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Dover |
Gateway to Europe |
Dover Port
Dover Beach
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Dover is a major channel port in the English county of Kent and famous for its white chalk cliffs.
The cliffs gave Britain its nickname of Albion, meaning "white".
The town's name derives from the Brythonic Dubrās ("the waters").
Its closeness to continental Europe, only 34 km (21 miles) from the French port of Calais,
makes Dover one of the United Kingdom's busiest cross channel ports, with 18 million passengers passing through each year.
Regular ferry services operate from Dover to Calais and Dunkerque.
A catamaran service to Boulogne recommenced in May 2004.
Dover Harbour
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