Whelkboy

Whelkboy is an art gallery in Folkestone, Shepway District, England, which is located on The Old High Street. Whelkboy is situated near the art gallery East Cliff Creatives, as well as near After Art.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: St Mary and St Eanswythe’s Church, Folkestone and Folkestone Museum.

St Mary and St Eanswythe’s Church, Folkestone

Church

Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mary and St Eanswythe's Church is a Grade II* listed Anglican church in Folkestone, Kent, situated not far from cliffs overlooking the English Channel. St Mary and St Eanswythe’s Church, Folkestone is situated 760 feet southwest of Whelkboy.

Folkestone Museum

Museum

Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Folkestone Museum is situated 600 feet west of Whelkboy.

Folkestone Library

Library

Photo: JuliaC2006, CC BY 2.0.

Folkestone Library is situated 840 feet northwest of Whelkboy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandgate and Capel-le-Ferne.

Sandgate

Village

Photo: Jamesedits, Public domain.

Sandgate is a village in the Folkestone and Hythe Urban Area in the Folkestone and Hythe district of Kent, England. It had a population of 4,225 at the 2001 census. Sandgate is situated 1½ miles west of Whelkboy.

Capel-le-Ferne

Village

Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Capel-le-Ferne is a village and civil parish on the White Cliffs of Dover, near Folkestone in the Dover district, in Kent, England. Its name derives from a medieval French term meaning "chapel in the ferns". Capel-le-Ferne is situated 2 miles northeast of Whelkboy.

Cheriton

Suburb

Photo: Carol Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cheriton is a northern suburb of Folkestone, in the Folkestone and Hythe, in the county of Kent, England. It is the location of the English terminal of the Channel Tunnel as well as of the major army barracks of Shorncliffe Camp. Cheriton is situated 2 miles west of Whelkboy.

Whelkboy

Type: Art gallery
Address: 44 The Old High Street, Folkestone, CT20 1RN
Categories: building and shop
Location: Folkestone, Shepway District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.08035° or 51° 4′ 49″ north

Longitude

1.18384° or 1° 11′ 2″ east

Open location code

9F3335JM+4G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 989315600

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

shop=art

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Highlights: East Cliff Creatives and After Art.

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