Park summary
Rich in wildlife and offering views of the famous White Cliffs,
East Cliff and Warren Country Park is a dramatic landscape formed
by landslides just outside of Folkestone.
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| Park facilities |
| Visitor centre |
No |
Dogs allowed |
Yes |
Viewpoints |
Yes |
| Refreshments |
Yes |
Dog waste bins |
No |
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| Toilets |
Yes |
Kindling or Log shop |
No |
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| Park accessibility |
| This park and open space has
at least one accessible route but otherwise is considered to be
less suitable for visitors with pushchairs and/or wheelchairs. |
| Disabled
parking |
Yes |
Number of disabled bays |
2 |
Wheelchair/Pushchair access |
Yes |
| Disabled toilet |
Yes |
Rest point |
No |
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| Radar NKS Key required |
Yes |
Electric scooter hire |
No |
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About the park
East Cliff and Warren Country Park is of national importance
both for wildlife and its geology, and is protected as a Site
of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and as a Local Nature
Reserve. The side of the park closest to the town centre
features wide open lawns overlooking the cliffs with a playground,
bowls club and Pitch & Putt golf course, all watched over by
three Napoleonic-era Martello Towers.
Venture further east however and 200 years of landslides have
created a steep, pockmarked landscape called The Warren covered in
thick vegetation leading down to the sea below the cliffs. Chalk
grassland wild flowers grow alongside woodland plants here, while
the sea air promotes the growth of rock sea lavender, wild cabbage
and rock samphire. Around 150 different species of birds can be
found in The Warren. A series of relatively arduous walks
maintained by the White Cliffs Countryside Partnership lead you
along the coast, including the Four Seasons Walk, which has a
series of interpretation panels showing the effect of the seasons
on wildlife. The area is a great site for rockpooling when the
tide is out - and is also one of the best sites in southern England
to go fossil hunting.