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Dover Castle
A medieval fortress overlooking the English Channel, known as the Key to England due to its strategic defensive significance.
9 km · about 15 min drive
England, United Kingdom · Europe
Eythorne works well as a base: 10 minutes from Aylesham, 9km from White Cliffs of Dover.
Eythorne is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 1,520, it is an important destination in Europe.
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Eythorne is a civil parish and small village located 7.3 miles north-northwest of Dover in Kent, with a combined population of approximately 2,500 residents including nearby villages Barfrestone and Elvington. Although not classed as one of the former pit villages of Kent, it was only about a mile from Tilmanstone –Read more
which closed in 1986. Today many of its residents commute to work in Dover, Deal and Canterbury.
Eythorne Baptist Church is more than 450 years old and one of the first Baptist churches in the United Kingdom. Esther Copley, wife of William Copley, who was a minister in Eythorne from about 1839 to 1843, was a prolific and successful writer of children's books and books on the domestic economy. She died in the village in 1851.
Eythorne once had three pubs; The Crown is still trading, but the White Horse and the Palm Tree are long closed, both now being residential properties.
Eythorne is historically divided into two halves: Lower Eythorne, where the Church of England and Roman Catholic churches are situated, and Upper Eythorne, where the village shop and the Crown public house are located, and where most of today's villagers live. Many reside in the small housing developments that sprang up in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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Eythorne is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 51.1971 latitude, 1.2662 longitude.
Eythorne has a population of approximately 1,520 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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castle
A medieval fortress overlooking the English Channel, known as the Key to England due to its strategic defensive significance.
9 km · about 15 min drive
natural wonder
Iconic chalk cliffs reaching up to 110 meters high along the English Channel, symbolizing Britain for centuries.
9 km · about 15 min drive
tunnel
50 km tunnel under the English Channel - drive your car on the train
14 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
Seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury and one of the oldest Christian structures in England.
16 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Dazzling white chalk cliffs on the Opal Coast with views across the Channel to England on clear days.
43 km · about 50 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The closest point in France to England, a windswept headland of cliffs, lighthouse and migrating birds.
43 km · about 50 min drive
castle
A castle on islands in a lake formed by the River Len in Kent, often called the loveliest castle in the world.
45 km · about 50 min drive
photogenic
Cobbled hill of half-timbered houses in the ancient Cinque Port of Rye, crowned by the 15th-century Mermaid Inn with its smuggling-era cellars. Houses carry names like 'The House with Two Front Doors'.
46 km · about 55 min drive
April to October
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