Westbourne Stadium
Cheriton Road
Folkestone
Kent
CT20 5JU
01303 255541 or 257461
DIRECTIONS BY CAR (FROM HASTINGS)
Take A259 via Rye, Hythe and Sandgate. Follow signs for Dover to Folkestone Central Station (on left), turn left at roundabout into Cheriton Road (A2034), ground on right, next to supermarket.
Cheriton Road, now renamed the Westbourne Stadium following a major sponsorship deal with locally based cleaning services company Westbourne Hygiene, has been the home of Folkestone Invicta since 1991, when the club stepped up from junior football to fill the void left by the now defunct Folkestone Town F.C, who had played at the ground since 1914.
The ground is handily placed on the main A20 road through Folkestone and is in easy walking distance of both Folkestone's mainline railway stations, with Folkestone West being the nearest. There is ample free parking at the ground with some street parking available in Cheriton Road. There is also a Safeway store next-door with a large car park, but probably best to buy a tin of beans or something to keep them happy.
The ground has a capacity of 6,500. The main stand, built in the 1970's, seats 900 under cover and there is also covered terracing on the side of the pitch opposite the main stand and at the Cheriton (west) end of the ground. The east (cricket ground) end of the ground is an open terrace which is a glorious sun-trap in August/September, but only for the brave in the winter.
Away supporters are welcome on match-days in the large function room bar of Stripes Club, which is at the south-west corner of the ground, where meals are also available. There is also a tea/burger bar attached to Stripes and another at the opposite corner of the ground.
Away supporters are always made very welcome at Cheriton Road, even if they come from Margate or Dover!
Awaiting Away View
