Magnificent coastal site overlooking the English Channel
Langdon Cliffs, Upper Road, Dover, Kent, CT16 1HJ
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Ticket type Gift aid Standard Car parking per car £6.00 Fan Bay Deep Shelter
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Bookshop
Second hand bookshop
Shop
Café
Large café with panoramic views of the English Channel
Toilet
Car park
Tiered car park with 300 spaces
Toilets. Car park. Mobility parking, adapted toilets, accessible path to viewing point overlooking the cliffs.
Accessible toilet
Level access to shop
Designated parking
Ramped access/slopes
Induction loop
Seating available
Level access to food outlet
Wheelchairs available
By road
From Canterbury/London on the A2. We have brown signs from the A258 Duke of York’s roundabout; 3rd exit towards Dover town centre, after 1 mile turn left into Upper Road. Our entrance is on the right after 1 mile, at the sharp bend in the road.
From Ashford/London on the A20. We’re not far from Dover Castle, so coming into Dover keep going until you see a left turn into Woolcomber Street at the traffic lights (look for the Travelodge on the corner), there’s a handy filter lane and it’s signed for Dover Castle. At the next set of lights go straight over passing the retail park. At the bottom of Castle Hill at the next set of traffic lights, take a right uphill, you'll see our brown sign. Keep going past the castle entrance. When you get to the top of the hill there is another brown sign for the right turn opposite the entrance into Upper Road. Our car park entrance is 1 mile further down Upper Road, at the sharp bend in the road.
Parking: Car parking is charged as follows: £6.00 per car, motorhomes £9.00 and coaches £25.00. National Trust Members and Blue Badge Holders can park for free. Please have your card ready to be scanned at the entrance gatehouse. If you arrive when the car parking booth is closed, you can pay for your parking using the Pay by Phone app our location code is 803459 for cars (£6) and 803461 for mobile homes (£9). Please note: we have speed bumps on our roads which may require care with low-bodied cars
Sat Nav: Our postcode may take you to the eastern docks ferry terminal, use CT15 5NA following our brown signs and turn into the car park before you reach your destination at the sharp bend.
On foot
There are signed pathways from the port, railway station and town centre. We’re on the Saxon Shore Way path but there’s a steep climb to get to the cliff top.
We've made a handy downloadable map of the route from the railway station to help you. South Foreland Lighthouse: 2 mile walk from car park at White Cliffs.
By train
Our closest station is Dover Priory which is about 2 miles away. You can get an hourly high-speed train service from London St Pancras or slower services from London Victoria or London Charing Cross.
We’re a 40 minute walk away following the brown walking signs. Taxis are available from outside the station and we're happy to call a return taxi for you, just ask in the visitor centre.
We've made a handy downloadable map of the route from the railway station if you are walking to the cliffs.
By bus
Take Stagecoach 81, Dover to Deal and Sandwich. Alight Castle Hill then 1 mile walk, via Upper Road. There's no footpath on this road, so please be careful.
By bicycle
National Cycle route 1 passes through the car parks. Bikes are welcome around visitor centre and we have bike racks available, but no cycling is allowed on the cliff path.
By ferry
We're very close to the Port of Dover. You can drive here within a few minutes, or there is a signed footpath directly from the port.
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