The White Cliffs of Dover, one of England’s most famous natural landmarks a magnificent coastal site of Special Scientific Interest overlooking the English Channel. Spectacular coastal walks and cross Channel views, visitor Centre, including café and shop. Read more…
St Mary’s Bay Sands beach is a large flat sandy beach with some shingle, backed by a concrete promenade. Pay and display car park, toilets (open Easter to October). Read more…
Beach: Tankerton Beach View: Overooking shingle & sand of Tankerton Beach What’s on the menu?: JoJo’s has a coffee shop which is open during the day serving hot and cold drinks , cakes & light bites. Its restaurant is open during the evenings and some lunchtimes and serves freshly cooked food with a Mediterranean influence. Read more…
The Weavers is one of the most famous and most photographed of Canterbury’s buildings. It was built, so all the books say, in 1500, and was intended to house the Flemish and Hugenot weavers who had fled France to flee religious persecution. Read more…
Sheerness lifeboat station was established in 1969 and operates inshore and all weather lifeboats. Station is open by appointment only, no shop. Read more…
St Augustine’s Abbey situated outside the city walls was founded shortly after AD 597 by St Augustine. Originally created as a burial place for the Anglo-Saxon kings of Kent, it is part of the Canterbury World Heritage Site, along with the cathedral and St Martin’s Church. Read more…
Leysdown-on-sea is sandy beach on the east side of the Isle of Sheppey. The beach has a high sea wall with ramps/steps at intervals. This is a traditional small seaside town with shops, holiday parks, promenade, amusement arcades and a selection of places to eat. Read more…
Penshurst Place is one of the most complete examples of a 14th Century manor house in England. The Manor House, once the property of King Henry VIII, was left to his son King Edward VI and granted to Sir William Sidney in 1552 and the Sidney family have been in continuous occupation ever since. The house and its gardens which are Read more…
Joss Bay Surf school is located on Joss Bay beach which is the home of Kent Surfing and one of the most popular surf spots in the South East of England. We offer Surf Lessons, SUP Lessons, Surf Hire, competitions and loads of other activities! Read more…
The Drop Redoubt is one of the two linked forts on Dovers Western Heights. Linked to Citadel, by a series of dry moats. The artillery at the Redoubt faced mostly inland as it was constructed to defend against an invading force attempting to capture Dover from the rear. The construction of the Redoubt was in two periods: the first being Read more…
The Royal Military Canal was built between 1804 and 1809 as a strategic defense against invasion during the Napoleonic Wars (1793-1815) with France. This marker is at the easterly end of the Canal near Folkestone and it stretches some 45km (28 miles) to Cliff End near Hastings. The canal had a series of forts and guard posts and was designed Read more…
