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Favorite thing: How can we reach England from continental Europe?
I know three ways: by plane, by railway and by ferry.
When I planned my visit to England I choose the third way – by ferry.
This way seemed the most exciting for me because I wanted to see the white cliffs of Dover which form part of the English coastline facing the Strait of Dover and France. The cliff face, which reaches up to 350 feet (110 m), owes its striking façade to its composition of chalk accentuated by streaks of black flint. The cliffs spread east and west from the town of Dover.
The cliffs have great symbolic value in Britain.

You can watch my 1 min 49 sec Video White Cliffs of Dover out of my Youtube channel or here on VT.

You can watch my photo of Dover on the Google Earth according to the following coordinates 51° 6' 37.51" N 1° 23' 0.93" E or on my Google Earth Panoramio White Cliffs of Dover .

Favorite thing: Dover Castle opens at 10am and closes at 6pm.

If you have read my tips and the website, you will realize there is a lot to see here.
We spent a lot of time, and saw a lot, but still missed out on quite a bit.

I suggest that you come here for the day, you really need this amount of time to see EVERYTHING the Castle has to offer.

Favorite thing: Leaving Calais, on a fine sunny morning, and arriving in Dover, on a cold, wet, windy morning...
Tip......I would suggest leaving a sweater or cardigan out of your luggage. I hadn't, and I froze!

We were "foot passengers," so we went through the Arrivals Hall, and through passport control and customs.
Tip......Have your passport handy and out!

Baggage trollies...
Tip.....Cost 1 euro or 1 pound, and is refundable when you return and clip in the trolley to another.

Toilets, Pay Phones & ATM Machines are here.

A good information centre for England.

Major hire car companies have desk's here.

Food outlets, so no need to starve or die of thirst.

Bus stop is by the building, so easy to reach Dover.

Our hire car company picked us up from the Terminal.

We went through the whole process very easily. I must admit, it wasn't busy, so it may be different in school or summer holidays.

We couldn't complain!

More information is available on their website.

http://www.doverport.co.uk/?page=FerryInformation

Favorite thing: We crossed the English Channel on a P & O Ferry. I chose this form of transport as it was cheaper and I thought we might see the white cliffs of Dover.
We sure did!
If you want to see them, then this is the way to go. We had great views of the cliffs from quite a way out. I took photo's through the windows, but you could go to a higher deck, and be blown away with the wind, and maybe get a better photo!

Favorite thing: I guess one of the most incredible things about the Port is that it has been built on top of the sea. You can tell when you look back at the Cliffs behind you that you are standing on artificial land, its pretty amazing. But unfortunately, has ruined the cliffs appeal to a large extent.

Favorite thing: Dover was one of the original (five) Cinque ports that supplied shipping to the Navy and provided essential lines of cummunication and defense for this South East corner of England, probably from as far back 1229, when. The Cinque Ports Confederacy was necessary because this area was the closest point in the whole of England to France (about 26 miles -42km) and has been attacked by both shipping and airplanes.

For more information and history on Dover than I can give, click here

Fondest memory: Dover Castle, although there are other castles worth looking at around the area, Deal and Walmer Castle to name but two.

Favorite thing: If you don't fancy going for a walk to see the view across the English channel then go to the Roman Quay Pub for a pint with the landlord Gus. tell him you like rugby, drinking and documentaries and you will have found a friend for life...

Favorite thing: Beware, the toilets at Dover railway station do not stay open till all hours. You may need to find a station staff person to unlock them for you.

Incidentally the Gents has an eerie blue lighting scheme.