Kingsdown, Dover
Kingsdown is a village on the English Channel coast of Kent.
Kingsdown is a village on the English Channel coast of Kent. Parts of the village are built on or behind the shingle beach that runs north to Deal and beyond, while other parts are on the cliffs and hills inland. The village church of St John the Evangelist was built by local landowner William Curling in 1848. Curling's former residence, Kingsdown House, was acquired by the Brightstone Holiday Centre in 1934 and a holiday camp, now known as Kingsdown Holiday Park, has operated in the grounds up to the present day. It is in the civil parish of Ringwould with Kingsdown. In 2019 it had an estimated population of 1764.
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Worth seeing in and around Kingsdown, Dover
7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Deal Castle
Deal Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII in Deal, Kent, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the strategically important Downs anchorage off the English coast.
3.6 km · 16th century coastal artillery fort, located in Deal, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Walmer Castle
Walmer Castle is an artillery fort originally constructed by Henry VIII in Walmer, Kent, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the strategically important Downs anchorage off the English coast.
1.7 km · castle in Kent, England · Wikipedia - 03Church of St Nicholas
St Nicholas Church is the Church of England parish church of the village of Ringwould in east Kent. A Grade I listed building, it was constructed in the 12th century, with alterations in the 14th century, restorations from the 19th century and a west tower dating to 1628.
1.4 km · Grade I listed church in Ringwould, Kent, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 04Old St Mary's, Walmer
Old St Mary's Church, officially known as The Blessed Virgin Mary Church, is a grade II* listed Anglican church in Upper Walmer, Kent.
2 km · church in Walmer, Dover, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Hamilton Road Cemetery, Deal
Hamilton Road Cemetery is a combined municipal and military burial ground situated in the coastal town of Deal, Kent, in South East England. Opened in May 1856, it was created to provide a new burial ground for Deal at a time when its general population was expanding and when previous, often ad hoc facilities for dealing with deaths in the area no longer sufficed.
3 km · cemetery in the UK · Wikipedia - 06St Mary's Church, Walmer
The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, commonly shortened to St Mary's, is a church in the Church of England parish of Walmer, Kent, England.
1.7 km · church in Kent, England · Wikipedia - 07St Saviour's, Walmer
St Saviour's is a church on the seafront of Walmer, Kent, United Kingdom.
3.1 km · church in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
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Getting to Kingsdown, Dover
- Airports
- Ostend-Bruges (OST), 103 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 110 km · London Stansted (STN), 112 km
- Stations
- Martin Mill railway station, 3.7 km · Walmer railway station, 2.1 km
- Oostende → Kingsdown, Dover106 km · quickest by road, 3h 1m · €19–26
- Zaventem → Kingsdown, Dover217 km · quickest by road, 4h 23m · €30–42
- Charleroi → Kingsdown, Dover230 km · quickest by road, 4h 46m · €32–45
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- Get inNational Express operates the 007 coach service from London Victoria Coach Station to Dover Pencester Road in the town, about from the ferry port.
- Get in{{go | name | url | address 51.126156 | long west of the central shopping area, and about a walk from the ferry port | phone | hours | wikidata=Q2666521 | content=The only remaining station in Dover.
- Get inThere is no shuttle bus between the station and the ferry port, so you will have to walk the roughly 1½ miles (2.25 km) or get a taxi.
- Get inRegular ferry services operate to Dover from Calais and Dunkirk.
- Get inThe ferry between France and Dover costs around €40 each way if on foot, and around €100 each way for a car with two passengers, although big discounts are available if booked in advance or with special offers.
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Next door to Kingsdown, Dover
- Walmertown in the district of Dover in Kent, England2 km
- St Margaret's at Cliffevillage and civil parish in District of Dover, Kent, England, UK4 km
- Ripplevillage and civil parish in Kent, England, UK3 km
- Great Mongehamvillage and civil parish in Kent, United Kingdom4 km
- Suttonvillage and civil parish in Kent, UK4 km
- Ringwould with Kingsdowncivil parish in Dover, Kent, England1.3 km