Description
Though temporarily closed whilst fundraising for the Restoration, there is a cafe on site - The Lift Cafe. Please come and visit. The Leas Lift is a grade II* listed funicular railway that carries passengers between the seafront and the promenade in Folkestone, Kent. Originally installed in 1885, it is one of the oldest water lifts in the UK.[1][2] The lift operates using water and gravity and is controlled from a small cabin at the top of the cliff.[3] It has carried more than 36.4 million people since it opened,[4] in a process that is especially energy efficient. The lift has a very small carbon footprint, as it emits no pollution and recycles all of the water used to drive the cars.
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Amenities
Gender-neutral toilets
Children
Good for kids
Good for kids birthday
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What people are saying
4
Shows as closed but the building is open or at least the Caffe is open offering food and drinks, lovely little old charming building. Great.
5
Sad day when it closed I used it every time I went into folkstone, looking forward to it re opening
4
Still waiting to be refurbished, work has started to clear vegetation.
5
Slight incline towards Sandgate fantastic views along the channel towards Dungeness at the end.
5
Very nice people's, good services
1
We went to folkestone to visit this as it states open all year but it was closed last week in the summer holidays! Shame and looks a bit run down too I'm assuming it's shut permantly