Folkestone Museum
Folkestone Museum is a museum in Folkestone. Around it, within 15 km, lie 39 more places, Dover Castle (11 km) first on our list.
Museum in Folkestone
Inside Folkestone
Folkestone Museum is inside Folkestone’s built-up area, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
Afternoons in Folkestone peak at 19–22°C, June to September.
Folkestone Museum
Museum in Folkestone, England, United Kingdom.
In Folkestone, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Folkestone
- Official site
- folkestonemuseum.co.uk
Locating Folkestone Museum
Numbered points are the places near Folkestone Museum, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Folkestone’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that count Folkestone Museum
Of the 5, Folkestone is the largest, at 51,987 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Folkestone
Capel-le-Ferne
Hawkinge
Hythe
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Folkestone Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folkestone | It’s in town | 51,987 | 10 |
| Capel-le-Ferne | 2.1 km northeast of it | 1,962 | 8 |
| Hawkinge | 3.2 km north of it | 8,499 | 7 |
| Hythe | 3.9 km west of it | 14,613 | 13 |
| Densole | 4.9 km north of it | 888 | 5 |
Pair Folkestone Museum with these
Also close at hand are 5 castles, 2 museums and a heritage railway, among 39 within 15 km.
Castle · English HeritageDover Castle11 km away2
CastleSandgate Castle 15392.4 km away3
CastleSaltwood Castle6.7 km away4
MuseumThe Wing2.7 km away5
CastleLympne Castle11 km away6
MuseumDover Bronze Age Boat10 km away7
Heritage railwayRomney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway14 km away8
CastleWestenhanger Castle11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
What people ask about Folkestone Museum
Where is Folkestone Museum?
Folkestone Museum is in Folkestone, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Folkestone Museum?
Museum in Folkestone, England, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Folkestone Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Folkestone, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Folkestone Museum?
Within 15 km: Dover Castle (11 km), Sandgate Castle 1539 (2.4 km), Saltwood Castle (6.7 km) and The Wing (2.7 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Folkestone Museum: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dover Castle: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandgate Castle 1539: The original uploader was Jamesedits at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Saltwood Castle: Edgepedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Wing: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lympne Castle: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dover Bronze Age Boat: mari from tokyo, japan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway: Ben Salter from Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westenhanger Castle: Ian Knox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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