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The White Cliffs of Dover is the first sight of England for many visitors arriving by ferry from France. (Photo by Eamonn Wang on Unsplash) What to see at the White Cliffs of Dover. The White Cliffs of Dover are a popular natural attraction that is managed and maintained by the National Trust.
The song was written about a year after the Royal Air Force and German Luftwaffe aircraft had been fighting over southern England, including the white cliffs of Dover, in the Battle of Britain. Nazi Germany had conquered much of Europe and in 1941 was still bombing Britain .
The White cliffs of Dover is an amazing place with an amazing Geology. The spectacular appearance of the cliffs is due to the chalk accented by streaks of black flint. Around 70 million Great Britain and much of Europe was submerged by the ocean. In this era, the bottom living creatures got preserved as fossils […]
This is a unique walk along the famous White Cliffs of Dover. The route will take you past the Fan Bay Deep Shelter, a shelter built in just one hundred days during the Second World War to protect the crews of the nearby coastal defence guns. The trail then goes to the amazing South Foreland Lighthouse a Victorian lighthouse built to guide ships through the shifting sand banks and the straight ...
Immerse yourself in Britain’s world war seaside history with this private day trip to the Kent coast. After a visit to the Edwardian seaside town of Folkestone, you’ll check out the Battle of Britain Memorial where Spitfire and Hurricane planes can be seen. Look out at the sea from the White Cliffs of Dover. Perfect for modern British history buffs, the excursion offers a more personal ...
Image – The South Foreland Lighhouse. A landmark of the region and a vital navigational aid, the Victorian era South Foreland Lighthouse was built to guide mariners through the Strait of Dover; three miles off shore there’s a 10-mile-long, constantly shifting sandbank known as the Goodwin Sands (A.K.A the Great Ship Swallower), which wreaks havoc on unsuspecting vessels making port.
Images and information about the White Cliffs of Dover, one of Britain's most iconic and spectacular natural features. Walks, views and points of…