The Southcliff Hotel
Canterbury
📍 22-26 The Leas, CT20 2DY
🚆 Nearest station: · 0.5 mi
🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.1 mi (Open Charge Map)
🌊 Folkestone: Sufficient bathing water 0.8 mi · Environment Agency
- Victorian hotel on The Leas Promenade with Channel views
- A minute's walk from Leas Cliff Hall venue
- Close to Folkestone's beaches and harbour
- Rooms with sea views or private balconies available
- Convenient for Channel Tunnel and Dover ferry terminals
The Southcliff Hotel is a historic hotel dating back to 1861, situated directly on The Leas Promenade in Folkestone with uninterrupted sea views. Rooms are non-smoking, many with sea views or private balconies, and each is equipped with en-suite facilities, tea and coffee-making facilities, a television, and complimentary Wi-Fi. Our bar at the hotel provides a sophisticated setting to relax and unwind with a drink. You'll be just a minute's walk from Leas Cliff Hall, with Folkestone beach 0.8 miles away. It's also conveniently located a 10-minute drive from the Channel Tunnel Terminal and approximately 20 minutes from Dover's ferry terminals. Folkestone Museum and Folkestone's Fishing Heritage And History Museum are both close by.
How far to…
- Leas Cliff Hall
- 1 minute walk
- Channel Tunnel Terminal
- 10-minute drive
- Dover ferry and cruise terminals
- approximately 20 minutes
- Station
- 0.5 miles
- Beach
- 0.8 miles
Practical details
- Check-in
- from 3:00 PM
- Check-out
- until 11:00 AM
- Pets
- pet friendly, extra charge applies
- Parking
- no private parking, pay-and-display nearby
Accommodation on site
- Rooms
Details taken from the operator's own website on 22 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Pet Friendly
- ✓ WiFi
- ✓ Parking
- 🌊 Sea Views
- 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
- 🚆 Near a Train Station
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