Dover Castle & Secret Wartime Tunnels

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Overview

Various exhibitions demonstrate how Dover Castle has served as a vital strategic centre for the Iron Age onwards. In May 1940 the tunnels under the castle became the nerve centre for 'Operation Dynamo' - the evacuation of Dunkirk. These wartime secrets are now revealed for all to see. The Great Tower explores life at the Court of Henry II.

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Opening Times
Open all year
Opening Times: Open Oct, daily 10-5; Nov-23 Dec and 2 Jan-11 Feb, Sat-Sun 10-4; 27 Dec-1 Jan and19 Feb-29 Mar, Wed-Mon 10-4; 12-18 Feb, daily 10-4; 30 Mar onwards please see website. Closed 24-26 Dec
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Location

DOVER, CT16 1HU

About the area

Kent is home to the White Cliffs of Dover, an English icon that marks the point where the Kent Downs AONB stretches from the Surrey Hills down to the sea. Visitors can explore historic parklands, including Knole Park and Sir Winston Churchill’s former home at Chartwell, or beautiful nature reserves, such as the coppiced woodlands of Denge Wood and Earley Wood and the ancient fine chalk woodland of Yockletts Bank.

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