Our History

The Straits of Dover have been both Britain’s frontline and her gateway for thousands of years. This explains why our region has more castles, museums and stately homes than any other coastal region in the UK.

Our castles are particularly impressive. Dover Castle occupies a vast site atop the White Cliffs of Dover, while both Deal and Walmer Castles are the creation of Henry VIII and were built as mighty coastal defences.

Dover’s Roman Painted House offers a glimpse of life more than 2000 years ago while at Dover Museum you can learn about the town’s history and view the award winning Bronze Age Boat Gallery. Deal’s Timeball Tower, with its iron ball that drops every day at exactly 1pm, was once vital for passing ships to set their chronometers and in Sandwich the Guildhall, built during the reign of Elizabeth I, illustrates the town’s history from early medieval times.

 

Notre histoire
Pendant des siècles, le détroit de Douvres a été la ligne de front ainsi que la porte d’entrée en provenance du continent. Ceci explique pourquoi notre région contient plus de châteaux, musées et grandes demeures que toute autre région côtière du Royaume-Uni.

Geschichte
Die Straße von Dover fungierte viele tausend Jahre lang gleichzeitig als vorderste Front Großbritanniens und als Tor zum Land – der Grund dafür, dass es in dieser Region mehr Burgen, Museen und Herrenhäuser gibt als an irgendeinem anderen britischen Küstenstrich.