Folkestone Camping and Caravan Club Site
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Canterbury
Museums & Galleries · Canterbury
The Wing
📍 CT18 7ND
Photo: Tim Heaton (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Immersive film and interactive displays on the Battle of Britain
- Full-size replica Spitfire and Hurricane aircraft
- Memorial Wall listing almost 3,000 aircrew names
- Cockpit Café with panoramic Channel views
- Hour-long interactive audio tour of the grounds
The Wing is the visitor centre at the Battle of Britain Memorial in Capel-le-Ferne, near Folkestone, shaped like a Spitfire wing and home to the immersive Scramble Experience and the Cockpit Café with panoramic Channel views. Alongside, you'll find full-size replica Spitfire and Hurricane aircraft, the Memorial Wall inscribed with nearly 3,000 aircrew names, and an hour-long audio tour around the clifftop grounds. It suits families and anyone interested in wartime history, with dogs allowed on leads outdoors (assistance dogs only inside). This museum and gallery attraction sits in Canterbury, Kent, with Folkestone Central station two miles away, Folkestone beach 1.3 miles off, and 41 bookable places to stay within five miles for those planning a longer visit.
Practical details
- Open
- Open 365 days a year on foot; visitor centre has seasonal hours
- Parking
- Pay-and-display parking on site, card payments only
- Dogs
- Dogs on leads welcome in grounds; only assistance dogs inside The Wing
- Accessibility
- Wheelchair friendly with some slopes; helpers may be needed for manual wheelchairs
- Best for
- Families and history enthusiasts of all ages
From the attraction's own website on 25 Sep 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Cafe
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Guided Tours
- ✓ Parking
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Turn a visit to The Wing into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Folkestone Central 2 miles
- Folkestone West 2.5 miles
- Kearsney 4.5 miles
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