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Sandgate Kent Map

Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Folkestone and Hythe · Region: South East

Explore Sandgate, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sandgate map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

Interactive Map of Sandgate, Kent

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Place	Sandgate
Traditional County	Kent
District / Borough	Folkestone and Hythe
Region	South East
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	51.076634
Longitude	1.143881
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Sandgate

Sandgate stretches along the Kent coastline, a narrow ribbon of houses caught between the steep, verdant escarpment and the shifting tides of the English Channel. It lies 1.6 miles west-south-west of Folkestone (from Folkestone: bearing 257°T, OS grid TR 203 355). Sea air permeates the architecture, where the salt-bleached facades of Regency villas reflect a history shaped by the constant vigilance of the military. Standing as a silent sentinel against the horizon, Martello Tower No 6 reminds the modern observer of a time when the threat of invasion dictated the very geometry of the shoreline. Below these fortifications, the grey shingle of Sandgate beach shifts with the rhythmic drag of the retreating tide, creating a sound that anchors the daily life of the residents. Sunlight often catches the glass of the windows here, casting long, fractured beams across the promenade that seem to hold the memory of passing ships. The proximity of the Shorncliffe Redoubt underscores the strategic weight Sandgate once bore, a legacy that now lingers in the quiet, sloping streets that climb toward the high ground. Life in Sandgate moves in harmony with the sea, where the horizon remains an ever-changing canvas of cloud and light.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Other People's Photographs Bybrook Way (Public Artwork) — 0.0 mi, 298° WNW
Martello Tower No 6, Sandgate, Folkestone (Scheduled Monument) — 0.1 mi, 173° S
Sandgate Castle (Castle) — 0.3 mi, 135° SE
Sandgate Castle 1539 (Castle) — 0.3 mi, 136° SE
Memorial To Sir John Moore (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 213° SSW
Sandgate Community Garden (Park) — 0.4 mi, 101° E
Sandgate beach (Beach) — 0.5 mi, 218° SW
Shorncliffe Redoubt, Shorncliffe Camp (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 258° WSW · 3 ha
Shorncliffe Redoubt (Historic Ruins) — 0.6 mi, 261° W
Royal Military Canal, Shorncliffe Battery Wall (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 241° WSW
Lower Leas Coastal Park (Park) — 1.1 mi, 096° E
Lower Leas Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 1.2 mi, 095° E
Seabrook Stream (River) — 1.3 mi, 296° WNW
Leas Cliff Hall (Theatre) — 1.3 mi, 092° E
Boating Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 063° ENE
Fishing Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 064° ENE
WW1 Memorial Arch (Monument) — 1.5 mi, 088° E
Cherry Garden Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 017° NNE
Castle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 029° NNE
The Spurgen Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 024° NNE
Silver Screen Cinema (Cinema) — 1.6 mi, 082° E
Bronze Age Bowl Barrow and World War 2 Pill Box (Historic Ruins) — 1.6 mi, 014° NNE
Folkestone Museum (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 081° E
Railway Museum (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 323° NW
Folkestone To Etchinghill Escarpment Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.9 mi, 005° N · 263 ha
Pent Stream (River) — 1.9 mi, 087° E
Folkestone's Fishing Heritage And History Museum (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 082° E
The Harbour Screen (Cinema) — 1.9 mi, 086° E
Folkestone Beach (Beach) — 2.1 mi, 083° E
Kent Battle of Britain Museum (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 009° N

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