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Summer of sport at Folkestone Harbour Arm

Folkestone Harbour Arm will be the Kent outdoor home of sport this summer.

The Euros, The Open, The Hundred, Wimbledon, The Lions Tour, The Olympics, Formula 1 and more will all be screened on the Harbour Screen.

The Harbour Screen, on the Harbour Arm, will show many sporting events this summer. Photo: Folkestone Harbour Arm
The Harbour Screen, on the Harbour Arm, will show many sporting events this summer. Photo: Folkestone Harbour Arm

The outdoor cinema has a new home, at The Goods Yard, which is an open air area of the Harbour Arm which hosts a growing collection of independent traders with a wide variety of food and drink offers.

Entry to the site is completely free throughout, except for the England games at the Euros, when a ticketing system will be introduced to "ensure an enjoyable experience for all", bosses say.

For the England games, tables for up to four, five and six people will be available and will cost £10 per seat.

Tables will be allocated on arrival, so the team recommend arriving early to secure your spot.

For all the other games in the tournament entry is free and tables are available on a first come, first serve basis.

Thousands of people visit the Harbour Arm each year. Picture: Alan Langley
Thousands of people visit the Harbour Arm each year. Picture: Alan Langley

Tickets for the England group games (on June 13, 18 & 22) go on sale Wednesday, May 26 at 6pm.

Food and drink will be available through table service only from The Goods Yard.

Diane Dever, curator of Folkestone Harbour Arm, said: "The summer of 2021 promises to give us the sport we didn’t get in 2020.

"Alongside the major sporting events on the BBC and Sky, we’ll also have a season of films and live DJ sets for entertainment.

"The food traders are open already and offering some of the best food in Folkestone.

A new mini golf course has also opened on the Harbour Arm. Picture: Charlie’s Mini Golf
A new mini golf course has also opened on the Harbour Arm. Picture: Charlie’s Mini Golf

"The Goods Yard is nestled along the Eastside of the historic Folkestone Harbour Station.

"It’s sheltered and really comes into it’s own on the few occasions that high tides and wind make the Arm less hospitable.

"As the sun begins to shine it will be the best sun trap along this coastline of ours."

A new mini golf course opened along the arm earlier this year.

The Harbour Arm is also expecting to open its new venture, Beachside, next month.

This is a new al fresco dining experience - complete with palm trees - on the beach.

Full timetable for the Harbour Screen:

May

Premier League - ends May 23

Europa League Final - May 26 8pm Villarreal v Manchester United

Champions League Final - May 29 8pm Manchester City v Chelsea

Formula 1 - May 21-23 Monaco

June

Euros (group stages + round of 16) - June 11-29

All England games are ticketed. Tables of up to 4, 5 and 6 are available. £10 per person.

All other Euros games are free entry.

Cricket World Test Championship Final - June 18-20

The Lions Tour - June 26 British & Irish Lions v Japan

Tour De France - June 26 - July 18

Formula 1 - June 11-13 Turkish Grand Prix and June 25-27 French Grand Prix

July

Euros (finals) - July 2-11 (If England proceed to the final stages, the ticketing system will continue)

Wimbledon - June 28 - July 11

The Open Championship - July 11-18

The Lions Tour - from July 3

July 3: British & Irish Lions v Emirates Lions 7pm

July 7: British & Irish Lions v Cell C Sharks 7pm

July 10: British & Irish Lions v Vodacom Bulls 7pm

July 14: British & Irish Lions v South Africa 7pm

July 17: British & Irish Lions v DHL Stormers 7pm

July 24: British & Irish Lions v South Africa 7pm

July 31: British & Irish Lions v South Africa 7pm

August 7: British & Irish Lions v South Africa 7pm

Formula 1 - July 2-4 Austrian Grand Prix, July 16-18 British Grand Prix and July 30-August 1 Hungarian Grand Prix

The Hundred - July 21-August 21

Olympics - screenings throughout the games

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