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Dover Patrol Monument

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📷 G Laird · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.15686, 1.39269

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· Free

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +92 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +92 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Rambur's Pied Shieldbug, Eristalis pertinax, Harlequin Ladybird +32 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rambur's Pied Shieldbug, Eristalis pertinax, Harlequin Ladybird +32 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Folkestone to RamsgateWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
European walking route E2, UK, Dover-Calais ferryWalking route

E2 UK West route: Dover-Calais ferry transfer

Named routeRef E2International walking route
Visitor Centre to Langdon Stairs Trail, White CliffsWalking route1.6 km

Ancient smuggling trail used by coastguards in 19th & 20th centuries. Leads to the stony beach. Spot Kestrels, peregrines and buzzards. This trail contains a 35m tunnel & 7m vertical iron-rung ladder.

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:40Point-to-point
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Cycling

53 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1 Dover to CanterburyCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
Skylark TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
alternative wheeling route to DoverCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dover Patrol Monument (War Memorial), St Margaret's at Cliffe

📷 G Laird · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dover Patrol Monument (War Memorial), St Margaret's at Cliffe

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Nearby places

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✦Walmer CastleHistoric site4.8 km→✦WALMER CASTLEHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Pines GardenUrban park1.3 km→🌱Memorial GroundUrban park1.2 km→🌱Memorial GroundUrban park1.2 km→🌱The Pines GardenUrban park1.3 km→

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