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Dover Attractions
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On 25 July 1909 Frenchman Louis Bleriot became the first man to fly across the English Channel. To commemorate this achievement on 4 February 1910 a memorial was placed on...
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Today it seems a celebrity is always about to swim across the English Channel, but when Captain Matthew Webb did it on 24th and 25th August 1875 he became the...
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History always remembers the first man to achieve a remarkable feat and in flying across the English Channel that particular honour goes to Frenchman Louis Bleriot, but it was an...
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The county of Kent has many area that are ideal for horse riding including the White Cliffs at Dover. Cornillo Riding School maybe quite hard to find without the aid...
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The mill is a historic building in Kent built in 1812 to supply flour to feed the troops camped out along the Kent coast awaiting a possible invasion by Napoleon....
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The coastal town of Dover is famous for its cross channel ferry port and magnificent Norman castle, but not so well known for its lawn bowls club, which has a...
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Dover Castle has been a defensive stronghold for over two thousand years. Long before the arrival of the Normans in 1066, this high land above the English Channel was an...
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Dover Leisure Centre is a modern well equipped leisure centre that offers a wide range of sporting and fitness activities. The centre is located on Townwall Street and has plenty...
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The Port of Dover has since Roman times been a major route to and from the continent. Today the port is the busiest ferry terminal in the Europe, but to...
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Dover Museum celebrates a long and interesting history of this Kent town which has for many generations been significant because of its proximity to France. Now a major shipping...
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The Dover Patrol Memorial stands on the spot where the last bomb was dropped in 1918 at the end of the First World War. Throughout the war patrols of the...
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Dover Transport Museum has a large collection related to the history of public and private transport on display. As one of the most important port towns in the country,...
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Started in 1643 Dover Unitarian church can be found on Adrian Street near to the town’s main road and the bustling Marina complex. The founding fathers of the Unitarian church...
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Dover Watersports Centre can be found on the seafront near to the cruise line terminal. Run as a charity the centre focuses on getting people of all abilities out onto...
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Located just outside of Dover is Farthingloe Farm. Farthingloe Farm is a working farm but one that is open to the public to see how organic farming can be carried...
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The Napoleonic Wars saw a great many defences built around the coastline of Britain, one of the most unique parts of this construction is Dover’s Grand Shaft. The Grand Shaft...
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Dover is a town steeped in military history with many monuments and memorials to the fallen of numerous campaigns, one such is the Indian War Memorial. The Indian War Memorial...
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Kearnsey Bowls Club can be found in the Dover suburb of River and has been in existence since 1906. The club has continued to grow and prosper and is a...
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Hidden amongst the trees of the Western Heights overlooking the port of Dover in Kent is an important historic church dedicated to the Knights Templar. The remains of the church...
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One of the most impressive buildings in Dover is Maison Dieu. In 1203 construction started of Dover’s current Town Hall, Maison Dieu but its original use was as accommodation to...
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Within the shadow of the magnificent Norman stronghold of Dover Castle, there is a wonderful and beautiful place of peace and quiet in the otherwise hectic modern day town, that...
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In two world wars, the Kentish town of Dover was at the forefront of the conflict and sustained terrible punishment from enemy guns, missiles and bombs, but it was the...
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During the Second World War St James’ church was hit and destroyed by the German artillery fire and it has remained as a ruin ever since as a memorial to...
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The Pines Garden lies in a hollow above the towering 200ft. White Cliffs of Dover. Our organic garden has six acres of undulating lawns, mature trees and flowering shrubs giving...
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Just above the beach at St Margaret’s Bay near Dover you can find an oasis of calm in the six acres of the Pines Garden. The Garden features a lake...
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During the Roman invasion of Britain Dover was one of the principal ports of the empire. A Great amount of money was spent by the Romans constructing buildings suitable for...
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Samphire Hoe is the most recent extra large piece of land added to the United Kingdom. Located just a short distance from Dover, Samphire Hoe was constructed with the waste...
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This lighthouse is one of the most striking landmarks on top of the White Cliffs of Dover, and is far more than just a building of interest architecturally. It...
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St Edmund’s Chapel is an unassuming small church on Priory Road, but it is one of the oldest buildings in Dover. The chapel was started in 1253 as a place...
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Dover was in Napoleonic times on the frontline in the conflict between Great Britain and France and a great many fortifications were erected in the town including those at St...
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Dover’s main church is the impressive St Mary’s Church in the centre of the coastal town in Kent. The original building is thought to have been established in Saxon times,...
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The small St Paul’s Church is located in Maison Dieu Road and has been a feature of the town since its completion in 1868. The Roman Catholic Church has been...
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St Peter’s Church in the small hamlet of Westcliffe, near St Margaret’s Bay is a charming little English country church. The church, when originally built in Saxon times was at...
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The trustees of the area created this museum in order to serve as a lasting memorial to the late Fred Cleary OBE. The collections change on a regular basis...
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When coal was discovered in East Kent, a particular fine vein was located near to Dover and mined at Tilmanstone and Sandown coileries. For over a century Kentish miners toiled...
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Western Heights is a large fortification that was begun building during the Napoleonic Wars in order to protect the English stronghold harbour at Dover. Completed in the 1860s, the...
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The ’White Cliffs of Dover’ need little introduction and are known throughout the world. Situated in the southeast corner of Kent, the cliffs are the first glimpse of England gained...
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