Fun things to do in Folkestone (GB)

It's most quiet on Fridays.

Bronstein has described his Beach Hut in the style of Nicholas Hawksmoor as a 'monument to architecture', paying homage to the quintessentially English architectural vocabulary of the 18th Century Baroque architect, Nicholas Hawksmoor. Situated next to other brightly coloured beach huts on the water front, alongside the Council's mundane arrangements for park maintenance, Bronstein's sculpture's dramatic presence invokes a delightful and piquant sense of folly.

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Folkestone Artworks: Spencer Finch, The Colour of Water is most popular around 7 AM on Sundays. It's most quiet on Wednesdays.

Like a French Impressionist painter on a day visit from Boulogne, American artist Spencer Finch observed the ever-changing tone and colour of the Channel during his visits to Folkestone over several weeks throughout 2010. His observations led him to produce a palette of 100 variants of the colour of the sea, which was used to dye 100 flags.

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Folkestone Artworks: Richard Wilson, 18 Holes is most popular around 9 AM on Saturdays. It's most quiet on Thursdays.

Folkestone's former Rotunda Amusement Park, typical of seaside towns from Blackpool to Coney Island, was not only the inspiration for Richard Wilson's 18 Holes but also provided the materials. The dysfunctional and long overgrown crazy golf course was the only remnant of the otherwise erased park. Wilson's herculean project of cutting, lifting, restoring and reassembling the eighteen weighty concrete slabs is a tribute to the memory of this former popular tourist attraction.

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Morehall Recreation Ground is most popular around 11 AM on Thursdays. It's most quiet on Saturdays.

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Bayle Pond Gardens is most popular around 4 PM on Thursdays. It's most quiet on Mondays.

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Folkestone Artworks: Strange Cargo, The Luckiest Place on Earth is most popular around 7 PM on Wednesdays. It's most quiet on Saturdays.

The Luckiest Place on Earth is installed beneath the railway bridge over the main road at Folkestone Central Station. It has the effect of transforming the bridge into a Lucky Gateway to the town through artistic sleight of hand. Below, at pedestrian street level, the Recycling Point for Luck and Wishes is embedded in the bridge structure alongside the street crossing. Strange Cargo invites us to affirm our own perception and relationship to luck, and how our attitudes might affect our future.

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