Now it has been confirmed1... I was hoping it was actually the group that owns Costa that had bought it and it would become a pub, but no. Does seem odd, it's not even right in Sandgate will they get enough footfall? Guess they know something we don't and it will be worthwhile for them. Can't see us ever going in it though.
This is my site The Folkestone Gerald that I set up in a fury of excitement when I first moved to Folkestone sometime in 2004. I had been a frequent visitor for a while previous to that but I am technically one of those Down From Londons you get now. This site was updated more frequently with a calendar of events + voting for favourite places + things, and I hear it was a useful resource for others who were moving here. Now I've moved out of Folkestone again (though only a couple of miles) it doesn't get as much love as it used to. Ironic really as Folkestone itself is now becoming the exciting place we knew it was just about to. I am not Gerald by the way, the name comes from a pretend paper in an episode of Brasseye or something, the Portsmouth Gerald, and how there is a local newspaper here called the Folkestone Herald. Puns like this are great aren't they? Do contact me if you have anything to contribute, email anythign @ this domain, or try @folkestone or @pauly on Twitter.