Folkestone and Hythe District

Built around historic Channel ports and the defensive Royal Military Canal, Folkestone and Hythe grew into a coastal district on Kent’s south-eastern shore. The English Channel defines its southern edge, while the canal runs behind Hythe’s seafront and continues west through Romney Marsh. Hythe was one of the medieval Cinque Ports, a federation that supplied ships and seamen to the Crown; St Leonard’s Church preserves a notable bone crypt. Folkestone, to the east, developed as a harbour town and is linked with the Channel Tunnel terminal at nearby Cheriton. Browse other webcams across the Kent coast to place this setting in a wider geographic context.

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