Climb down Dover’s “Grand Shaft”
Built just over 200 years ago, Dover boasts a 140 feet deep shaft lined with a unique triple staircase, built for the military, and occasionally open to the public.
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Climb down Dover’s “Grand Shaft”
Built just over 200 years ago, Dover boasts a 140 feet deep shaft lined with a unique triple staircase, built for the military, and occasionally open to the public.
Day trips from London – Dover Castle, the largest castle in England
Looming high over Dover town centre is the mighty fortress that remarkably includes almost every era in English history from Roman to WW2.
Go inside the military tunnel under Dover’s forts
High above the port of Dover a short road runs into a dead end, but once a year a door opens to reveal a huge tunnel complex under the hills.