Capel le Ferne
Capel-le-Ferne is a village and civil parish on the White Cliffs of Dover, near Folkestone in the Dover district, in Kent, England.
Capel-le-Ferne is a village and civil parish on the White Cliffs of Dover, near Folkestone in the Dover district, in Kent, England. Its name derives from a medieval French term meaning "chapel in the ferns".
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Worth seeing in and around Capel le Ferne
9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Folkestone Castle
Folkestone Castle stood on a spur of the North Downs to the north of the town of Folkestone, Kent. The Norman castle existed in the late 11th and 12th centuries and was built on a natural mound which.
2.9 km · castle in Folkestone, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Leas Cliff Hall
Leas Cliff Hall is an entertainment and function venue situated in Folkestone, on the Kent coast of England. The Grand Hall seats 900 and it has a standing capacity of 1500.
3.7 km · theatre and entertainment venue in Folkestone, England · Wikipedia - 03Battle of Britain Memorial, Capel-le-Ferne
The Battle of Britain Memorial is a monument to aircrew who flew in the Battle of Britain. It is sited on the White Cliffs at Capel-le-Ferne, near Folkestone, on the coast of Kent.
600 m · WWII memorial in Kent, England · Wikipedia - 04The Parish Church of St Mary and St Eanswythe
St Mary and St Eanswythe's Church is a Grade II* listed Anglican church in Folkestone, Kent, situated not far from cliffs overlooking the English Channel. Parts of the building date from the 13th century, but it was largely rebuilt in the 19th century.
3.1 km · church in Folkestone, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Kent Battle of Britain Museum
The Kent Battle of Britain Museum is an aviation museum located in Hawkinge, Kent, focused on the Allied and Axis men of the Battle of Britain. The Spirit of the Few Monument is in the grounds of the museum.
3.6 km · aviation museum in Hawkinge, Kent · Wikipedia - 06St Mary's Church, Capel-le-Ferne
St Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church to the northeast of the village of Capel-le-Ferne, Kent, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
2 km · church in Capel-le-Ferne, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Folkestone War Memorial
Folkestone War Memorial is a First World War memorial situated in The Leas area of Folkestone, Kent. Designed by Ferdinand Victor Blundstone and unveiled in 1922, it commemorates the 578 men of Folkestone who served in the war, and those who passed through Folkestone Harbour when Folkestone Harbour railway station nearby was an important point of departure and return for passage to the Western Front via Boulogne.
3.3 km · War memorial in Folkestone, England · Wikipedia - 08The Guildhall
Folkestone Town Hall, also known as The Guildhall, is a municipal building in Guildhall Street, Folkestone, Kent, England. The town hall serves as the headquarters of Folkestone Town Council, and also houses the Folkestone Museum.
3 km · building in Folkestone, Shepway, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09Folkestone Priory
Folkestone Priory was a pre-Reformation Benedictine monastery at Folkestone in the English county of Kent. The priory church survives as the present parish church.
3 km · pre-Reformation Benedictine monastery at Folkestone, Kent, England · Wikipedia
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Getting to Capel le Ferne
- Airports
- London Gatwick (LGW), 97 km · London Stansted (STN), 110 km · Ostend-Bruges (OST), 117 km
- Stations
- Folkestone Central railway station, 3.2 km · Folkestone West railway station, 3.9 km · Folkestone Harbour railway station, 3 km · Folkestone Harbour, 2.8 km
- London → Capel le Ferne103 km · quickest by road, 2h 29m · £11–14
- London, Essex → Capel le Ferne103 km · quickest by road, 2h 29m · £11–14
- Luton, Luton → Capel le Ferne142 km · quickest by road, 2h 39m · £16–21
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Capel le Ferne. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inNational Express operates the 007 coach service from London Victoria Coach Station to Dover Pencester Road in the town, about from the ferry port.
- Get in{{go | name | url | address 51.126156 | long west of the central shopping area, and about a walk from the ferry port | phone | hours | wikidata=Q2666521 | content=The only remaining station in Dover.
- Get inThere is no shuttle bus between the station and the ferry port, so you will have to walk the roughly 1½ miles (2.25 km) or get a taxi.
- Get inRegular ferry services operate to Dover from Calais and Dunkirk.
- Get inThe ferry between France and Dover costs around €40 each way if on foot, and around €100 each way for a car with two passengers, although big discounts are available if booked in advance or with special offers.
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