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Elham Valley Railway and Countryside Centre - Day outElham Valley Railway and Countryside Centre
Folkestone History Resource Centre - Day outFolkestone History Resource Centre
Kent Battle of Britain Museum  - Day outKent Battle of Britain Museum
The Leas Lift - Day outThe Leas Lift
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Elham Valley Railway and Countryside Centre

The Railway Museum was created in the 1980s, to capture the history of the Elham Valley Railway Line which ran through the picturesque Elham Valley between Canterbury and Folkestone, from 1884 to 1947. The Countryside Centre is housed in a 290 yea ...

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Folkestone History Resource Centre

Displaying more of Folkestone’s treasures than ever before, the History Resource Centre is now open! Get a glimpse of Folkestone’s extensive and diverse collection. From Roman wall plaster and woolly mammoth teeth, to mine detectors and earl ...

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Kent Battle of Britain Museum

The Kent Battle of Britain Museum is located on the former RAF Hawkinge, a World War II airfield 4 miles inland from Folkestone, England. It is privately operated and is the oldest museum dedicated to the Battle of Britain. Since opening in 1971, the ...

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The Leas Lift

The Leas Lift was originally installed in 1885, in Folkestone, Kent, the Grade II Listed Leas Lift is a funicular railway which carries passengers between the seafront and the promenade. It is one of the oldest water lifts in the UK. The lift ope ...