Hi, and welcome to our visit to Dover Castle
a collection of videos and stills from back in 2018.
So as you may know
Dover is in the south-east of England
at the closest point to continental Europe
You can get to Dover via high-speed train
in just over an hour from London
It's then a half hour uphill walk to the castle
so you may want to grab a cab.
and it sits at the M2/A2 or M20/A20 corridor
there's also plenty of on-site parking available
should you choose to drive
but now it's time to go and explore the Castle
and probably the most obvious place to start
is with the Great Tower
A fortification existed here
probably dating back to the iron age
but it was Henry II who paid a huge fortune
to have built what we see before us today
and this is the castle's keep
better known as The Great Tower
This building was actually more of a palace
for receiving guests and visitors
and you can imagine in medieval times this must have
been a pretty impressive place to visit
What I love about Dover Castle is the way it's laid out
the way it represents a period of time
What it would have been like to lived through this period
There's always helpful guides around
to answer your questions
and provide additional information
And now a confession
I wanted to show you why this castle is known as
the Key to England
the view from the roof overlooking
Dover Harbour and in the distance France
but unfortunately our camera person, Janis,
was on strike
however normal service was resumed
when we got to the bottom of the Great Tower
The nice thing about visiting Dover Castle is
that there's there's much more
than just The Great Tower
there's the tunnels for example
Now there's a problem with the 2nd World War tunnels
there's no video or photography allowed inside
which is a shame because it details the events of
Operation Dynamo and the importance
of the infrastructure in the Second World War
But you can explore the tunnels that
were dug out during the 1216 siege
and then later upgraded during the Napoleonic Wars
stepping outside and heading into daylight
we discover a little bit more of what's on offer
at Dover Castle
With views across the countryside, it's easy to see
why this was chosen as a place for a stronghold
But a visit to Dover Castle is more than
just a visit to a Norman stronghold
Let's step back into Roman and Anglo-Saxon times
Here we have the Anglo-Saxon church of
Saint Mary in Castro next to
and this is impressive the Roman Lighthouse
The church has a bit of a checkered history
and has been restored many times over the years
with the last restoration in the Victorian period
Now this is one of two Roman lighthouses built at Dover
the remains of the other
can be seen on the Western Heights
It is one of the largest Roman buildings
that still stands in England
and again it has an interesting history
the reason it stands so close to the church is, it was
converted to become the bell tower for the church
In fact, some of the church may have borrowed a few
items from the lighthouse in its construction
and now that view again over the Straits of Dover
to France which is just some 22 miles away
or around about 35km
And talking of that journey you can't visit Dover Castle
without mentioning Operation Dynamo
also known as the Dunkirk evacuation
This is a statue to Bertram Ramsay
Vice-Admiral of Dover
who from the tunnels under Dover Castle
oversaw the operation to bring back British forces
Now you can explore the lookout post to see how
it would have looked during that time
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