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Spent a lovely day in Folkestone on the Kent coast.

We started our day with a walk along the Leas, a landscaped cliff top path that winds it's way down to the sea and covers a large area. It is planted with a profusion of succulents, fragrant herbs and colourful plants. The area was created in the mid 1800s by Decomus Burton, and is just below the Grand Hotel.

A small group of elderly people had gathered at the Amphitheatre on the Leas park, and were enjoying a chat in the sunshine.

Folkestone has been undergoing a big regeneration programme, and the old railway station where the steam trains met with the ferry boats to cross the channel is now a walkway linking with the harbour arm with its pop up eateries and art installations, and with the fishing boats harbour in the opposite direction.

My extra is the funicular lift which takes passengers up and down the Leas cliff, operated by water, and which closed about a year ago. Fortunately it has received funding and is planned to reopen shortly.

We found a new walk which took us along the coastal path in the direction of Dover. We encountered some interesting historical sites
With lunch on the terrace of a very old pub in the Old Town, and afternoon coffee overlooking the sea at Leas Cliff Hall Theatre, we spent a wonderful day in the sunshine feeling as though we were on holiday.