Dover

Dover is a coastal town in England’s southeastern county of Kent. It’s a major port for ferries to Calais, in France. Built to repel invasions from across the English Channel, medieval Dover Castle overlooks the town and houses the extensive Secret Wartime Tunnels. The iconic White Cliffs of Dover are symbolic safeguards at Britain’s closest point to continental Europe.
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Top destinations in Dover

St Margaret's Bay
1. St Margaret's Bay
Most popular based on reviews
Check out St Margaret's Bay Beach, The Pines Garden, and more
St Margaret's at Cliffe
2. St Margaret's at Cliffe
15% as popular as St Margaret's Bay
Visit St Margaret's Museum, Dover Patrol Memorial, and more
Whitfield
3. Whitfield
0% as popular as St Margaret's Bay
River
4. River
0% as popular as St Margaret's Bay
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Top attractions in Dover

Dover Castle
1. Dover Castle
4.7
(14728)
Castle
Sights & Landmarks
Military museum, medieval underground works, labyrinthine war-time tunnels, with views and tours.
White Cliffs of Dover
2. White Cliffs of Dover
4.8
(1536)
Cliff
Nature & Parks
White chalk cliffs rise 350 feet from the sea, creating a dramatic vista along 8 miles of coastline.
P&O Dover Ferries
3. P&O Dover Ferries
3.9
(1915)
Transit stop
Transportation
Parkdean Resorts St Margaret's Bay Holiday Park, Kent
4. Parkdean Resorts St Margaret's Bay Holiday Park, Kent
4.1
(966)
Holiday park
Outdoor Activities
Unfussy resort offering relaxed hotel rooms & bungalows, plus pools, a restaurant & entertainment.
National Trust South Foreland Lighthouse
5. National Trust South Foreland Lighthouse
4.7
(1807)
Historical landmark
Sights & Landmarks
Guided tours & a tearoom in a 19th-century lighthouse, the first to use an electric light.
Samphire Hoe
6. Samphire Hoe
4.7
(531)
Nature preserve
Nature & Parks
Walks, picnics and angling on a nature reserve created by the construction of the Channel Tunnel.

Other notable attractions

Dover Beach
Outdoor Activities
Beach pavillion
Dover Museum and Bronze Age Boat Gallery
Museum
Tourist information center
Museum telling the history of this important historic port town with a rare prehistoric boat.
Dover Transport Museum
Museum
Specialty Museums
Charming transportation museum with old-timey cars, buses & locomotives, plus a model train set.
Kearsney Abbey Gardens
Park
Nature & Parks
Peaceful public park with many large mature trees, 2 ponds (1 used for model boats) & a tea room.
Fan Bay Deep Shelter
Museum
Sights & Landmarks
Tours of underground passages & gun positions dug into limestone cliffs for WWII coastal defence.
The Pines Garden, Tea Room & Museum
Garden
Event venue
Dover
Ferry terminal
Transportation
Western Heights Of Dover
Fortress
Sights & Landmarks
Vast hilltop fortifications from the 1800s, with sweeping views reaching France on clear days.
Roman Painted House
Charity
Sights & Landmarks
St Margaret's Museum
Museum
Specialty Museums

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