Cycle Route National Route 2 - Dover - Plymouth
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11.792
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19
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Start location
Dover, England, GB (10 m NHN)
End location
Kingsand, England, GB (106 m NHN)
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With 5 ships sailing every day between Dover and Dunkirk and Calais, you now have more flexibility than ever before when taking the ferry to France with DFDS Seaways. The crossing between Dover and Dunkirk takes 2 hours.
The Check in booths are open 24 hours excluding Christmas and Boxing day. Check in closes 45 minutes prior to each sailing.
Bewtween 8 and 11 sailings per day in each direction every two hours.
Price per adult including bicycle: about 30 €.
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Dover is a port in East Kent, in the South East of England.
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Dover has been a permanent settlement since at least the time of the Romans, who were the first to record its presence, giving it the name Dubris. It also marked the start of Watling Street, a major Roman road. The Roman lighthouse built on the present-day site of Dover Castle is one of the oldest buildings in Britain.
Today Dover is a major port town facing into the English Channel and, at just 21 miles from the French port of Calais , it is the closest port to continental Europe on mainland Britain. It is most famous for its white chalk cliffs which have been celebrated in song.
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- ⊙Dover Castle, Castle Hill, CT16 1HU, ☎ +44 1304 211067. Known as the "Key to England", the castle has 2,000 years of history contained within its walls, including a Roman lighthouse, a Saxon church and a Norman keep. Below ground a series of casements and tunnels have been dug into the chalk. From these tunnels Operation Dynamo (the Dunkirk evacuation) was planned. adults £17.00, children £10.20, concessions £15.30.
- Battle of Britain Memorial - A very touching memorial dedicated to the men who fought and died in Britain's most desperate hour. Vintage airplanes are also on display.
- ⊙Roman Painted House. Well preserved ruins of a Roman townhouse that includes a hypocaust heating system and mosaic fragments.
- ⊙The White Cliffs of Dover Visitor Centre, Langdon Cliffs, Upper Road, Dover, CT16 1HJ. ☎ +44 1304 202756. Open: Visitor Centre till 15. July & from 7. September till 1. November every day 10.00 to 17.00 h, 16. July till 6. September every day 10.00 to 17.30 h, 2. November till 30. December every day 11.00 to 16.00 h (updated 2015).
- ⊙South Foreland Lighthouse, The Front, St Margaret's Bay, CT15 6HP, ☎ +44 1304 852463.
- ⊙Dover Museum and Bronze Age Boat Gallery. Includes a 3,500 year old wooden boat that was found preserved in mud.
- ⊙Grand Shaft. Triple staircase constructed in Napoleonic times to enable quick troop movements between Townwall Street and the abandoned Western Heights fortifications.
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Rye is a town in East Sussex .
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The docks by the river.
Rye also has a 12th-century church, overlooking the town.
The old town town centre is very picturesque with its extreme cobblestone roads (ensure you wear sensible shoes), its many timber-framed houses, and the occasional traditional—though now slightly touristy—tearooms where you can enjoy cream tea.
There are many places which overlook the local scenery, from Rye Castle you can see out to Dungeness. Recently wind turbines have been placed near to Rye, which has changed the nature of the landscape.
- ⊙Rye Castle. Rye Castle (with Ypres Tower).
- ⊙Camber Castle (south of Rye along the A259), ☎ +44 1797 227784. Open by guided tour (a few days per year) only, see Sussex Wildlife Trust for dates. Adults £3.00, children free, concessions £1.50. (updated Jun 2018)
- ⊙Lamb House, West St, TN31 7ES, ☎ +44 1580 762334. Henry James, EF Benson and Rumer Godden have all lived in this charming 18th century house. The home is owned by the National Trust.
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- Walk around the docks mentioned above, visit the many shops.
- Climb the church tower to get a magnificent view over Rye and its surroundings.
- Walk across the meadows to the ruins of Camber Castle (open on summer weekends; check with its owner, the English Heritage).
- Visit Ypres tower and have a chat with the elderly gentleman who has been keeping it open for visitors for the last 15 years. Get locked in in one of its small, dark cells!
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Hastings is a seaside town in East Sussex, in the South East of England.
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Hastings is most famous for the battle that took place there in 1066 between King Harold's English and William the Conqueror's Normans. The town lent its name to the battle, although the battle took place in nearby Battle (these were imaginative times.)
The town grew from its medieval origins into a Victorian seaside resort, and the majority of the towns architecture dates from this period. Today, along with St Leonards on Sea, Hastings forms a fairly large urban area on the south coast of around 100,000 inhabitants.
Nestled between the rugged beauty of the East and West Hills, the town's main attraction is the medieval Old Town, with its narrow passageways, antique shops, boutiques, cafe's and Europe's largest beach-launched fishing fleet. The town also boasts a hill-top castle, two funicular railways, the Georgian church of St Mary in the Castle, 18th-century net shops, and access to Hastings Country Park - a 660 acres (270 hectares) Nature Reserve with woodland glens, beaches and cliff-top views.
Away from the Old Town, Hastings largely retains the character of a Victorian seaside resort, with seafront squares, grand Victorian facades, elegant parks and a pier. However, the town suffered from the post-war decline in the seaside tourist industry in England and while there has been significant investment in regenerating the area, parts of the seafront have seen better days.
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- ⊙Hastings Castle, Castle Hill Road, West Hill, TN34 3AR, ☎ +44 8445 499088. (updated Oct 2017)
- Pier.
- ⊙The Stade (in the old town). The home of Europe's largest beach-launched fishing fleet, and the historic net huts.
- ⊙Smugglers Adventure, St Clement’s Caves, TN34 3JJ, ☎ +44 1424 422964. 10AM-5:30PM. A set of caves (St Clements Caves) in the hills above the town.
- ⊙Blue Reef Aquarium (previously Underwater World), Rock-A-Nore Rd, TN34 3DW, ☎ +44 1424 718776. 10AM-5PM. An aquarium.
- ⊙St Mary in the Castle, 7 Pelham Crescent, TN34 3AF, ☎ +44 1424 715880. A grade II listed former Georgian church beneath the castle in the Regency Square - Pelham Crescent. The space is now used as a gallery, theatre and performance venue. (updated Oct 2017)
- ⊙Jerwood Gallery, Rock-A-Nore Rd, TN34 3DW, ☎ +44 1424 728377. M closed, Tu-Sa 11AM-5PM. A contemporary (but controversial) art gallery on The Stade. (updated Oct 2017)
- Hastings from the cliffs - a view of Hastings up on the cliffs, travelled to on the cliff railways.
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