

We went to see (and finally participate in) the annual festival that takes place in this place to dance the choreography of the song Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush in which women and men participate, all dressed in red. Very well set up, with good bars and stalls to have a drink.

Go to Gaia. Best homewares and cocktails in all of uk. Fabulous staff, very attentive and great to talk to. Product range is very stylish and high quality but very affordable. Fur babies welcome and catered for. Laura Alex and Zoe are very professional. Get out of London and come for a visit to c proper England.

Plenty of food and drink facilities. A small market of seaside paraphernalia from local producers. Nice views and some quiet spots if you know where to look. Seek out the Gormley installation about half way down. Bands at weekend, TV screen showing free films of an evening. Parking on site if you arrive timely. Great views back to the Warren and out to France. Beach walk straight from the start station.

Had a lovely day here, lots of places to eat and had entertainment as it weekend. When sun is shining you can't beat it!

Great visit, plenty of options for food, drink, entertainment and walking.

Great day out. Great vibe there. Lots to do and see.

Rad burger = delicious Highly recommend truffle burger

Beautiful place for a stroll when the weather's nice 🌞

The main reason to visit Folkestone!

So much to do great selection of shacks to find something to eat. Pity the car park is so expensive! This can be called abuse. If you scare tourism with those parking prices Do not complain that tourism goes away very soon.

Fabulous atmosphere and great food vans. Good quality catering and great quality entertainment. #gentlemenoffew

Lovely place would definitely go again, rich with history and you can still get jellied eels here too

We visited Folkestone Harbour Market this Sunday 14Th nice weather and as soon we walked out of the car this BBQ smell attracted us immediately, and when we saw the Meatshack place we said oh yeah:) it was bombastic sooo delicious the meat was so tender we had 4 portions of Meaty Chips with Beef Brisket. Guys please visit and try u wont regret.

The end of the old station leads onto the Harbour arm, where you can walk to the end and have a beer, or stop along the way and eat, or enjoy fishing and the views. Anthony Gormley has provided a display on the lower level . The Harbour Arm is a joy to visit.

LOADS of food options, had the deep fried sushi hotdog and it was amazing, live music also, really would recommend. Nice views of the area, genuinely a good spot to stop at.

Living at 20 min away from it, is quite easy to come often. Nice place for a weekend walk. I like the relaxed atmosphere and English vibe.

So much to do there and great food. Fun with the kids on the shore front.

Superb afternoon at Folkestone Harbour Arm

Great place to hang out with lots of bars all the way up to the end. Great food places. Only downside is the bar that's all the way down the end doesn't have a toilet so you need to walk all the way back.

This changed quite a lot since the last time I was in Folkestone which was around 15 years ago. The harbour arm and old station have been completely redeveloped and now it looks amazing. Plenty of shops and great views along the cliffs and to Dover.

Went there for a day trip to visit family. Lovely atmosphere and great food.

The place is really nicely sorted out with lovely views and plenty of facilities. The only sort of complaint is about the food. For the price you get to pay, the quality is just not good enough. £12 for a burger patty that was thinner than the McDonald's quarter pounder and a pizza that was slightly undercooked and a taste well overpowered by the onions.

Suumer and Winter The food and vibe gets better and better. Relaxed, family friendly. Just love the place.

Great choice of food and drink, especially the bao-buns. Loads of parking available.

Great way to set up a peir/harbouring. Plenty of good food places and activities. However it's only busy on the weekend and it closes way too early. Would recommend anybody visiting Folkestone to go there.