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Hythe Kent Map

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

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

Latitude	51.071423
Longitude	1.082879
Place Type	Town

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About Hythe

Salt air drifts inland over the shingle banks, defining the maritime borders of Hythe. It lies 4.3 miles west of Folkestone (from Folkestone: bearing 260°T, OS grid TR 160 347), and is situated south-south-east of Saltwood village. Once a vital member of the ancient Cinque Ports, the geography here is marked by the deliberate, defensive curves of the Royal Military Canal, which slices through the landscape as a relic of Napoleonic anxieties. The local economy, having long moved past its medieval maritime prominence, now thrives on a quieter commerce of independent shops and coastal tourism that sustains the high street’s enduring vitality. The bronze statue of Rupert the Bear stands as a whimsical sentinel near the water, reminding passersby that Mary Tourtel, the character's creator, drew inspiration from the local scenery. St Leonard’s Church dominates the hillside, its crypt housing a collection of ancient skulls that offer a stark, contemplative contrast to the bright light reflecting off the pebble-strewn expanse of Hythe Beach. The rhythm of life here is punctuated by the occasional passage of the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, a miniature marvel that skirts the edge of the marshes. These quiet streets and the nearby sheltered pockets of Mackeson Square reveal a character shaped more by the persistence of the tide than the clamour of modern ambition.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rupert (Mary Tourtel) (Public Artwork) — 0.0 mi, 101° ESE
Mackeson Square (Park) — 0.1 mi, 211° SSW
Hythe Town Museum (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 183° S
Oaklands (Park) — 0.2 mi, 146° SE
Royal Military Canal, Scanlon'S Bridge To Town Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 0.2 mi, 249° WSW · 2 ha
Saltwood And Mill Lease Stream (River) — 0.5 mi, 065° ENE
The Fishermans Landing Beach (Beach) — 0.6 mi, 196° SSW
Hythe Beach (Beach) — 0.7 mi, 118° ESE
Brockhill Stream (River) — 0.7 mi, 307° NW
Saltwood Castle (Uninhabited Portions) (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 013° NNE · 4 ha
Martello Tower No 14 At Hythe Ranges (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 207° SSW
Saltwood Castle (Castle) — 0.7 mi, 005° N
Black Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 308° NW
Canadian Expeditionary Force Memorial (Monument) — 1.5 mi, 357° N
Sandling Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.6 mi, 308° NW · 186 ha
Seabrook Stream Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.7 mi, 050° NE · 24 ha
Lympne Escarpment Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.9 mi, 266° W · 140 ha
Summerhouse Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.9 mi, 016° NNE
Shorncliffe Redoubt (Historic Ruins) — 2.0 mi, 083° E
Temple Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 013° NNE
Railway Museum (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 040° NE
Memorial To Sir John Moore (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 088° E
Westenhanger (Castle) — 2.6 mi, 307° NW
Lympne Castle (Castle) — 2.6 mi, 271° W
Port Lympne Reserve (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 3.2 mi, 272° W
Willop Basin (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.4 mi, 231° SW
Port Lympne (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 3.5 mi, 273° W · 23 ha
Dinosaur Forest (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 271° W
Bronze Age Bowl Barrow and World War 2 Pill Box (Historic Ruins) — 3.6 mi, 058° ENE
The Hart Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.7 mi, 060° ENE

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