Other People's Photographs East Cliff

A small gallery tucked into Folkestone's East Cliff, Other People's Photographs does exactly what it says on the tin - it shows work by photographers who aren't household names. You'll find rotating exhibitions hung on modest white walls, the kind of space that takes about twenty minutes to walk through properly, maybe forty if you're genuinely interested in photography.

The appeal here is straightforward: it's free, unpretentious, and occasionally brilliant. The curation tends toward contemporary work rather than dusty archives, so you get a genuine sense of what local and regional photographers are actually doing right now. It's the sort of place where you stumble across something that makes you stop and look twice - which is precisely the point.

Folkestone itself has had a quiet renaissance over the past decade, and this gallery sits comfortably within that. It's not a destination in itself, but if you're staying at one of the nearby parks - Varne Ridge is closest at just over two miles out - it's absolutely worth an afternoon wander. Pair it with a walk along the seafront or a look round the Creative Quarter, and you've got a proper cultural half-day without any of the exhausting blockbuster gallery experience.

Works best for photography enthusiasts and anyone tired of the same tourist circuit. Kids under ten will probably get restless.