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Dover Western Heights North Entrance Tours

North Military Road, Dover, Kent, CT17 9DZ

  • Multiple dates available
  • In person
  • Pre-booking required

Dover’s Western Heights fortifications date from the Napoleonic Wars and from the 1860s. This is an opportunity to tour the rarely open road tunnels and defensive gun rooms of the North Entrance with a guide and experience this unique site.

The Western Heights fortifications at Dover date from the Napoleonic Wars and from the 1860s. They form a perimeter around what amounts to a military town, and the North Entrance gave access to the interior. The entrance dates from the 1860s and is a complex of tunnels, gunrooms and defensive ditches. These tours give rare access into the structure and include the original road tunnel, drawbridge area and defensive doors, gunrooms and vast underground water tanks. The site has been sealed since the 1960’s and this is a once a year opportunity to look inside and marvel at the engineering and scale of the building. Volunteers from the Western Heights Preservation Society are opening the North Entrance for the weekend of Heritage Open Days with the kind permission of English Heritage.

Timings & Tours

Saturday 20 September:
10:00-15:00
Sunday 21 September:
10:00-15:00

Location & directions

North Military Road, Dover, Kent, CT17 9DZ

Directions:
The North entrance is located on North Military road, Dover (the nearest postcode is CT17 9DZ) opposite drop Redoubt road (What3words tourist.baseless.roaring) The nearest car park is at St Martin's Battery, South Military Road, Dover (What3Words rockets.trappings.eyelashes). Parking is free. There is also limited free parking on Drop Redoubt road, Opposite the North Entrance (What3Words beep.appealing.swung) Please note there is no supervised parking.

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:
Pre-booking required
Booking conditions:
Booking will go live on Monday 25th August 2025 - https://westernheights.eventbrite.com
Booking contact name:
Mick Orchard
Booking telephone number:
+447584655712
Booking website:
https://westernheights.eventbrite.com
Booking opens:
25 Aug 2025 12:00 AM
Booking closes:
19 Sep 2025 12:00 AM

Accessibility details

Access is limited by steps and by very uneven floor surfaces. lighting is low and the site is not suitable for wheelchair access. Pease refer to the WHPS website at https://doverwesternheights.org/north-entrance-tours/ for more detailed information

Additional information

Max no of people per tour:
25
Est. tour duration:
0 hour(s) 45 minute(s)

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