Folkestone is 54 minutes from London St Pancras by high-speed train, and it sits right at the end of the M20. That makes it the easiest place on the Kent coast to bring a team together, with seafront hotels, an arts centre in the Creative Quarter and business hubs from the town centre to Romney Marsh.
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Folkestone · 0.4 miles from the centre
Hotel
The Burlington Hotel is a four-star Best Western Premier Collection hotel in a 19th-century building in Folkestone's West End, close to the seafront.
Up to 240 people
Day rate from £25
Folkestone
Conference and exhibition centre
Leas Cliff Hall is a concert and conference venue built into the cliff on The Leas in Folkestone, with sea views and two main event spaces.
Up to 1,500 people
Hythe · 3.4 miles from the centre
Hotel
The Hythe Imperial Hotel in Hythe, near Folkestone, has five function rooms for conferences, business meetings, training days and corporate events, from a ten-seat boardroom to a ballroom for 200.
Up to 250 people
Folkestone
Business centre or co-working
Bouverie House Business Centre is a serviced office building at 16 Bouverie Place, in the centre of Folkestone, run by East Kent Spatial Development Company (EKSDC). Its meeting and training rooms can be booked by outside organisations as well as tenants.
Up to 20 people
Folkestone
Hotel
voco The Clifton Folkestone is a hotel on Clifton Gardens, just off The Leas clifftop promenade, with two main rooms for meetings and events.
Up to 80 people
Folkestone · 0.6 miles from the centre
Arts, theatre or museum
Quarterhouse is a modern arts venue in Folkestone's Creative Quarter, close to the harbour and the Old High Street, and run by Creative Folkestone. Its auditorium, meeting rooms and bar can all be hired for conferences, talks, launches and networking events.
Up to 490 people
Sandgate, Folkestone · 1.2 miles from the centre
Pub, bar or restaurant
Salt Yard is a seaside coworking space on North Lane, Sandgate, about 30 seconds from the beach and a few minutes from Folkestone. Trains reach London in around 53 minutes.
Up to 30 people
Hythe · 4.5 miles from the centre
Unique venue
Brockhill Country Park is a Kent County Council country park on Sandling Road at Saltwood, just above Hythe. Its Badger Room is a meeting room that suits training days, workshops and team away days with woodland and a lake on the doorstep.
Up to 40 people
Few seaside towns are this easy to reach. The high-speed line put Folkestone under an hour from London, and the M20 brings drivers from Maidstone and the M25 straight to the edge of town.
The town has changed a lot in recent years. The old Harbour Arm has been restored as a promenade, with bars, food stalls and weekend events. The streets around the Old High Street have become the Creative Quarter, full of studios and independent shops. Up on the cliffs, The Leas still runs along the West End, where the grand Victorian hotels stand.
For organisers, that mix gives you a choice. Run a conference in a seafront hotel, then walk the team down to the harbour for dinner. Or hold a creative workshop in an arts centre and use the town itself as the backdrop.
| How | Details |
|---|---|
| By train | Folkestone Central: high-speed trains to London St Pancras in about 54 minutes. Some trains from Folkestone West take 52 minutes |
| By road | The M20 ends at Folkestone, with direct links to Ashford, Maidstone and the M25. The Eurotunnel terminal for Calais is at Cheriton, on the edge of town |
| Parking | Hythe Imperial, Brockhill Country Park and the business hubs have their own parking. In the town centre, check the nearest public car park |
The Burlington Hotel is a four-star hotel in a 19th-century building in the West End, a short walk from the seafront. It takes conferences of up to 240, with modern AV, free Wi-Fi, a terrace and gardens.
Along the coast at Hythe, Hythe Imperial sits on the seafront at Princes Parade. Its Imperial Ballroom holds up to 200 theatre style or 130 for a banquet, and the hotel has its own golf course, spa and indoor pool. It's a good choice when delegates are staying over.
Quarterhouse is Creative Folkestone's arts centre at Mill Bay, in the middle of the Creative Quarter. You can hire the auditorium, meeting rooms and bar area, which suits talks, launches and workshops. The harbour and the Old High Street are a few minutes' walk away.
For working meetings, Bouverie House Business Centre is in the town centre, and Romney Marsh Business Hub at New Romney covers the Marsh. Folkestone Town Hall also has rooms for meetings and community events.
Lympne Castle sits on the escarpment above Romney Marsh, with views out to sea. Brockhill Country Park near Hythe suits outdoor team days. For relaxed socials, Salt Yard in Sandgate and The Mayfly in Hawkinge are worth a look.
The villages behind Folkestone have plenty of halls for low-cost training days, including Lyminge, Elham, Saltwood and Lympne, with more along the Marsh at Dymchurch and St Mary's Bay.
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High-speed trains from London St Pancras reach Folkestone Central in about 54 minutes. Some services to Folkestone West take 52 minutes.
The Burlington Hotel in the West End takes conferences of up to 240. Hythe Imperial, on the seafront at Hythe, has a ballroom for up to 200 theatre style.
Yes. Its auditorium, meeting rooms and bar area are all available to hire, and it sits in the Creative Quarter near the harbour.
Yes. Bouverie House Business Centre is in the town centre, and Romney Marsh Business Hub is at New Romney.
Yes. Hythe Imperial has its own golf course, a spa and an indoor pool, as well as meeting space.
Updated 8 November 2026
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