This hugely popular art event is a chance to enjoy a culturally-minded seaside town. We will have a curator-led tour of the Folkestone Triennial and experience a range of contemporary art works that offer new perspectives on a town recently voted the Best Place to Live in the Southeast.

The theme for 2025 is ‘Folca’s stone’, referencing a stone which acted as a meeting point in the landscape for the wider community. The name Folkestone (Folcastan) is attested as early as the 7th century AD, though the origins of human settlement on this spot date back to as early as 4000 BCE when stone age people first began to settle and cultivate crops and animals.

We will begin our tour at the Folkestone Artworks Visitor Centre at Folkestone Quarterhouse at 2:00pm and the tour should last 1.5 hours. Be prepared to do some walking, please wear comfortable shoes.

We are aiming to travel to Folkstone from King’s Cross train station around 10:00am (exact train time to be confirmed nearer to the date). We can travel there together or you can meet the group in Folkestone at the start of the tour. Please let the AL know which option you prefer.

A fun day out by the seaside to enjoy contemporary art, let’s hope for sunshine!