Walks from Dover Priory
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Dover Priory Station.
Alternatively, view walks near Dover Priory by train.
Dover Priory to Deal
Highly recommended: Clifftop chalk paths, two significant climbs, level pebble beach coastpath, open sea views and historic town.
Coastal: almost all along the coast.
Dover Castle: A vast medieval fortress overlooking the port and the Channel to France (30m in).
South Foreland Lighthouse (National Trust; 45m in)
The White Cliffs of Dover (National Trust; 1h in)
Time: 6h30 (5h walking, 1h30 lunch)
4 lunch spots: Saint Margarets Bay (2h15 in) — the Coastguard (excellent), the Pines Tea Room, or the bay kiosk; plus Walmer Castle and Gardens (4h30 in)
1 end-of-walk reward: the King's Head
Warnings: Relatively busy.
Adapted from: Time Out Country Walks Volume 2.
Similar walks: the Saturday Walkers Club, Walking Post (inc. GPX) and Slow Ways (inc. GPX).
Folkestone to Dover Priory
Highly recommended: Coastal cliffs, chalk downland, sea defences, wild landslip area, wartime installations, ridge between valley and sea and town crossing.
Hilly: a third on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Coastal: four fifths along the coast.
Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.
Western Heights (3h30 in)
Knights Templar Church Ruins (3h45 in)
Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)
1 lunch spot: Camping Café (1h15 in)
2 end-of-walk rewards: the Malvern, or the Priory Hotel
Warnings: Cracked sea defences.
Source: Trains2Green.
Similar walks: the Saturday Walkers Club and Slow Ways (inc. GPX).
Folkestone to Dover Priory
Cliff-top path, panoramic Channel views, wartime installations and chalk downland.
Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Source: An alternative variant of Folkestone to Dover (Saturday Walkers Club).
Deal to Dover Priory
Pebble beach coastpath, clifftop chalk paths, dramatic cliffs near Dover and seaside town finish.
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Mobile may switch networks.
Source: An alternative variant of Dover to Deal (Saturday Walkers Club) – Time Out Country Walks Volume 2.
Sandling to Dover Priory
Escarpment ridge, steep climbs, White Cliffs cliff-top path, remote chalk downland, housing estate outskirts and Western Heights fortifications.
Time: 7h (5h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Steep climbs near start.
Source: A longer variant of Sandling to Folkestone or Dover (Saturday Walkers Club).