Yes. Folkestone is the UK terminal for the Eurotunnel, making it a natural stopover before or after a crossing. A private transfer can drop you at the seafront for a few hours of sightseeing, then continue on to the terminal, so the crossing becomes part of the trip rather than just a drive-through.
Folkestone sits around 111 km (69 miles) from central London. A private transfer picks you up at your door and drops you right at the seafront or Harbour Arm, with no changing trains, hauling bags across platforms, or onward connection at the other end. It's the door-to-door option when you'd rather travel on your own schedule with luggage and family in one comfortable ride.
Half a day covers the essentials: a walk along the Leas and an afternoon on the Harbour Arm. A full day lets you add the Folkestone Artworks trail and a stroll through the Lower Leas Coastal Park below the cliffs, which has gardens, play areas, and shaded paths down to the seafront.
The Leas is a mile-long clifftop promenade with uninterrupted Channel views, especially striking at sunset. Below it, the Lower Leas Coastal Park offers subtropical gardens and family-friendly paths down to the beach. The Harbour Arm itself is the standout: converted railway sleepers, a Sunday market, seafood stalls, and a lighthouse bar built into the old pier structure.
Folkestone Artworks is a self-guided walking trail of installations by dozens of artists, woven through the town center and along the seafront, free and open around the clock. A relaxed walk taking in the highlights, including Antony Gormley's cast-iron figure standing at the water's edge below the Harbour Arm and visible depending on the tide, takes around 1.5 to 2 hours.
Folkestone punches above its weight for a small Kentish seaside town. Its historic Harbour Arm, once a Victorian railway pier, is now lined with bars, food stalls, and a working lighthouse, all with views across the Channel. Add the clifftop Leas promenade and the UK's largest urban outdoor contemporary art exhibition scattered through the streets, and you get a coastal town that feels rediscovered rather than just visited.
