📍Save this reel for walking through Dover to the top of the White Cliffs!
📍Follow this route to walk from Dover Museum to the National Trust White Cliffs Visitor Centre (which takes approximately 20 minutes if you don’t stop en route to admire the views😄).
📍See our other pinned reel for how to walk from Dover Priory Station to Dover Museum.
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You travel to Dover by train, arrive at Dover Priory station - where to go first..? Head to the Visitor Information Centre in town which is based at Dover Museum. As well as finding out about all the amazing things to do here, explore the museum and see the Bronze Age Boat - the oldest sea-going vessel in the WORLD!
Head to our website for more information about visiting the area (link in bio).
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Our precious clifftop chalk grassland, home to many special plants and insects, is partly managed by grazing. For millennia animals have grazed the turf here, and these days the National Trust uses cattle and Exmoor ponies to perform this traditional role in certain areas.
When you’re out walking, particularly with dogs, please keep a respectful distance from the ponies and cattle and keep dogs on leads. They are not domesticated and have had limited human contact so try to not walk between them or approach them from behind as they may be startled. Please do not feed them. Thank you.
Read more about walking on the White Cliffs and which areas are currently being grazed on the National Trust website: nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/kent/the-white-cliffs-of-dover
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📌 Add this hike to your summer bucket list.
Start in Dover, just over 1 hour from St.
Pancras International 🚝
Follow the White Cliffs coastal path to Folkestone, part of the North Downs Way. Expect dramatic cliff-top scenery, sea views, and historic landmarks along the route 🌊🌱
Arrive in Folkestone and explore this vibrant seaside town known for its creative quarter, independent shops, cafés, and the Harbour Arm.
🥾 15km / 8 miles
⏱️ Around 3.5 hours
May is National Walking Month and we're chuffed to have some really great walking routes in our beautiful corner of Kent by the sea. You'll find one of the most iconic walks in England - the section of the King Charles III England Coast Path that crosses the White Cliffs of Dover - here. No doubt you've seen it on many a social media account - fantastic views of the English Channel, glimpses of gleaming white chalk cliffs, glittering sea, singing skylarks...
If you've not experienced this for yourself, what are you waiting for? It's a fairly easy walk, you can walk from Dover Priory station (just over an hour from London St Pancras by highspeed on @se_railway ), there are two National Trust cafes on the route (scones, anyone?), plus plenty of places to refuel in Dover.
Find out more at /activities/south-foreland-lighthouse-walk/
Photos by Megan Taylor-National Trust
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The Romans celebrated May Day with the Floralia - a vibrant festival to honour Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers. Come and feel the May magic at the amazing Richborough Roman Fort & Amphitheatre near Sandwich - the atmospheric place that witnessed the beginning, the heyday and the end of Roman rule in Britain around 2000 years ago.
There’s a visitor centre, museum and car park. Well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome. Open daily until the end of October from 10am-5pm.
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Did you know you can follow a fascinating history trail in Dover using your mobile phone? Scan the QR code on any of the Historic Dover panels in town or on the seafront to download a free app with directions to 22 locations and a friendly audio guide, so you can listen as you explore.
This trail has been funded by the @europeanspaceagency and delivered by @doverdc working in partnership with @gazookystudios
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🎙Did you know that Dover played an important part in the experiments that led to us being able to share words wirelessly across the globe?🎙
It's International Marconi Day tomorrow - Saturday 25 April - and an opportunity to get hands‑on with the history of communication. From sending Morse and semaphore signals to recreating the 1899 cross‑Channel message, see the story of early wireless technology brought to life in the building where Marconi made history - Dover's magnificent Maison Dieu.
Together with South Foreland Lighthouse and Dover Market Square, it is one of 56 venues around the world taking part in International Marconi Day, celebrating the early history of radio and Marconi's legacy, with a range of FREE activities for all ages. Come along between 10am and 3pm to find out more about Marconi and his amazing inventions.
Photos: South Foreland Lighthouse (National Trust Images-Megan Taylor), Maison Dieu rooftop (Andy Aitchison), Dover Market Square.
More information about this event and many others in the What's On section of our website (link in bio)
Dover 🇬🇧 — The White Cliffs, to be exact. If you’re taking LeShuttle from Calais to Folkestone, you’re suddenly so close to one of England’s most iconic spots.. so skipping the cliffs didn’t really feel like an option. 🤭
We only had a few hours, so we parked the car (for a few pounds) and went for a walk along the cliffs. The kind where you stop every few minutes, sit down, look at the view, and realise how unreal it actually is. 🌊 We even found a little bookstore along the way! 📚
On the way back, we decided to take a different path.. which turned out to be right along the edge of the cliff. Very narrow, very high up, and not exactly ideal if you’re scared of heights (hi, me 😅). I genuinely thought I was going to die for a second, but also.. the views were worth it. Kind of. It's definitely one of those stops that sticks with you! 💫
Would you take the scenic (slightly terrifying) route? 👀
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🐣🐑🍫🌷Eggstraordinary and eggciting events are happening in White Cliffs Country this Easter🐣🐑🍫🌷
Until 19 April - Easter Quest at Walmer Castle & Gardens and Dover Castle
3-6 April - Easter Trail at Betteshanger Park, near Deal
3-6 April - Easter Weekend at Sandwich Medieval Centre
3-12 April - The Big Brick Build at Dover Castle
3-19 April - Lambing Open Days at Broadlees Farm, Dover
3-4 April - Easter Egg Hunt at Felderland Farm, near Sandwich
4 April - Lydden Hill Motorsport Club Soapbox Race
4-6 April - Easter at East Kent Railway, Shepherdswell
5-6 April - 5 Nations British Rallycross Championship at Lydden Hill
5-6 April - Easter Egg Hunt at Crabble Corn Mill
5-6 April - Easter Egg Hunt at Dover Marina Hotel
5 April - Ripple Windmill Open Day
6 April - Captain's Garden Open Day, Deal
6 April - Kellet Gut Shantymen Bank Holiday Busk, Deal Pier
9 April - Dover Gaol experiences, Maison Dieu, Dover
11 April - Farthingloe Easter Festival, near Dover
11 April - Dover Gaol experiences, Maison Dieu, Dover
12 April - Model Boat Regatta, Kearsney Abbey, near Dover
13 April - Spring Paper Craft Party, Mel Wrigley Hub, Dover
15 April - Farm and Forest Day, Kearsney Parks, near Dover
Find the details of these events and many others in the What's On section on our website .uk/whats-on
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A magical Dover at Night yesterday when 14 venues across town took part in a fabulous time travel trail revealing the incredible history of this amazing place. Centred around the magnificent Maison Dieu, people were able to visit attractions and cafes not usually open in the evening and enjoy lots of free activities and a wonderfully vibrant event. Keep an eye out for next year’s Dover at Night!
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