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The Top 12 Natural Monuments around Dover

Dover’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 12

beautiful natural monuments around Dover. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: November 15, 2025

The White Cliffs of Dover

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The White cliffs of Dover are one of the most famous English landmarks, and can be viewed by everyone reaching Britain's mainland via the English Channel. The visitor centre (open …

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Kingsdown Beach

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A stretch of pebble beach flanked by grassy scrubland and chalk cliffs, Kingsdown beach is a nice place to relax by the sea. Although the beach is not great for …

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St Margaret's Bay Beach and White Cliffs

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No sandy beach, but at low tide you can get to the chalk cliffs from below.

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White Cliffs of Dover

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The White Cliffs of Dover are an iconic British landmark. As this is the narrowest sea crossing to mainland Europe, the white cliffs were once the first sighting of home …

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Crest of a Wave Sculpture, Dover

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This sculpture features two blocks of white Portland stone on a bed of slate. On the top are profiles of swimmers pushing forward into a wave of stone.

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Stargate Fountain, Dover

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Beautifully designed water feature. Why is it called Stargate Fountain????

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Shakespeare Cliff

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The first attempt to dig a tunnel under the Channel to connect England and France was commenced here at Shakespeare Cliff in the late 1870s. The sea is its narrowest …

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Sandwich and Pegwell Bay Nature Reserve

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Sandwich and Pegwell Bay is Kent’s largest nature reserve and boasts saltmarsh, mudflats, beach, sand dunes, and ancient dune pasture. As such, there is much flora and fauna to observe …

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Saxon Shore Way Coastal Cliffs

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The Saxon Shore Way skirts along the coast of Kent from Hastings to Gravesend. The 153 mile (246km) follows Roman coastline of Kent and so takes in the Saxon Shore forts, built to protect Roman Britain from Saxon pirates.

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The White Cliffs of Dover

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Millions of years of phytoplankton forming chalk. Stunning views of the chalk cliffs from varying points on the coastal pathways.

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The Top 12 Natural Monuments around Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover

Kingsdown Beach

St Margaret's Bay Beach and White Cliffs

White Cliffs of Dover

Crest of a Wave Sculpture, Dover

Stargate Fountain, Dover

Shakespeare Cliff

Sandwich and Pegwell Bay Nature Reserve

Saxon Shore Way Coastal Cliffs

The White Cliffs of Dover

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