The Warren, Folkestone

Folkestone · South Kent · sand

East-facing beach beneath the towering undercliff of Folkestone Warren, a landslip nature reserve. A narrow stretch with toilets and parking but no cafés on the beach.

What the tide does here

At a spring high tide only about 28% of The Warren is out of the water. By spring low the sea has drawn back roughly 260 metres, uncovering 78% of it — about 43 hectares of sand.

The Warren, Folkestone at high water: the dry beach shaded on a satellite map — **High water, 6.5 m above chart datum.** About 29% of The Warren is out of the water.

The Warren, Folkestone at low water: the dry beach shaded on a satellite map — **Low water, 1.4 m above chart datum.** About 60% is uncovered.

Dogs

We haven't been able to confirm the dog rules for this beach with the council. Please check local signs.

Water quality

This beach is not a designated bathing water, so the Environment Agency does not sample it.

Lifeguards

No RNLI lifeguard patrol here.

Facilities

No facilities recorded at this beach.

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Tide predictions © UK Hydrographic Office. Beach shape from Environment Agency LIDAR survey data, © Environment Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Facilities and places from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Bathing water classifications from the Environment Agency. Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar.