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DoverCruise port guide

Ships dock at Dover Cruise Terminal 1. These are the stops worth your time, timed on foot from the terminal.

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Where ships dock

2 cruise terminals.

  • Dover Cruise Terminal 1
  • Dover Cruise Terminal 2

Walkable from the pier

Walk times from Dover Cruise Terminal 1.

  1. 5min

    Admiralty Pier Turret

    Massive 1882 Victorian gun turret on Admiralty Pier

  2. 9min

    Shakespeare's Beach

    Historic pebble beach beneath Shakespeare Cliff

  3. 9min

    Dover Rowing Club

    Active seafront boating slip along Dover Harbour

  4. 9min

    Bella Vita

    Waterfront Italian dining at Dover Marina

  5. 11min

    Cullins Yard

    Converted shipyard restaurant at Dover Marina

  6. 11min

    Wheeler's Fish & Chips

    Classic British fish and chip shop near the marina

  7. 12min

    Admiralty Pier Lighthouse

    Victorian granite beacon at the harbour mouth

  8. 13min

    Cinnamon Island

    Neighbourhood Indian restaurant near the marina

  9. 14min

    Drop Redoubt

    Impressive Victorian brick-and-chalk bastion

  10. 14min

    Merchant Navy Seamen killed in WWII

    Solemn seafront tribute to wartime civilian sailors

  11. 14min

    Il Rustico Restaurant

    Authentic Italian dining in Dover

  12. 15min

    Dover Museum

    Town museum housing a 3,500-year-old Bronze Age boat

  13. 15min

    Dover Tourist Information Centre

    Official visitor information centre on Market Square

  14. 16min

    Roman Painted House

    Preserved Roman townhouse with extensive wall frescoes

  15. 16min

    Chaplin

    Cozy brunch and breakfast cafe on Church Street

  16. 16min

    Gaby Redman Design Studio

    Design studio crafting unique furniture and accessories

  17. 17min

    Rebels Coffee Dover

    Community sauna and coffee space

  18. 17min

    Vinoteq

    Wine bar and music venue on Cannon Street

  19. 18min

    St James' Church

    Shelled Norman church ruins kept as a memorial

  20. 19min

    Secret Wartime Tunnels

    Underground headquarters of Operation Dynamo

  21. 19min

    Brunch... café

    Casual high-street spot for full English breakfasts

  22. 19min

    White Cliffs

    Convenient pharmacy on Folkestone Road

  23. 21min

    Calcutta Port

    Authentic Indian takeaway in Dover

  24. 22min

    Dover Castle

    Majestic medieval fortress known as the Key to England

  25. 23min

    The Great Tower

    Henry II's magnificent medieval castle keep

  26. 23min

    The Charlton Shopping Centre

    Central indoor shopping precinct on High Street

See all 41 stops in the planner

Hidden gems

Worth finding if you have an hour spare.

  1. 7min

    The Salty Dog Harbour Cafe

    Welcoming harbourfront cafe close to the cruise berths

  2. 12min

    Knights Templar Church

    Atmospheric ruins of a circular medieval chapel

  3. 18min

    The White Horse

    Dover's oldest pub nestled beneath castle cliffs

  4. 22min

    Roman Pharos

    Britain's oldest surviving Roman lighthouse

  5. 42min

    Samphire Hoe Country Park

    Scenic coastal reserve made from Channel Tunnel marl

More ports nearby: Dunkirk, London (Tilbury and Greenwich), Zeebrugge, Southampton, Le Havre.