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You can't really avoid wars, particularly the 1938-45 brouhaha, in Dover. The town has always been of great strategic significance and reminders of Our Island Story are omnipresent, from the castle down to tea-towels celebrating the largely lamentable collection of aircraft the RAF entered WW2 with. (the Fairey Battle, indeed)
The photograph shown the scorecard for one of the huge German railway guns which bombarded Dover, creating the opportunity to build many of the much-loathed landmarks in the Dover of today. It's on the promenade.
Updated Feb 9, 2010
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Pencester Park, right in the middle of Dover, on a nice day is really good, but busy. There are skateboarders and also a bandstand, though I have never seen any bands! It is the recreation space neaxt to the town centre
Written Apr 24, 2004
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Did you know that the Roman Emperor Caligula (in 90 AD) commanded a Lighthouse to be built at Dover, England?
And thanks to him - today, it is the oldest Lighthouse still in existence in England and it can be found in the compounds of Dover Castle.
Here's another interesting fact (if you don't already know): Lighthouse lights have the power of the equivalent of 20 million candles... lit by high pressure xenon lamps!! (Whilst researching on Dover, I came upon this hot tip in my trusty old Encyclopedia).
Updated Dec 5, 2003
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Dover is pretty much the same as the rest of the UK in respect of Cutural differences. Dover has a problem at the moment with a lot of illigal immigrants and has been bogged down with housing thousands of Immigrants, so the people may be a little wary of People form Eastern europe.
Written Aug 25, 2002
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While at Dover Castle you may run into men like the one pictured here. He was stationed at Dover Castle during the war, said he used to man the guns like the one in the picture. I don't think he had been back since the war, so it was interesting to see his reaction.
Written Aug 25, 2002
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DOVER MUSEUM is a history museum situated in the town centre of Dover. Being one of England's oldest museums, the collection contains a great number of objects reflecting the changing fashions in museum collecting.
It contains, as well as objects of local importance, a range of unusual items reflecting the Victorian love for what was considered unusual or 'exotic'. It is also home to the 'Dover Bronze Age Boat', the world's oldest known seagoing boat and a fascinating archaeological discovery.
Written Aug 25, 2002
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Kent can be the hottest place in the country during the summer with an abundance of sunshine but it can also be the wettest in the autumn and the coldest and snowiest in the winter.
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Updated Feb 22, 2003
A panoramic look at beautiful Dover...
Written Sep 12, 2002
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Take a break and listen to the medieval music of this streetmusician (in the streets of Canterbury)
Written Aug 24, 2002
The knight and his lady
Written Aug 24, 2002
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Walletts Court Country House Hotel
1 Review and 92 Opinions This wonderful country house hotel is about 2 miles form Dover and is set in beautiful grounds which...
1 Review and 2 Opinions I had a single room at the front of the hotel (B and B) over-looking the street (the bathroom was in...
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The knight and his lady
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Q: Aside from a Taxi, can I take a fast speed train from Heathrow to Dover. How do I get info on the train? Will be staying at the...
A: I don't think you want to take a taxi unless you are very rich. I'm not a bus person and so can't advise about that. If I was doing the journey I'd use the...
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The first thing most people see when they approach Dover on one of the many ferries that cross the English channel every day are the White Cliffs of Dover. (Alas the cliffs are not white) The Eastern...
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Not the nicest town in the world, but it is a working port so you have to make allowances and it does have some redeeming features. The castle which dominates the skyline is superb and the white...
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This is Dover, an historic town in the south east of England, just 7 miles from my home town of Folkestone. Many people who visit Dover just use it as a port of call on there way to France and Europe...
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OUR FIRST TOWN IN ENGLAND WAS.................
The White Cliff's of Dover....... I think everybody must have heard of these cliffs! White,[well not pure] they were, and they stretched for miles along the English coastline.
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More of a dirty greenish colour
There was a great fuss recently when some travel guide decscribed Dover as 'little more than a glorified loading ramp for the ferries.' A nice turn of phrase, I think, and not that much of a...
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