Langdon Bay, Dover

Name: Langdon Bay
Address: Dover, United Kingdom

#11 among attractions in Dover

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Langdon Bay is a bay in east Kent, England. It is two miles east of the town of Dover, and is named after the nearby villages of Langdon, East Langdon and West Langdon. The cliffs around it are known as the Langdon Cliffs. A prominent zig-zag path down the cliff-face is visible from the sea and connects with the National Trust path by means of a step ladder. An additional means of exit from the beach being a return on foot to St Margaret's Bay. At the far western end is a restricted area of the Port of Dover, and occasionally walkers will be escorted out by the Dover Port Police. ()

Coordinates: 51°7'54"N, 1°20'56"E

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Langdon Bay – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dover Castle, South Foreland Lighthouse, St Mary in Castro, Dubris.

1.2 miW
Museum, Forts and castles, Historical place
Dover Castle, Dover
30 min walk • Dover Castle, perched atop the iconic white cliffs of Dover, is a monumental testament to medieval architecture and English heritage. As one of the largest castles in England, it has been strategically significant since its initial construction in the 11th century.
1.1 miNE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
South Foreland Lighthouse, Dover
30 min walk • South Foreland Lighthouses are a pair of Victorian lighthouses on the South Foreland in St. Margaret's Bay, Dover, Kent, England, used to warn ships approaching the nearby Goodwin Sands. There has been a pair of lighthouses at South Foreland since at least the 1630s.
1.1 miW
Church, Romanesque architecture
St Mary in Castro, Dover
29 min walk • St Mary sub Castro, or St Mary de Castro, often incorrectly "St Mary in Castro", is a church in the grounds of Dover Castle, Kent, south-east England. It is a heavily restored Saxon structure, built next to a Roman lighthouse which became the church bell-tower.
1.1 miW
Town, Museum, Archaeological museum
Dubris, Dover
30 min walk • Dubris, also known as Portus Dubris and Dubrae, was a port in Roman Britain on the site of present-day Dover, Kent, England. As the closest point to continental Europe and the site of the estuary of the Dour, the site chosen for Dover was ideal for a cross-channel port.
1.4 miNE
Windmill
St Margaret's Bay Windmill, St Margaret's at Cliffe
36 min walk • St Margaret's Bay Windmill is a Grade II listed Smock mill on South Foreland, the southeasternmost point of England. It was built in 1929 to generate electricity for the attached house, high on the White Cliffs of Dover.
1.3 miW
Forts and castles
Fort Burgoyne, Dover
32 min walk • Fort Burgoyne, originally known as Castle Hill Fort, was built in the 1860s as one of the Palmerston forts around Dover in southeast England.
1.1 miW
One of England's oldest strongholds
Roman Pharos, Dover
29 min walk • Dover Castle is a medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England. It was founded in the 11th century and has been described as the "Key to England" due to its defensive significance throughout history.