Mrs RM insisted we spend the night in Dover. Well, actually she just insisted we didn’t stay in the campervan before visiting the in-laws as she needed to wash her hair. Vanity, I tell you. Luckily, Dover is home to one of my final GBG22 ticks, and a newish Premier Inn. It was a scruffy… Continue reading DOVER – A HAPPY PLACE
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A DAY TRIP TO DOVER
“Write about a day trip you’d recommend”, said Dave. Well, where else to start but Dover ? Best known for these, but I was rather charmed by the seafront. And the hills. Disparaged by Bill Bryson in “Notes from a Small Island“, it’s a rambling, slightly shabby town with more character than your Stratfords and… Continue reading A DAY TRIP TO DOVER
FOLLOWING THE RULES IN DOVER
Oddly, perhaps, Matt was quite keen to see the white cliffs of Dover before his gig. I’d had the best view from the train whizzing back from Folkestone. “It’s a bit daggy” he said of the town when we caught up at the Maison Dieu. And I guess he’s right. “Look at the cuddly… Continue reading FOLLOWING THE RULES IN DOVER
NO CASK AT DOVER PORT
The internet is rubbish down in Dover, so here’s a short post courtesy of Spoons WiFi. My mushroom benedict in the Eight Bells is the blue dot below. We’re in Dover for our One Day Only heatwave, and a night of what the kids call “metal core” in a new venue converted from the old… Continue reading NO CASK AT DOVER PORT
DOVER CHILDREN INTRODUCED TO JOYS OF PICKLED EGGS
Sometimes these posts don’t need clever titles, do they ? I have NEVER been disappointed by Dover trips, though to be fair I don’t know if they use rats in the Sweet and Sour Pork yet. Never mind the pubs, it’s a great town for the walker. Just look at those contours above. Good… Continue reading DOVER CHILDREN INTRODUCED TO JOYS OF PICKLED EGGS
ANOTHER DOVER MICRO, ANOTHER WINNER
Alan’s reflections on his honeymoon yesterday made me laugh (sorry Alan), until I realised my own wedding night was spent in a pub on the edge of Dunstable, and followed by a tour of Southsea’s finest hostelries. It all went downhill when we got to Brittany… The other excursion from Folkestone is, of course, to… Continue reading ANOTHER DOVER MICRO, ANOTHER WINNER
DOVER – WELCOME TO ENGLAND
Falmouth-Brightlingsea-Manchester-Dover-Manchester is feeling like an ambitious schedule at the moment, but I need to follow the trail of cheap Premier Inns. I’ve been visiting Dover regularly the last few years, as it gradually acquires a proper pub scene to accompany it’s underrated scenery. It’s still a mess, but it’s hard to ignore the beauty of the… Continue reading DOVER – WELCOME TO ENGLAND
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