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Dover (/ ˈ d oʊ v ər / DOH-vər) is a town and major ferry port in Kent, South East England. It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel at 33 kilometres (21 mi) from Cap Gris Nez in France. It lies south-east of Canterbury and east of Maidstone.
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- Visit Dover Castle. Address. Castle Hill Road, Dover CT16 1HU, UK. Phone +44 370 333 1181. Dover Castle, which overlooks the iconic White Cliffs, dates back 900 years, with a vast history that includes a key role in World War II.
- Walk Along the White Cliffs. Address. White Cliffs of Dover, United Kingdom. The towering White Cliffs of Dover are perhaps the most notable destination in the area.
- Explore Dover Museum. Address. Market Square, Dover CT16 1PH, UK. Phone +44 1304 201066. Located in the heart of Dover, the Dover Museum is one of the oldest museums in Kent.
- Tour Fan Bay Deep Shelter. Address. Unnamed Road, St Margaret's at Cliffe, Dover CT15 6HP, UK. Phone +44 1304 202756. While visiting the White Cliffs, don't miss the Fan Bay Deep Shelter, a series of tunnels built during World War II for the Fan Bay Battery artillery battery.
- White Cliffs. The first sight of England when crossing the Channel, Dover’s White Cliffs rise to 110 metres and continue for eight miles either side of the town.
- Dover Castle. England’s largest castle commands the town and port from Dover’s eastern flank, and has always been trusted as the country’s first line of defence.
- Fan Bay Deep Shelter. In the National Trust site, a couple of miles along the cliff walk, there’s a system of tunnels excavated for an artillery battery in the Second World War and finally opened to the public in 2015.
- St Margaret’s Bay. At the halfway point on the walk from Dover to Deal, you can descend a winding path in a gap in the cliffs to find yourself on this shingle beach with glorious views of the cliffs.
- See the Famous White Cliffs of Dover. The steep chalk cliffs of Dover are the main attraction. For centuries they have been a proud symbol of the "splendid isolation" of England and also the first sign of home for returning sailors.
- Dover Castle. Perched high above the English Channel, Dover Castle was started in 1168 by Henry II on the site of ramparts that were already some 1,000 years old.
- Visit the South Foreland Lighthouse. The beautiful Victorian lighthouse perched atop the White Cliffs of Dover was built in 1843 and has the distinction of being used by Marconi for the world's first successful attempts at radio navigation.
- Enjoy a Walk around Samphire Hoe. Wondering where all that chalk that was dug up during construction of the Channel Tunnel went? Well, wonder no more. Samphire Hoe is a nature reserve at the foot of famous Shakespeare Cliff, midway between Dover and Folkestone, which was constructed using the nearly five million cubic meters of dirt excavated during the building of the tunnel.
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Dover is a historic and scenic town on the White Cliffs of Dover, overlooking the English Channel. Explore its castle, museums, lighthouse, sea safari and more attractions near Folkestone, Deal and Sandwich.
Dover is a major port town in East Kent, facing into the English Channel. At just 21 mi (34 km) from the French port of Calais , it is the closest port to continental Europe on mainland Britain. It is most famous for its Castle, and for its white chalk cliffs which have been celebrated in song.
Rising above the famous White Cliffs, Dover Castle is an icon of England. Built soon after 1066, this mighty fortress has been the site of royal intrigue and epic sieges and was the centre of the crucial effort to evacuate hundreds of thousands of Allied troops from the beach of Dunkirk.
