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Castle
Dover Castle
Grade I listed castle founded in the 11th century on the cliffs above the port, run by English Heritage.
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Dover: things to do
Places worth your time in Dover
Top places
Things to do in Dover
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Church
St Mary in Castro
Anglo-Saxon church inside the castle grounds, beside the Roman lighthouse.
Roman site
Roman lighthouse
Remains of a Roman lighthouse in the castle grounds, used as the bell tower of St Mary in Castro.
Cliffs
White Cliffs of Dover
Chalk cliffs up to 110 metres high on both sides of the town; the National Trust looks after the stretch east of the port.
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Underground tour
Fan Bay Deep Shelter
Second World War tunnels under the white cliffs, opened by the National Trust on guided tours on set days.
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Lighthouse
South Foreland Lighthouse
Grade II listed lighthouse at St Margaret's Bay, run by the National Trust, about a 2-mile walk from the white cliffs car park.
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Museum
Dover Museum
Town museum in the Market Square, home of the 3,000-year-old Bronze Age Boat and the visitor information centre.
Historic building
Maison Dieu
Medieval pilgrims' hospital founded in 1203, now the oldest part of Dover Town Hall, restored and open to visitors.
Fort
Drop Redoubt
One of the forts of the Western Heights, defences built in the 18th and 19th centuries; a preservation society runs tours.
Historic building
Grand Shaft
Staircase shaft cut down through the cliff from the Western Heights to the town below.
Park
Samphire Hoe
Country park at the foot of the cliffs west of Dover, made from chalk dug out for the Channel Tunnel.
Canterbury & Kent
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The cathedral, the medieval walls and the Westgate on the River Stour
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Whitstable
Oysters, a working harbour and a long shingle beach facing the Thames Estuary
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Margate and Broadstairs
Sandy bays, Turner Contemporary, Margate Old Town and Dickens's Broadstairs
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- Dover (area photo): Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dover Castle: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- St Mary in Castro: Michael Coppins, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Roman lighthouse: HARTLEPOOLMARINA2014, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- White Cliffs of Dover: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Fan Bay Deep Shelter: Inklin235, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- South Foreland Lighthouse: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dover Museum: Nessy-Pic, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Maison Dieu: Hajotthu 13:39, 11. Jun. 2009 (CEST), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Drop Redoubt: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Grand Shaft: Doverpast, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Samphire Hoe: Helmut Zozmann, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Canterbury: Hans Musil, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Whitstable: Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Margate and Broadstairs: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Deal: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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