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Folkestone Creative Quarter

The Old High Street & Tontine Street, Folkestone, England
01303 842195
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Ranked #16 of 19 attractions in Folkestone
Type: Neighbourhoods
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Folkestone, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

Visit Folkestone's Creative Quarter and see it's eclectic range of shops cafes and galleries. Well worth a walk around the whole area, pick up a map and see how many pieces of art you can find, maybe stop at one of the many restaurants or cafes in the area. The Old High Street is well worth a visit too. Fantastic... More

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Manchester
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 April 2013

The concept is excellent, breathing life into the centre of Folkestone. It appears to have cost a lot of money, but it compares well to some ghastly council white elephants in other towns.

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Melbourne
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 April 2013

This is a little hard to find unless you know what to look for but once there it is a great area of the town to visit. Nice little cafes and shops to look in.

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Valencia, Spain
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 March 2013

The problem is that you cannot just chuck a bit of money at something and hope for the best .It just does not work like that.When visitors come to Folkestone they get an overall feel for the place, they drive round a bit looking for somewhere to park, maybe. The first thing that hits me is the disastrous situation on... More

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Folkestone, England
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 March 2013

Folkestone Creative quarter has recently had a facelift with some Art shops andcoffee shops. it can be quite attractive in the Summer, but as it is rather tucked away it is not visited by many people.

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Folkestone, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 March 2013

Very nice place for shopping and find rare antiques, art and good food! Renewed stores which give an interesting touch to the city centre.

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Eastbourne, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 March 2013

A narrow street on a hill with some unusual shops and statuary. An interesting mix of shops from secondhand shops to top of the range antiques. A pleasant way to get from the main town down to the harbour.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 February 2013

A more traditional and quirky shopping experience, with interesting pop up shops open if you go at the right times. Good asset to Folkestone

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Gosport, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 December 2012

The Christmas Lights were very attractive the whole street has some very interesting boutique type shops, a change from all the multiples in the town .

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Birkenhead
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 December 2012

I grew up here and even had a Saturday job down the Old High Street and can testify that the small area has been transformed!

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