The White Cliffs of Dover | Kent (2024)

Kent

Magnificent coastal site overlooking the English Channel

Langdon Cliffs, Upper Road, Dover, Kent, CT16 1HJ

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  • Opening times for 13 October 2024

    AssetOpening time
    Car park07:00 - 19:00
    Café10:00 - 17:00
    Toilet09:30 - 19:00
    Shop10:00 - 17:00
    Fan Bay Deep Shelter11:00 - 15:00

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  • Car parking charge

    Ticket typeGift aidStandard
    Car parking per car £6.00

    Fan Bay Deep Shelter

    Ticket typeGift aidStandard
    Adult£10.00
    Child£5.00

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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.

  • Langdon Cliffs, Upper Road, Dover, Kent, CT16 1HJ

    01304202756

    whitecliffs@nationaltrust.org.uk

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