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Access to fresh air, a space to breathe and nature filled green spaces make us feel happier and healthier. Our local parks offer us all this and more for free.

Exploring the outdoors hasn’t always been easy for everyone but more parks, woodlands and open spaces are being made accessible with wider paths and removal of gates and stiles. Here are Explore Kent’s top picks for Folkestone and Hythe.

Lower Leas Coastal Park

Facilities: toilets, disabled toilets, parking (paid), play areas, picnic area, café, rest points, cycle route,close to public transport, surfaced walking routes.

The Lower Leas Coastal Park has won multiple Green Flag awards for its quality and accessibility. Located on the coast, this park links Folkestone and Sandgate with a series of surfaced paths and ramps. Much of the park has been left wild for nature to thrive beneath the cliffs. It is open all year round and is well lit with wardens available during office hours.

Radnor Park

Facilities: toilets, disabled toilets, play area, café, rest points and close to public transport.

Radnor Parkis another Green Flag space located near the main train station in Folkestone, walking distance from the town centre.The park is split into two distinct areas both with good accessibility. The upper section has a newly designed play area, including a wheelchair swing, and tearoom whilst the lower section is home to some of the park’s original features like the fishing pond.

Brockhill Country Park

Facilities: toilets, disabled toilets, parking (paid), play area, café, rest points, picnic and BBQ areas, waymarked walking routes, educational events for children.

Brimming with wildlife and nature is Brockhill Country Park located just outside the quiet village of Saltwood. The park is a Site of Nature Conservation Interest and hosts three distinct areas to explore by yourself, with friends or with the family. The deer paddock is an attractive grassland, the lake is a shady oasis for wildlife and the valley is a vast area of meadow.

If this has inspired you to get outdoors then visit www.explorekent.org for more parks, woodlands and walking routes in Kent.