Heathrow Airport 1 hr 59
The Royal St George's Golf Club (14 min) South Foreland Lighthouse (27 min) Guided tours & a tearoom in a 19th-century lighthouse, the first to use an electric light. Pegwell Bay (19 min) Picturesque bay offering a nature reserve, the ruins of a hoverport & a replica Scandinavian boat. Deal Castle (13 min) 16th-century artillery castle with huge circular bastions for cannons linked by network of passages. St Augustine's Abbey (27 min) Ruins of a Saxon church established in 597 AD, with a museum, shop, picnic area and free audio tour. Dover Castle (16 min) Military museum, medieval underground works, labyrinthine war-time tunnels, with views and tours. Dover Museum (18 min) Museum telling the history of this important historic port town with a rare prehistoric boat. White Cliffs of Dover (31 min) White chalk cliffs rise 350 feet from the sea, creating a dramatic vista along 8 miles of coastline. Shell Grotto (29 min) Ornate, unexplained network of shell-lined passages and a mosaic chamber, with shell shop and cafe. Howletts Wild Animal Park (24 min) Gorillas, tigers and monkeys in a 90-acre park with keeper experiences and treetop challenge. Turner Contemporary (29 min) Dramatic spaces displaying art by JMW Turner and contemporary artists, in eye-catching gallery. Dreamland (28 min) Old pinball machines, fairground artefacts and a bijou cinema housed in a vintage-style arcade. Walmer Castle and Gardens (14 min) English Heritage Tudor castle often visited by the Queen and Queen Mother, plus gardens and tearoom Canterbury Cathedral (29 min) Norman-built, CofE place of worship with organ recitals, Medieval stained glass and a vast library. Wingham Wildlife Park (14 min) Zoo park with feeding sessions, talks and conservation projects, plus up-close animal encounters. |