Dover and White Cliffs Adventure: Exploring Canterbury, Coastal Towns, and Castles
4.9
29 Ratings
Kent
Embark on a Dover and White Cliffs Adventure, exploring Canterbury, coastal towns, and castles. Discover historic sites, stunning landscapes, and enjoy the expertise of a knowledgeable driver guide.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Battle of Britain Memorial - Hurricane & Spitfire planes on The White Cliffs of Dover with unrivalled views of The English Channel often to France
  • Kent - Secret Unspoilt Village with chance to be photographed in an old telephone box and using an ancient postbox
  • Canterbury - Once one of medieval Europe’s great places of pilgrimages, explore the cobbled streets, World Heritage Sites and hidden gems of this World Famous city
  • Sandwich - Sandwich is one of the best preserved medieval towns in the UK and also gave it’s name to the food by way of John Montagu the 4th Earl of Sandwich; Have a sandwich in Sandwich!
  • Finglesham - Flood Instagram with selfies in front of the Signpost to the hamlet of Ham and town of Sandwich
  • Deal Castle - Deal Seafront & Deal Castle; Built by the order of King Henry VIII it is one of the finest Tudor artillery castles in England, and among the earliest and most elaborate of a chain of coastal forts. Ice Cream stop and chance to explore this quaint seaside town
What's Included
  • Bottled water included
  • Air-conditioned vehicles
  • All fees and taxes covered
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
Additional Information

Embark on a journey from the Cruise Terminal in Dover to the iconic sites of Kent’s White Cliffs Countryside. Explore The Battle of Britain Memorial and The National Trust Visitor Centre as you traverse quaint towns and picturesque landscapes.

Set out to explore hidden gems, discovered over a lifetime, with this exclusive tour operated by Dover’s leading mini bus company. A family enterprise since 30 years ago, we possess insightful local knowledge and expertise to ensure your time in Dover is well-utilized.

A well-informed driver guide will accompany you on our luxurious minibuses, through a well-planned exploration of the locality, covering an array of awe-inspiring, historically significant and photogenic sites. Enjoy on-board complimentary water and assure planned comfort stops for your convenience.

The opportunity of snacking on the go is available.

We ensure all guests are returned to the Cruise Terminal ahead of your ship’s departure.

Location
Admiralty Pier
Your Driver Guide will be holding a sign "DOVER & WHITE CLIFFS MINIBUS TOUR; Countryside, Culture & Castles" and will meet you at the parking area directly outside the terminal building you exit after debarking your ship.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jennifer_c
May 17, 2024
Beautiful countryside, fabulous tour guide - Mark (& staff @ pier) were excellent. Mark was so friendly and informative. Wish we could have stayed 3 days in Dover/ Canterbury with him. Enjoyed the smaller group of 14. Only downside was everything was closed (museum, restaurants, bars, etc) when we went but that’s not tour operator issue.
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Julie_y
May 15, 2024
Great excursion from Dover! - This was an awesome excursion! Matt James, our guide, was very infomative, friendly and funny. The tour took us to many towns and interesting sites. We learned a lot and had a lot of fun. Highly recommend!
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Elissa_t
Apr 27, 2024
Matt was very knowledge,... - Matt was very knowledge, pleasant , and traveling with a blind person he went out of is way to make his experience outstanding.
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Sylvia_e
Apr 24, 2024
Comprehensive Tour of the Dover Area - For an overview of the Dover coast and time in Canterbury, this is the tour to take. Matt, our driver and guide, was very knowledgeable. We especially enjoyed the Battle of Britain Memorial, Canterbury Cathedral, and the small walk on the top of the cliffs. Matt brought a number of items related to the places we were going. We enjoyed feeling the material that makes the Dover cliffs white and loved the ham and cheese sandwich he brought for our photos in front of the Ham and Sandwich road signs. Our last stop was at a seaside town where we had the best ever fish & chips. This all day tour was in a Mercedes minivan and was comfortable. The small group size was a plus. We were picked up at the cruise pier in Dover and returned in plenty of time to make the all aboard call for the cruise ship. We had some trouble finding the correct minivan when we came off the ship because there were so many tours leaving at the same time and several Britannia minibuses in different locations. However, the friendly Britannia staff at the pier went out of their way to get us to the right location. Kudos to them. We were very pleased with Britannia, our tour, and guide. We would recommend this tour to our friends.
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Marianne_m
Aug 31, 2023
Amazing - Matt is great!!! First off he adjusted the tour to accommodate when our ship we be in port. He went out of his way to show us. so much of the areas, things you wouldn’t be able to access on a big bus. He showed us samples of the areas we went to, and had all kinds of information on his lap top available about the areas visited if we were curious. Lastly thoughtful, of every tour I had go e one, he had a charge cord for my phone as it got very low from all the pictures I was taking. Arguably the Best tour we took.
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Bath4
Aug 31, 2023
Excellent Day in Dover with Matt - Love the commentary provided by Matt. He is very knowledgeable and passionate about sharing his knowledge of the area. We also loved the smaller bus and tour group. Excellent driving as well!!
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Stanley_k
Aug 28, 2023
Canterbury and a Ham Sandwich - Our tour guide, Matt, did a remarkable job giving us the details and history of each location we visited. We felt like we were a part of the history and our surroundings which made for a great destination tour. Because it was a Sunday, we weren't able to get into Canterbury Cathedral and we also missed a stop in Sandwich because of a Medieval Festival (which would have been a nice addition), but we did get time at the iconic Ham/Sandwich road marker and saw some beautiful countryside. I personally would have either liked more time in the beach town of Deal to actually get time for a relaxing lunch, or eliminate that stop to spend more time along the way. All in all, Matt did a fabulous job giving us the key highlights, and I'd definitely recommend this tour to others.
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Lori_m
Aug 16, 2023
Don’t Miss taking this tour. - It was an amazing tour with our guide & driver Matt. He was incredible & was very accommodating for a few of us with some mobility issues. We all agreed it was the best tour we had during our 12 night cruise which included Iceland, Belfast, Liverpool then Dover. Charming towns & hamlets & beautiful landscapes. If there was a way to give it more than 5 stars I would.
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Savannah_h
Sep 3, 2023
Would recommend, but remind them about all aboard time - The experience was great and we saw a lot of amazing sights. The only star taken off was because we got on the cruise ship only 6 minutes before all aboard so we were stressed for about the last 45 minutes of the tour.
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Robeert_m
Apr 27, 2024
Not a great day - The guide was not easily heard from the middle and back of the van. Needed a microphone. Several times we were just dropped off and frankly had trouble reuniting with the group. Way over priced for the experience received. We had several excursions on this trip that far exceeded this for a fraction of the cost.
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