Sunday 16th March 2.00pm  DOVER’S HIDDEN FORTRESS (Please book)

A brisk stroll around the hidden Napoleonic defences of the Western Heights - see the Grand Shaft, the site of the barracks and get the opportunity for a brief look at the town from within the Drop Redoubt. Please wear sensible footwear. Numbers are limited so please e-mail walks@doverpast.co.uk to book your place. All places are pre-book only. CHARGE: £3 adults, accompanied children free.

LEADER: Jeff Howe and Paul Wells, Western Heights Preservation Society (01304 241806).

MEET: St Martin’s Battery car park, South Military Road, Dover (TR 314 407).

DISTANCE: 1.5 miles (2.5 hours).

GRADE: 3 (steep steps)

Sunday 11th May 2.00pm  DOVER’S HIDDEN FORTRESS

See 16th March for details

Saturday 31st May 12.00pm  Garrison Gatehouses (Donation)

A as part of the Western Heights Open Weekend, take part in a quite stroll around the site of Grand Shaft Barracks and the former main entrances to the Western Heights.

LEADER: Jeff Howe, Western Heights Preservation Society (01304 241806).

MEET: St Martin’s Battery car park, South Military Road, Dover (TR 314 407).

DISTANCE: 0.5 miles (1 hour).

GRADE: 3 (steep steps)

Sunday 1st June 12.00pm  Garrison Gatehouses (Donation)

A as part of the Western Heights Open Weekend, take part in a quite stroll around the site of Grand Shaft Barracks and the former main entrances to the Western Heights.

LEADER: Jeff Howe, Western Heights Preservation Society (01304 241806).

MEET: St Martin’s Battery car park, South Military Road, Dover (TR 314 407).

DISTANCE: 0.5 miles (1 hour).

GRADE: 3 (steep steps)

Sunday 22nd June 2.00pm  DOVER TOWN WALK £2

With the upcoming changes to the St James’s area of Dover see some of the buildings that were situated in this former main route into Dover.  We will then cross to the seafront and hear about the Dover Promenade Pier.  We’ll hear a voice from 1906, and see the Seaplane Station along with many other long-forgotten landmarks.

LEADER: Jeff Howe and Paul Wells

MEET: St James’s Church, Woolcomber Street, Dover (TR <).

DISTANCE: 1.5 miles (2 hour).

GRADE: 1 (suitable for wheelchairs)

Sunday 13th July 1.00pm  WESTERN HEIGHTS LONG TRAIL £3

An anti-clockwise walk taking in 90% of the fortifications on the Western Heights.  See the Drop Redoubt, the North centre Detached Bastion, the Citadel, Citadel Battery, the site of South Front Battery, Victoria Hall and the site of the Garrison Chapel.  Profusley illustrated with images of long-demolished buildings.

LEADER: Jeff Howe and Paul Wells, Western Heights Preservation Society (01304 241806).

MEET: St Martin’s Battery car park, South Military Road, Dover (TR 314 407).

DISTANCE: 4 miles (4 hours).

GRADE: 3 (steep steps and slopes, rough terrain)

Sunday 10th August 2.00pm  WESTERN HEIGHTS - WOT NO ACTUAL BUILDINGS £2

An anti-clockwise walk taking in 90% of the fortifications on the Western Heights.  See the Drop Redoubt, the North centre Detached Bastion, the Citadel, Citadel Battery, the site of South Front Battery, Victoria Hall and the site of the Garrison Chapel.  Profusley illustrated with images of long-demolished buildings.

LEADER: Jeff Howe and Paul Wells, Western Heights Preservation Society (01304 241806).

MEET: St Martin’s Battery car park, South Military Road, Dover (TR 314 407).

DISTANCE: 4 miles (4 hours).

GRADE: 3 (steep steps and slopes, rough terrain)

Sunday 21st September 2.00pm  DOVER’S HIDDEN FORTRESS (Please book)

See 16th March for details

TBA - DOVER PIER DISTRICT

By kind permission of Dover Harbour Board, we are planning a walk around the former thriving Pier District (now the Western Docks).  See the former Harbour Station and Strond Street in days-gone-by.  Pass the grandiose  Lord Warden Hotel and the hidden WW1 memorial in the Cruise Terminal

If you are interested in attending please contact us and we will let you know more details when agreed.....