The 4 Star Best Western Premier Dover Marina Hotel & Spa is a Seafront hotel in Dover, a few minutes from The Dover Ferry Port, short distance from Canterbury, it offers tours of Dover, charming Regency decor, and…
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About Dover
Facing France across the Strait of Dover, this famous ferry port and town in Kent is probably best known for its distinctive White Cliffs.
But when you’re not drinking in that landmark chalky view that attracts thousands of tourists a year, or galivanting around its historic castle, there’s plenty else to enjoy here. Pay a visit to the South Foreland Lighthouse – the first in the world to display an electric light – to learn how it was used to guide mariners, while admiring views of the English Channel. Or, head off to Western Heights to get a feel for how the striking fortifications helped to protect the country from invasion.
Whatever histories you plan to uncover or sights you plan to marvel at, ensure you reflect on them all with a peaceful night at a nearby Best Western hotel.
Culture and history in Dover
Culture and history in Dover
History is at the heart of Dover, and it’s waiting to be uncovered. Travel through time with a visit to these informative and intriguing attractions.
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Dover Museum
Not just any history and archaeology museum, this tells the important story of this historically significant port town. The Bronze Age Boat exhibition is a standout, with remains of a large wooden prehistoric boat thought to be 3,000 years old, helping visitors to understand the Bronze Age. The museum can be found right in the town centre.
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Fan Bay Deep Shelter
Step right back in time with a trip to these tunnels constructed in 1940/41 as accommodation for the gun battery above. Take an underground adventure with a guided tour of the tunnels – hidden within the White Cliffs of Dover – and experience two sound mirrors, used as early acoustic devices in the first world war.
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Roman Lighthouse
If you’re taking a trip to Dover Castle, it’s more than worth checking out this Roman ‘Pharos’, built in the early 2nd AD to guide the Roman fleet into the harbour. It’s the most complete standing Roman building in England, as well as one of only three lighthouses to survive the whole of the former Roman empire. Check it out yourself to discover more.