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East Kent Walking Group

We are the East Kent Walking Group. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

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  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Overview

Meeting point: outside Marks and Spencer, St James Square Retail Park, Dover CT16 1QD\nParking: free on Sundays at St James Square. May need to register your car at terminals on arrival. \n\nWalk eastwards along the seafront before a stepped climb on the Dame Vera Lynn Way above the Eastern Docks. Join the National Trust White Cliffs trail to South Foreland Lighthouse with sweeping views of the Channel. Drop down the steep descent past the Pines Gardens and into St Margarets Bay. Time for a drink at the Coastguard pub on the beach, at the Beach kiosk or at the Pines Gardens cafe. \nReturn via a mixture of cliff paths and quieter inland National Trust paths. \nToilets - on seafront en route and at various places on the walk.
Sunday, 8 March 2026
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
2:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.9km / 8.0mi
Ascent:
301.8m / 990ft
Type:
circular

Starting point

Grid reference:
TR 32190 41494
Nearest postcode:
CT161QD
what3words:
fleet.enjoy.jumps
Start time:
10:00 am

Dover, Kent, South East, England

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking