A beach access road will stay shut until the end of next week while a series of landslips are investigated.

The Warren access road in Folkestone has been blocked off amid a number of ground movements in the area.

It comes as a car park on the route will also be closed until next month while stabilisation works occur.

Network Rail bosses say the closures are necessary due to the “danger of falling rocks” in the area.

Currently, a retaining wall is being built at the site.

A spokesman added: “We need space to use excavators to carry out this stabilisation work, which means the car park will be closed for three weeks from Monday, February 10.

“We have also been carrying out investigation works using borehole drilling rigs to keep a close eye on ground movements in the area.

“These locations have monitoring equipment that is sending real-time data to alert us to both minor and significant movement.”

Folkestone and Hythe District Council added the access road will be closed until Friday, February 21 while the stabilisation works take place.

The route is completely closed from 7am to 6pm, but pedestrians can still use the public footpath next to the verge.

The access road to the beach closed for three days in August last year while Network Rail investigations got underway in a search for a permanent solution.

This followed huge cracks appearing in the promenade at the beauty spot in April, which impacted services between the town and Dover.

The road leading down to the area also split open, while landslips hit nearby paths and other beaches.

In November 2022, heavy rainfall also sent debris tumbling from the tracks onto the nearby path.

But The Warren was not the only part of Folkestone to be struck by landslips. A series of ground movements plagued different areas across the town, with eight in total last year.

Kent County Council recently revealed the Road of Remembrance could remain shut until 2026 while works take place.