Langhorne Garden Hotel is just metres from The Leas promenade, and features 2 lively bars and a restaurant. Set in a Victorian building, the hotel has free parking and a games room.
The cosy bedrooms at Langhorne Hotel each have a private bathroom and a satellite TV with movie channels. Rooms also offer tea and coffee facilities, a radio and alarm clock.
Langhorne features a comfortable guest lounge, and the bar has a pool table, jukebox, table football and a beer garden. There are also large-screen TVs for sporting events.
The Restaurant serves traditional British cuisine and world wines. Set in the original cellar, Harvey?s Wine Bar offers real ales and fine wines, and the Main Bar has a range of beverages and snacks.
Just 15 minutes' walk from Folkestone Harbour, Langhorne Garden is a 30-minute drive from Leeds Castle. Historical Canterbury is also 30 minutes away, and Dover is a 15-minute drive.
Hotel Information
The Langhorne Garden Hotel is great for any length of stay, from an overnight stopover on the journey into Europe to a full fortnight?s holiday in one of England's sunniest resorts.
The hotel has a bright and spacious main lounge, in which guests can relax.
Surrounding Area
The hotel is just a very short walk from the Leas, Folkestone?s cliff-top promenade. The Leas is great for a pleasant and relaxing stroll with sea views of the English Channel on one side and the elegant period buildings of Folkestone on the other. You could also enjoy a concert or an event at the magnificent former dance hall, The Leas Cliff Hall, or perhaps an afternoon concert at the bandstand, where brass bands, pop groups, and the Folkestone Youth Jazz Orchestra often perform. The Leas is also the site of seasonal festivals and art fairs.
All that Folkstone has to offer is within easy walking distance of the hotel, including the town's shops, activities, sports, entertainments, restaurants and cafes.
The hotel also makes a great base for exploring the region. There are dozens of pretty villages in the unspoilt countryside surrounding the hotel, with many beautiful walks or rides as well. Another major attraction in the area is Leeds Castle, near Maidstone.
Visitors come from miles around to visit the ancient cathedral city of Canterbury. Alternatively, the fascinating Battle of Britain Museum in nearby Hawkinge may be of interest or you could take a ride across the Romney Marsh on the one-third-scale Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Light Railway.
The hotel is just 10 minutes' drive from Folkestone?s Channel Tunnel terminal and the ferry port, making the whole of mainland Europe easily accessible from the hotel. Both Folkestone and Dover are major channel ports and day trips to the continent are extremely popular. These can be arranged directly at the hotel. The hotel also makes a convenient base for a stopover on the journey into Europe, if you are on a longer trip.
The world-famous Howletts and Port Lympne Animal Parks are close by. They are dedicated to the preservation of rare and endangered animals.
Transport
By Car (from the M20 motorway):
- Leave the M20 motorway at junction 13 and follow the brown tourist road signs for The Leas.
- The distance from the exit roundabout at junction 13 to the hotel is approximately 2 miles (3.2 km).
- Go through the town, ending up in a long avenue (Castle Hill Avenue).
- Castle Hill Avenue leads down towards the seafront and The Leas.
- Go down Castle Hill Avenue, straight over the 3 roundabouts.
- The hotel is on the left-hand side immediately after the 3rd roundabout.
- The last of the tourist signs indicates left at the final roundabout; go straight on and stop.
Restaurants
The hotel's elegant dining room is situated on the ground floor and caters exclusively for guests. The dining room offers authentic typical English food, with traditional roast dinners and simple dishes.
There are also 2 bars to choose from. The main bar is on the ground floor and again caters exclusively to hotel guests. Directly below, where the old cellars once were, is Harvey's Wine Bar. Harvey?s serves a selection of bar meals, real ales, fine wines by the glass or by the bottle, four lagers, Guinness (both normal and extra cold), and an impressive selection of spirits including single malts.
The bar offers 3 guest ales, which change on a monthly basis, with beers from both national breweries and regional and micro breweries available.
Harvey?s consists of a series of rooms and alcoves and has a pleasant beer garden outside. The bar also has a pool table, fruit machines, a jukebox, table football and a big-screen TV showing live sporting events.
The menus change periodically to suit the season and food is served from 12:00 to 18:00, Monday to Saturday.
Important
'Channel Tunnel' specials are subject to availability of space, if full alternative dates will be offered where possible, Tunnel crossings are only available Monday to Friday.
