Alastair's Miscellany: Folkestone to Dover

Thursday, 7 November 2013

Folkestone to Dover

Repeat after me: "I must not get so behind with my blog, I must not get so behind with my blog, I must not get so behind with my blog...

Folkestone

This walk was done at the weekend it what was some great weather for early November. A walk along the coast from Folkestone to Dover over the cliff tops and past lots of old fortifications (Napoleonic wars to WW2). A walk which I heartily recommend it was good to stretch the legs again with some friends.

Having met in Dover we got the train to Folkestone with the simple aim of walking back via the coast. The initial walk out of Folkestone took a while as we spend some time admiring various bits of the town and found a cafe doing a great deal on a cup of tea and a bacon butty. Well, it would have been rude not to stop...

Folkestone

Man o' War

Anyway, having finally got to the harbour we admired the power of the waves (and the bravery / madness of the swimmers) before girding our loins for the big climb of the day. To be fair, while the climb from sea level to the cliff tops is a bit of a slog, once you are up high there is little other climbing to do.

Martello Tower

Folkestone

France on the Horizon

Next stop was the Battle of Britain Memorial - a beautiful and very moving place. Definitely worth stopping for a while. From here it is a simple walk along the coast, just keep the sea to your right until you get back to Dover. Spend as much time as you like looking at all the old WW2 emplacements of which there are several. Just watch your footing if you step off the path!