Dover Castle
National Trust White Cliffs of DoverA clifftop fortress above the Channel, with Henry II's Great Tower, a Roman lighthouse and tunnels dug into the cliff.
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On the map
Constable's Road, Dover, CT16 1HU
Quick facts
Henry II's Great Tower is fitted out with lavish interiors to show what royal life in a medieval palace was like.
Beside the Saxon church stands a Roman lighthouse built in the early 2nd century, said to be one of only three Roman-era lighthouses still standing in the world.
Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay directed the Dunkirk evacuation, Operation Dynamo, from his headquarters in the tunnels cut into the cliff beneath the castle.
Address
Constable's Road, Dover, CT16 1HU
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