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Castle Hotel

Tiger Inn Look out it's shut on Tuesdays.

Brew Thought this was being turned into a fancy wine bar...

Kidz Planet Childrens 4-storey indoor Family Entertainment Centre. All children aged 0...

White Hart Has an indoor and an outdoor bar in their courtyard,...

Ocean Inn

Escondido Smart modern Mexican fusion type restaurant, moved across the road...

Royal Oak

Caffe Nero Rumoured to be moving in to the new shopping centre,...

Backspace Fantastic mini market with vintag clothing, vegan food, crafts, and...

Pizza Hut Pizza Hut is now gone from Guildhall Street, I wonder...

Holiday Inn

Pizza Express Lovely old building with a view out over the river...

The Black Horse Rural Country Inn serving locally sourced food cooked to order,...

Harbour Arm Generally the newly refurbished Harbour Arm, the big pier type...

The Cider Works Fantastic cafe / restaurant / guesthouse / real cider outlet!greenoakfarm.co.uk...

Old Brewery Connected to Greenwich Visitor Centre, this is where they make...

Plum Tree Cafe We had breakfast here both days of our trip to...

Payers Park A new park, created in the scrap of land between...

Chas & Dave: On The Road 25 Oct 2014 I thought Dave out of Chas and Dave had retired?...

Paloma Faith @ LCH November 24th Paloma Faith will embark on a full UK tour in...

The Darkness tickets are being dispatched We're off to The Darkness next week. First time I've...

The Darkness are coming back to Folkestone December 2013 Exciting stuff my sometime favourite band The Darkness are returning...

Alan Davies is coming to Folkestone Really enjoyed the new Jonathan Creek last night, although it...

Leas Cliff Hall Folkestone's biggest music venue, Official site here. Seems to get...

RBL Social Club This social club is open to service, ex-service personnel from...

Black Horse

We went to some new pubs #1 The Black Horse Had a rare night out on Saturday, babysitter in, pregnant...

The Duke of Cumberland Very nice, huge garden with lots of outdoor fun. Food...

Folkestone Library (approximate map position - may be only town, sorry)

Hythe Green

Capel Village Hall Farmers markets and table top sales and things... They have...

Glastonbury "between the small villages of Pilton and Pylle, six miles...

Hythe Bay Fish restaurant. Mixed reviews!

Hoeford Inn A family pub...

Drum Inn (very rough position - may be only to town level)...

Laptop stolen from the Leas Cliff Hall Reposting on behalf of Chris at Chambers..

The Bullfinch The Bullfinch, formerly operated by the Spirit Group, has undergone...

Wormsley Estate (rough map position - may be just town)

Brogdale Farm Location of an annual cider festival!

The Marsh Academy

Retreat bar and bistro a classic blend of good music, quality drinks and a...

Groombridge Place groombridge.co.uk (very rough location - may be only to town...

Garden House Orchards

the Lower Leas Coastal Park (approx map - may be only town)

South Road Sportsground

Old Gaol House jdwetherspoon.co.uk/home/pubs/the-old-gaolhouse

Southsea Common It's a big old common, fields by the seafront. Home...

Earl of Clarendon Nice local pub, does food, has an open fire sometimes....

Ozzy possibly has a DJ supporting him tonight This from last.fm: Can't find anything about a support band...

Lloyds No 1 (Wetherspoons)

Folkestone Academy A school, but hosted some of the Literary Festival events,...

Samuel Peto You know you get some Wetherspoons that are really good?...

Smallhythe Place

Ozzy Osbourne is playing Folkestone in June! Details and tickets will be here, on sale Friday. Blimey!...

Pizza Express

White Cliffs * Spectacular cross Channel panorama to France.

Home Ground Reopened as Home Ground in the Old High Street /...

Lathe Barn Clare went with Harry today and said it was nice,...

Humphrey Bean (Wetherspoons)

Hope Farm Between Folkestone and Ashford, site of Sellindge Festival...

The White Hart A Shepherd Neame

The Seagull I used to work here. Reopened as a Hungry Horse...

The Leas Bandstand Not often anything going on at the bandstand unfortunately!

Pantile Bandstand

Sotirio's Looks a bit pricey, but often has entertainment like a...

The Jackdaw Reopened, new owners. Not eaten in there since, but they...

The Whole World Cafe closed because... Rates (or was it rent) had just gone up, too...

Victoria Park (Ashford) No garden as such, it is a PARK! Not sure...

The Gatekeeper Possibly still new-inn.info but unlikely if it's been renamed...

Big Country 1989 I saw Big Country in 1989 and it was my...

Sasafrass 1975 I saw Sasafrass in 1975 and saw them quite alot...

The Harbour Lights I used to work here too, in the late '80s....

Motorhead 2004 I saw Motorhead in 2004 and the after show party...

A Christmas of sorts, and why doesn't the Whole World Cafe want customers? Friday, got properly into the Christmas season, went to "A...

The Holloways play Leas Cliff Hall 28th November The Holloways play the LCH, get tickets here. Not yet...

Dane John Gardens Some gardens, where they have a food fair once a...

Stripes Sports & Social Club The Stripes sports and social club...

FAREWELL LEAS GIG FOR BATTLESKA GALACTICA BATTLESKA GALACTICA play their farwell gig at the Leas Cliff...

Dublin Man O' War dublinmanowar.co.uk

Crabble Corn Mill A restored 1812 corn mill.

Starbucks

Cafe Belge cafebelge.co.uk

Portchester Castle It's a castle!

Portchester Youth Club At my old school...

Did Sheep on Drugs support Gary Numan in Folkestone in 1996 I've heard this mentioned before, it's making sense now, from...

Borders Bookstore Occasionally does gigs.

The White Lion Hotel Closed down and bricked up, there was a shooting then...

The Metropole metropole.org.uk

Abode Fancy hotel, Michael Caines is the executive chef, there's a...

Georges House Gallery Home gallery of the Strange Cargo people...

Gravesend High Street Location for markets. Hope it's better than Folkestone market.

Folkestone Harbour The actual harbour, not the pub, the general outdoor area....

Leas Amphitheatre Kind of guessing at the map location, I can't quite...

Turin Brakes play the Leas Cliff Hall in August, 08/08/08 Hevy is extremely excited to be presenting their biggest event...

Ashford festival In The Park

The Print Room Shane Record's gallery selling prints and originals of his work,...

Black Bull - Hungry Horse Seems to be closed now.

Nando's

The Ship Hotel

Zarin Restaurant Modernish curry, nice. Reserve a table online at zarinrestaurant.co.uk

Hythe Bay Fish Restaurant thehythebay.co.uk

Sellindge Music Festival! Sellindge Music Festival is happening on 7th & 8th June...

Hawkinge Village Hall

Hawkinge Community Centre

Savour Aroma Excellent Chinese restaurant, with takeaway.

Etchinghill Cricket Club etchinghill.play-cricket.com

Open Mic night at the Whole World cafe this Friday And every two weeks after that, message from Tony King...

Chambers coffee shop

I can't find "The Last Golden Arrow" Can you tell me the link where you saw this?...

The Goods Shed Excellent farmers market, get your local organic food and drink...

Portsmouth Pyramids Leisure centre sports hall type affair

David Starkey in Folkestone Went to me first Literary Festival event yesterday, David Starkey's...

Local Heroes and Hevy Music Local Heroes @ The Leas Cliff Hall

The Mayfly New, from Pathfinder Pubs...

Folkestone literary festival kicks off We've got tickets on the way for a few events...

It had to happen sooner or later Not a great meal from Escondido! Slight repost from the...

Starbucks - bouverie place folkestone I hear that the new Starbucks is opening in bouverie...

Base Bar "A new, up and coming bar in the heart of...

Ian Brown's coming to Folkestone Tour starts in September, Ian Brown, yes the former Stone...

Whole World Cafe: GOOD Saturday we headed to The Whole World Cafe, and what...

Disco ducks coming to Folkestone these ducks will eventually become disco divas sitting on rotating...

Megadeth are coming to the LCH Slight repost from my blog: Megadeth are playing Folkestone, June...

Easter 2006

Clifton Hotel We like the bar, no actual real ales, but they...

Folkestone before 1500 The Folkestone People's History Centre is inviting local people to...

The Fleur de Lis An "gastropub", as seen on TV. thefleur-sandwich.co.uk

Westbrook House Preparetory School

Do you want my Dirty Pretty Things tickets? Get in touch quick, fg@folkestonegerald.com I have two spare tickets...

Cable snappage at the lower leas coastal park! Who on earth has a site called injury watch..? An...

Pictures of Orson Pictures here of the Orson gig at the LCH on...

A260 Folkestone/Canterbury Road Mysterious car boot venue...

Phoenix Arts Centre

Pluckley Recreation Ground

Hundred of Hoo Swimming Pool and Hundred of Hoo School

St Edmunds School Catholic school / performing arts academy...

Pluckley Recreation Ground

Victoria and Albert Museum vam.ac.uk

Waterstone's Bluewater

Ashford Library

Waterstone's

MARC BOLAN & T.REX LIVE IN FOLKESTONE Great review and pictures of a Folkestone T-Rex gig, unfortunately...

Lyminge Library

The Folkestone People's History Centre to hold 'Dig for History' event The Folkestone People's History Centre, run by Canterbury Christ Church...

Hawkinge Village Hall

History Hunt for accompanied children

Dirty Pretty Things tickets on sale now Dirty Pretty Things tickets are on sale now, they're coming...

Ship Inn

The Little Theatre Possibly closed now, FHODS have moved on to the Tower...

Comedy festival in Dubai From Popbitch: Get your tickets to Dubai for the comedy...

Newington Village Hall

Kent Showground kentshowground.co.uk

The William Harvey Hospital.

The Lord Whisky Animal Sanctuary. Animal sanctuary, listed here as it does host events. lordwhisky.co.uk...

Bedgebury Pinetum Or is it Sussex? Great big forest anyway, nice visitor...

Queens Hall Theatre cranbrookschool.co.uk

Harbourside Hotel

Squalid dressing room... The Independent has a profile of The Zutons, where they...

Is this the new Starbucks then? I've not read The Herald this week, so sorry if...

Folkestone People's History Centre

Press

Arrr! Piratey adventure from Folkestone Harbour this weekend Me and the wife are going on this!

Oof, shooting in Cheriton! BBC says:

Leeds Castle

Jane McDonald Can't wait until September,Jane was fantastic last time she visited...

The Jackdaw Very disappointing-made a special trip from Folkestone for sunday lunch...

Ypres Castle Inn

More chain fun I've just remembered, the takeover of Ottakers by Waterstones has...

Starbucks delayed until July Further to Ciro Citterio" title="did they only get that from...

Zutons tickets Heard on that the gig's sold out - IT'S NOT,...

Oof, bum arse service in The Jackdaw Just been to The Jackdaw for lunch, and though the...

As one store closes... So, we're getting a in Folkestone within the next two...

The Smuggler

Folkestone Creative Players: Auditions for "Pal Joey" This is to announce the audition/reading for "Pal Joey" the...

Trivium review The Trivium gig sounds like it was great, just seen...

Patrick McGuinness comes to the LCH Paddy McGuinness star of Max and Paddy's Road To Nowhere...

A review of Elvis in Folkestone Elvis Costello, from 1980...

Trivium doing a warmup show Ember & The Infernos play London Islington Academy on the...

Forbach Orchestra 15th April folkestonegerald.com/folkestone/upload/Forbach_final_poster.jpg We are quite lucky to have an opportunity like...

Nazareth in 1973 Bit of anecdotal gig history from Nazareth Direct... hanging off...

Lunch at the Jackdaw - slight return Went BACK to the Jackdaw this weekend, there's a bus...

The Charlatans play Folkestone in May Get in! Expect to see a wordy preview of the...

Pizza Express

Amy Winehouse 2004 I saw Amy Winehouse in 2004 and she was awful...

Creative Players do Robin Hood Aaargh, the capitals... copying and pasting this in, can't be...

The Ordinary Boys Get Ordinary Boystickets here or stroll down there a bit...

Cheers for chipping in Yes we went to the Clarendon again this weekend, just...

Escondido review Don't know how we got the impression this place wasn't...

The Mighty Boosh Not sure how this hasn't come up on the listings...

Dr Feelgood 1989 I saw Dr Feelgood in 1989 and it ruined my...

The Palm Tree

Captain Howey Thai food

Primal Scream slight return I was just about to buy some Primal Scream tickets...

Mayflower Theatre

Brewsters

Primal Scream definitely coming to Folkestone They really are doing a one of show at the...

The Big Chris Barber Band vs Primal Scream Folkestone was discussed in the office today (in that London),...

4080 BBC says Goldie Lookin' Chain are supporting The Darkness on...

Lunch at the Jackdaw Had been meaning to try out the Jackdaw for a...

Clear Channel Stage Experience Clear Channel are reorganising their Summer Youth Projects initiative. It's...

Return of the 'Grass Supergrass are back in Folkestone on the 20th October, promoting...

Mr Gig Summer Party This is on the 14th July, featuring sets from APV,...

Reel Big Fish Rock-with-trumpets merchants Reel Big Fish are coming to Folkestone on...

Ross Noble Ross Noble's coming to Folkestone in October, get your tickets...

Funeral for a Friend FFAF are at the Leas Cliff Hall on the 3rd...

Mellow Yellow Oh it's not just bands from the 80s that come...

Der der der dur... Europe are playing Folkestone! On the 17th of May!

Morcheeba! Touring, and playing the Leas Cliff Hall of course...

Doesn't the new Engineers album remind you of the Leas Cliff Hall? Viewed from the underneath of course... hope the cover shows...

CANCELLED Looks like Goldie Lookin' Chain have cancelled tonight at the...

Best looking crowd ever Hmm, that's apparently what Danny Mcnamara said about the Leas...

AC/DC 1976 I saw AC/DC in 1976 and AC/DC didnt play. I...

Whitesnake 1978 I saw Whitesnake in 1978 and The support band was...

Idlewild The Idlewilds have announced a tour, visiting Folkestone on the...

The Keith Barret Show Here's an odd one, it's TV's The Keith Barret starring...

Tony Hadley vs Martin Fry 23rd Feb sees Tony Hadly vs Martin Fry at the...

Goldie Lookin' Chain come back to Folkestone 22nd February, more details here... Tickets are here...

Whitesnake Been a bit slow off the mark on this one,...

James 1991 I didn't go to this, but thought I'd point out...

Ooh ah, touch my bum I knew there was a recruitment fair at The Leas...

More Mushroom Magic Bedgebury Pinetum was one of the places we unofficially had...

Motorhead 1987 I saw Motorhead in 1987 and it was a cracking...

Out Of Nothing Embrace have shot into the hit parade with a number...

FHODS Panto FHODS pantomime this year ([year]2004[/year]) is Aladdin, and it starts...

Folkestone WiFi Hotspots It says here that the Wetherspoons is a Folkestone wireless...

Amy Winehouse La Winehouse (who is a big fan of popex) plays...

The Thrills The Thrills play Leas Cliff Hall on Tuesday 9th November,...

Embrace Are they still going? They're playing the Leas Cliff Hall...

It's a funny old game Having seen Greavesie on Fantasy Football this week, I am...

The Ship Had a dreadful dinner at a pub on the way...

Unit Number 1 Limited Awesome low key bar on the edge of Hop Fuzz...

The Wheatsheaf Hotel Will be visiting as part of holiday 2015, seems less...

The Red Lion Will be visiting as part of holiday 2015. red-lion-bakewell.co.uk

The Peacock peacockbakewell.com

Manners Hotel This one is a Robinsons and they make my favourite...

The Royal Oak Looks lovely, going here for dinner, they can do a...

Royal Hotel

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