Places to visit in Dover

• Dover Castle - known as the "Key to England", the castle has 2,000 years of history contained within its walls, including a Roman lighthouse, a Saxon church and a Norman keep. Below ground a series of casements and tunnels have been dug into the chalk. From these tunnels Operation Dynamo (the Dunkirk evacuation) was planned.
• Roman Painted House well preserved ruins of a Roman townhouse that includes a hypocaust heating system and mosaic fragments.
• Bronze Age Boat 3,500 year old wooden boat preserved in mud. After its chance discovery it was lifted and placed in a special gallery in Dover Museum.
• Grand Shaft Triple staircase constructed in Napoleonic times to enable quick troop movements between Townwall Street and the abandoned Western Heights fortifications.
• Other interesting places: Dover Transport Museum, Dover Museum, Kearsney Abbey, Russell Gardens, Samphire Hoe Nature Reserve,  Cowgate Nature Reserve, Connaught Park, Seafront promenade, St Edmund's Chapel, Dover Port Dover Harbour Board

Getting to Dover Ferry port:

By Road

Dover is 70 miles south of London, directly linked to the M2/A2 and M20/A20, both of which connect to the M25.

Dover's SeaFrance and P&O Ferries Terminal is situated to the east of the town at the Eastern Docks and the Hoverspeed terminal is to the west. Both can be easily reached by foot or taxi from Dover Priory Station. If you are traveling by car, simply follow the clearly signposted routes from the A2 or A20.

By Rail & Coach

Frequent direct trains to Dover Priory Station run from London Victoria and London Charing Cross mainline stations. Approximate journey time is 1hr 45 mins.

Regular National Express Coach services travel to Dover from London Victoria Coach Station. Approximate travel time is 2hrs 30 mins.

Source: www.AFerry.to