Dog friendly coffee shops in Folkestone is a topic I could talk about all day! My greatest passion in life is dogs, and my second may well just be coffee. If you follow Doherty Dog Services on Instagram (if not, go give us a follow!) You probably already know that I absolutely love going for a nice long walk and grabbing a coffee with my boys as often as I can. In this post, I’m sharing my favourite dog friendly coffee shops in Folkestone. My beverage of choice is always a large mocha (sorry coffee purists) so I’ll also share the price of my coffee in each shop too.
Orchard Lane
Address: 80 Sandgate High St, Sandgate, Folkestone CT20 3BX
Price of a large Mocha: £3.60
As well as their delightful coffee, the food at Orchard Lane is superb too. They offer a selection of meat-free savouries, cakes and bakes as well as sandwiches made with sourdough from local bakery Docker. There’s room to sit in with your dog or you can take your coffee across the road to the beach. Check the council’s beach restrictions here as the rules on whether dogs are allowed on the beach or off lead change seasonally.
Steep Street
Address: 18, 24 The Old High St, Folkestone CT20 1RL
Price of a large Mocha: £4
Steep street is a beautiful coffee shop on Folkestone’s Old High Street whose shelves are lined with books. Due to it’s unique style and delicious food and drinks, this spot is super popular with locals and visitors so get there early if you want to get a table. A lovely client of mine recently bought me a gift certificate for Steep St- I felt so seen! From here, head up the hill, take a left and wander through the Bayle (the oldest part of Folkestone). Head through the churchyard and you can walk along the Upper Leas for spectacular views of the coast.
Address: 69 The Old High St, Folkestone CT20 1RN
Brew
Address: 83 Cheriton Rd, Folkestone CT20 1DG
Price of a large Mocha: £3.10 (the cheapest from this list).
I love Brew! This is the dog friendly coffee shop in Folkestone I visit the most. Not only is their coffee fantastic, but their breakfast and brunches are absolutely delicious. If you’re a fan of a fancy, grease-free Full English, definitely give Brew a visit. What I also really like about Brew is that they offer a loyalty card. Once you’ve got eight stamps on your loyalty card, your next coffee is free. Don’t ask how many cards I’ve got through…
From Brew, you can head across to the beautiful Kingsnorth Gardens but dogs must be kept on lead. Or, take a left and head past the Co-op to Radnor Park. Dogs can be off lead here and there’s an enclosed dog run too.
Folklore
Price of a large Mocha: Folklore just offers one size of hot drink which is roughly a medium. Their Mocha costs £3.20.
Folklore is not just a coffee shop but also a bar. They have a great selection of cocktails and are happy to take requests in my experience too. They didn’t have a Pina Colada on their menu on my birthday but were happy to make me one anyway. Talk about customer service! Once you’ve got your coffee, head down the hill. You can take a right at the bottom to walk along the Harbour Arm and stony beach (dogs can be off lead on this beach all year round). Or head straight across and under the arches to get to Sunny Sands. Dogs can go on the main part of Sunny Sands from Oct-March but are banned through the summer sands. Dogs can go on the harbour side of the beach all year round.
Mr Whippets
Address: 72 Sandgate High St, Sandgate, Folkestone CT20 3BX
Price of a large Mocha: £3.60
We first met Eva & Tom who run Mr Whippets a few years back when we first started walking their beautiful dogs Floyd and Rita, who still go out adventuring with Dan every week (you may be unsurprised to learn they are Whippets!). They offer fantastic coffee and a great range of sweet treats and savouries. We recently had their carrot cake a red velvet cake and both were absolutely drool worthy!
From Mr Whippets, you can head across the road to the beach or take a left to stroll down to Enbrook Park. There’s a lovely walk here called the 1 mile trail and there’s an enclosed dog run at the end of the trail too.
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