Dover Gateway
The White Cliffs, Dover, August 2014
The boys were excited to get closer to the (white) cliffs and have a closer look at the ships and lorries at Dover Port below. I grabbed this funny shot of them jostling to get through the gate here…
The White Cliffs of Dover National Trust site is located a couple of miles from the town, on the cliff tops overlooking the Port of Dover. Unless you are a National Trust member, parking costs £5 for a car. After parking, you can enjoy the spectacular walk along the cliff-top path for about 2 miles to the South Foreland lighthouse near St Margaret’s Bay village.
The visitors’ centre at the start of the walk has food and refreshments, and at the lighthouse, there is also a tea shop where you can get hot drinks, scones, etc. Photographic opportunities abound, especially the views of the white cliffs and the port—but note that you can get right up to the edges of the cliffs, so be very careful, especially if it is windy!
From Canterbury/London on the A2. There are brown tourist information signs from the A258 Duke of York’s roundabout; 3rd exit towards Dover town centre, after 1 mile, turn left into Upper Road. The entrance is on the right after 1 mile, at the sharp bend in the road.
From Ashford/London on the A20. The site is 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 that’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, and you'll see the brown National Trust 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 to Upper Road. The car park entrance is 1 mile further down Upper Road, at the sharp bend in the road.
Fujifilm X-E1 with XF 35mm f/1.4 lens, 1/900 sec, f/4, ISO 200, Lightroom, Silver Efex Pro 2, Color Efex Pro 4
