Dover is a Town in the county of Kent.
Dover is an important port on the south coast of England in Kent, south-east of Canterbury. Dover is the landing point for many pilgrims to Canterbury and has been an important coastal town since Roman times when it was known as Portus Dubris .
The Romans occupied Dover between 55 BC and AD 43, building part of their defensive wall around the settlement.
Dover is known for its white cliffs, which are made of chalk - a sedimentary rock formed from the shells of tiny, sea animals called coccoliths. Dover’s chalk cliffs are part of the Dover Downs.
The Dover Strait is a narrow stretch of water that separates England from France and lies to the east of Dover. It describes an area approximately 34 km long by 10 km wide, running from south-east to north-west facing Dover with St Margaret’s Bay on its south side and The Downs on the north. Dover is in fact at one end of this stretch, with an unusual break in the cliffs where the River Dour drains into Dover Harbour serving ferries travelling to and from Dover to Calais or Boulogne in France.
The Strait has always been of great importance to coastal shipping traffic between England and mainland Europe.
There are great places to visit near Dover including some great towns, historic buildings, beaches, parks, museums, castles, shopping centres, cities, ruins, country parks, lakes, coastal parks and airports.
The area around Dover boasts some of the best towns including Faversham, Broadstairs, St Peter's, Ramsgate, Chatham, Margate, and Dover.
Don't miss Nuckell's Alsmshouses, The Old Curiosity Shop, The Palace Cinema, Clock Tower Broadstairs, The Look Out House, Bleak House, and Home for Smack Boys's historic buildings if visiting the area around Dover.
The area around Dover features a number of interesting beaches including Viking Bay, Dumpton Gap, and Sandwich Bay.
Places near Dover feature a number of interesting parks including Victoria Gardens.
Ramsgate Maritime Museum is a great place to visit close to Dover if you like museums.
The area around Dover boasts some of the best castles including Dover Castle, Rochester Castle, Leeds Castle, and Tonbridge Castle.
Royal Victoria Place, and Bluewater Shopping Centre are great places to visit near Dover if you like shopping centres.
The area around Dover's best cities can be found at Canterbury.
The area around Dover's best ruins can be found at Tonbridge Castle.
Haysden Country Park, and Barton's Point Coastal Park are great places to visit near Dover if you like country parks.
Lakes to visit near Dover include Barden Lake.
Don't miss Barton's Point Coastal Park's coastal parks if visiting the area around Dover.
Dover is near some unmissable airports like Lydd Airport,
Dover History
There are some historic monuments around Dover:
Places to see near Dover
History of Dover
Archaeological finds have shown that there were Stone Age people in the area, and that some Iron Age finds also exist. During the Roman period, the area became part of the Roman communications network. It was connected by road to Canterbury and Watling Street and it became Portus Dubris, a fortified port. Dover has a partly preserved Roman lighthouse (the tallest surviving Roman structure in Britain) and the remains of a villa with the only preserved Roman wall painting outside Italy. Dover later figured in the Domesday Book.
