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Folkestone

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Folkestone
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County
Kent
Highway Authority
Kent
Forward Destination on
M20, A2, A20, A259, A2034
Next Primary Destinations
Ashford • Canterbury • Channel Tunnel • Dover • Hastings
Other Nearby Primary Destinations
Canterbury
Places related to the M20
Places related to the A259
Brighton • Chichester • Bognor Regis • Worthing • Hove • Newhaven • Eastbourne • Hastings • Brenzett • Rye • Hythe • Littlehampton • Havant • Bexhill • Shoreham-by-Sea
Welcome to Folkestone!

Folkestone is a coastal and harbour town and seaside resort in South East Kent. Historically, it has served cross-channel ferries to France before the opening of the Channel Tunnel.

Historically, coach traffic reached Folkestone via Aldington, Lympne, and Hythe. While the A20 from Ashford to Folkestone is called "Hythe Road", it has always diverted at Westenhanger and reached Folkestone via Cheriton, avoiding Hythe.

Folkestone is bypassed by the A20 Roundhill Tunnel, which opened in 1993 in preparation for Channel Tunnel traffic. Prior to this, traffic on the M20 headed through the northern suburbs of Folkestone and up Dover Hill. The other main roads reaching the town are the A259 towards Hythe and Hastings, and the A260 towards Hawkinge and Canterbury (the latter via the A2).

The main junction for Folkestone is the Castle Hill Interchange, where the M20 and A259 both end.

Routes

Route To Notes

M20

London, Ashford Accessed via A2034

A260

Canterbury Accessed via A2

A20

Dover

A259

Hastings

A2033

A2034

Channel Tunnel, Cheriton

A20

Newington, Channel Tunnel, Sellinge

A260

Canterbury, Hawkinge

B2011

Capel-le-Ferne

B2063

B2064

Ferry

Calais

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Folkestone
Junctions
Crossings
Roads
NCN2 • A20 • A259 • A260 • A2033 • A2034 • B2011 • B2061 • B2062 • B2063 • B2064 • B2170 • E2 (Old System) • E5 (Old System) • E15 • M20 • T4 (Britain) • T37 (Britain)
Miscellaneous
Related Pictures
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A260 - Dover Road, Folkestone - Coppermine - 3136.jpgGas installation, Foord Road North... (C) John Baker - Geograph - 2277680.jpgGeograph-1547007-by-Nick-Smith.jpgFolkestoneSign2004.jpgSealink Ferry at Folkestone Harbour Pier, 1979 - Geograph - 4409068.jpg
Places in South East England
Major DestinationsBrighton • Canterbury • Channel Tunnel • Chichester • Dover • Guildford
Primary DestinationsAshford • Bognor Regis • Crawley • Dartford Crossing • Dorking • East Grinstead • Eastbourne • Farnham • Folkestone • Gatwick Airport • Hastings • Horsham • Lewes • Maidstone • Margate • Newhaven • Ramsgate • Reigate • Sevenoaks • Sheerness • Staines • Thamesport • Tunbridge Wells • Uckfield • Worthing
Other PlacesBexhill • Billingshurst • Brenzett • Burgess Hill • Chatham • Dartford • Esher • Ewell • Faversham • Gillingham • Gravesend • Haywards Heath • Hindhead • Hove • Hythe • Leatherhead • Littlehampton • Midhurst • Redhill • Rochester • Rye • Sandwich • Shoreham-by-Sea • Sittingbourne • Swanley • Tenterden • Tonbridge • Weybridge • Woking


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