Dover is an easy day trip from London and well worth the train ride. We caught the 10:10 train from St Pancras and made it to the Dover Priory station by 11:15. The taxi from the train station to the White Cliffs of Dover Visitors Center cost £7 and took 15 minutes. We ate lunch then headed out for a hike around the area. The visitors brochure listed the Top Five Things to Do while in Dover:
- Watch the hustle and bustle of the World’s busiest passenger port ~ check
- Enjoy a gentle stroll along the famous White Cliffs of Dover ~ check
- Catch a glimpse of France on a clear day ~ sadly, despite the warm temps and sunshine it was too misty to see France across the channel
- Experience a wonder of Victorian engineering at the South Foreland Lighthouse ~ check
- Discover the rare plants and insects that make the cliff top their home ~ don’t think they’re rare, but I loved the poppy fields
White Cliffs of Dover
The cliffs are gorgeous and we lucked out with a sunny and warm day to enjoy a two mile hike to the South Foreland Lighthouse.
The pathways are marked with the purple or pink trail signs. We had no problem finding our way but I can imagine on a heavily misty day, it might be difficult to know where you’re going.
The South Foreland Lighthouse was built in 1843 and guided boats safely around the dangerous Goodwin Sands. It also claims to be the first lighthouse to use electric light.
Looking over the White Cliffs of Dover
Climbing down the ladder to the beach area
Logan on the ladder to the beach
As always, we love exploring the English countryside…
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What an incredible place! I will definitely have to make a trip there
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Fantastic shots! Love the poppy field 🙂
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Thanks! The poppy fields were one of my favorite things in Dover. So pretty.
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Great photography and travel destination!
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Thanks!
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THis is aplace I haven’t been too yet. It looks fascinating. Great photos.
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Thanks for your comment. Dover was a great day trip from London. So picturesque! I could have walked along the cliffs all day…
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Love your photos. The images of the cliffs give me vertigo!
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I worried more about my daughter getting too close and falling over the edge even though she was very careful. The cliffs are so high! And beautiful!
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Oh I wanna go! What a gorgeous site. My list of places to visit seems to get longer every day 🙂
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Thank you for your comment. My list of new places to visit continues to grow and so does my list of places to revisit! I would definitely recommend Dover (maybe in conjunction with a trip over to northern France).
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Wow! Awesome pictures! I need to get a camera review from you and then PRACTICE. Loved the blog. Felt like I was right there…..again.
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Thanks!! It feels good to start writing/posting photos again. When you get back let’s head into the city to take photos.
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Such a great post!! The photography is excellent (I like too many to point out even one or two in particular) and I feel like I just had a guided tour to Dover.
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Thanks! With all that’s been going on it was so nice to take a few minutes and post about Dover. As a family, we remember Dover as one of those spur of the moment trips that ended up being one of our favorites. Something about cliffs makes for fun hiking…so dramatic!
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Love this post! What a place to take cliff photos 🙂
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Thank you for your nice comment. Dover is a wonderful place to visit and we were blessed with a gorgeous sunny day, blue skies and not too many other visitors.
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