
Folkestone West Rail Station
- National Landscape
- Special Area of Conservation
- National Trail
- Heritage Coast
- Peaks nearby
- 8
- highest 97m
- Walking routes
- 20
- within 10 miles
What's on the doorstep
Kent Downs National LandscapeNational Landscape · 0.8 mi (about 1 mi on foot)
North Downs WayNational Trail · 0.9 mi (about 1 to 1.5 mi on foot)
Dover-FolkestoneHeritage Coast · 1.8 mi (about 2.5 mi on foot)Also nearby
Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.
About Folkestone West Rail Station
Folkestone West railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, serving the western area of Folkestone, Kent. It is 69 miles 22 chains (111.5 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. All trains that call are operated by Southeastern.
Hills, trails and walks from the platform
Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.
| Sugarloaf Hill | 135m | 1.3 mi (about 1.5 to 2 mi on foot) |
| Cheriton Hill | 188m | 2.2 mi (about 3 mi on foot) |
| Blackhouse Hill | 97m | 2.4 mi (about 3 to 3.5 mi on foot) |
| Swinge Hill | 174m | 2.4 mi (about 3 to 3.5 mi on foot) |
| Summerhouse Hill | 148m | 2.8 mi (about 3.5 to 4 mi on foot) |
| North Downs Way ↗ | 158.9 mi | 0.9 mi |
Route data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL – coverage and route quality vary by area.
| Follow the kestrel to the Downs ↗Local | 0.7 mi | 0.1 mi |
| Corridors to the countryside ↗ | 0.1 mi | 0.7 mi |
| King Charles III England Coast Path: Camber to Folkestone ↗National | 29.0 mi | 0.8 mi |
| Corridors to the countryside ↗Local | 0.4 mi | 0.8 mi |
| King Charles III England Coast Path: Folkestone to Ramsgate ↗National | 36.7 mi | 0.8 mi |







