Shore days from the White Cliffs of Dover, planned around your ship's call
Three shared days to choose from, with Paul, a Blue Badge guide who works at the Port of Dover every season. Pick a day, choose your ship's date and book online, up to 3 guests. Paul plans the timings around your call.
Full refund up to 7 days before your call, or if your ship cancels its call at Dover.
Choose your day
All three days start and finish at the Dover cruise terminal, with Paul as your guide all day. Timings are fitted to your ship's call, and Paul plans a comfortable margin back to the terminal.
Day A · £250 a person
First time in Kent
Canterbury's medieval centre on foot with Paul, free time for lunch, then the medieval Cinque Port town of Sandwich and the White Cliffs up close at St Margaret's Bay. The best first taste of Kent, with time to wander.
- Group size
- Up to 3 guests, in Paul's car
- Duration
- About 7 hours 30 minutes
- Highlights
- A 90 minute guided walk in Canterbury, 90 minutes to enjoy lunch on your own or you may choose to use this time to pay to visit the cathedral or do some shopping. After Canterbury, a guided walk around medieval Sandwich and finally a visit to St Margaret's Bay to see the White Cliffs up close
- Pace
- Two town walks on foot, with rests
- Not included
- Cathedral admission, lunch
Day B · £310 a person · April to October
Canterbury Cathedral and Dover Castle
The two great historic sites of this corner of Kent, both guided inside by Paul: two hours in Canterbury and its cathedral, free time for lunch, then Dover Castle, with the White Cliffs below and views of France on a clear day. Includes entry to Dover Castle and Canterbury Cathedral.
- Group size
- Up to 3 guests, in Paul's car
- Duration
- About 7 hours 45 minutes
- Highlights
- Canterbury and its cathedral with Paul; Dover Castle; time for the wartime tunnels on your own
- Pace
- On foot in Canterbury; hills and steps at the castle
- Not included
- Lunch
Day C · £255 a person
The White Cliffs at War, the Key to England
Ramsgate's harbour and the entrance to its wartime tunnels, the Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum at Manston, a guided walk in Canterbury, and the Battle of Britain Memorial on the clifftop where the 1940 air battle was fought overhead. Includes entry to the Battle of Britain Memorial.
- Group size
- Up to 3 guests, in Paul's car
- Duration
- About 7 hours 45 minutes
- Highlights
- Ramsgate Royal Harbour; the Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum; Canterbury; the Battle of Britain Memorial at Capel-le-Ferne
- Pace
- Mostly short walks between the stops
- Not included
- Cathedral admission, lunch
What a day costs
One price per person: your guide, transport in Paul's car and planning around your call are all included.
- Day A: £250 a person.
- Day B: £310 a person, entry to Dover Castle and Canterbury Cathedral included.
- Day C: £255 a person, entry to the Battle of Britain Memorial included.
A shared day. Anyone can book, so other guests, often from your own ship, may join you, up to 3 in all. Paul runs one day per date: the first booking on a date sets which day runs.
Runs from 2 guests. If you are the only guest booked, Paul may cancel and refund you in full. He tells you 7 days before your call, or within 24 hours if you book later than that.
Want the day to yourselves? Contact Paul for a private day.
Lunch is extra. Booking closes 48 hours before your ship's call. Full refund up to 7 days before the call, and a full refund if your ship cancels its call at Dover. We recommend travel insurance that covers missed ports.
Groups of 4 or more
Online booking is for up to 3 guests, in Paul's car. For a larger party, Paul plans any of the three days for your group alone and books a vehicle with a driver, so he can guide you all day.
- 4 to 6 guests: from £800 for the group.
- 7 to 15 guests: from £1,300 for the group.
- Already have transport? Paul joins you in it: £395 for the day, guiding only.
Full refund if you cancel 14 or more days before the day. Paul confirms the price and how to pay (payment link or bank transfer) with your quote.
How it works
- Choose your day and your ship's date, and book online for up to 3 guests.
- Paul emails you the day before: you meet outside the cruise terminal exit, where Paul holds a sign with your name.
- 4 or more, or a private day? Ask Paul: he replies within 12 hours with a plan and a price; for a group, the vehicle too.
Or ask first
Not sure which day? Say what interests you most and Paul will suggest one: send him a message, or call or WhatsApp +44 7944 395374.
Your guide: Paul Mercier-Herring
Award-winning Blue and Green Badge tourist guide, fluent in French. Paul guides at Dover for cruise operators every season and knows the port's timings first hand. His particular passion is Kent in the Second World War: the Battle of Britain, wartime Dover and the Channel defences.
Book directly and your day is guided by Paul himself. 5.0 on Google from 6 reviews.
