Restaurants
Il Rustico Restaurant
Italian restaurant on Bench Street, Dover, serving pasta, pizza and desserts, with gift vouchers and a published allergen chart.
Verified Oct 2026
Country park under Shakespeare Cliff reached through a cliff tunnel, with walks, picnic areas, toilets and a coffee stop.
About Samphire Hoe
Samphire Hoe is a country park at the foot of Shakespeare Cliff, run by the White Cliffs Countryside Partnership. It is open from 7am until dusk. The pay and display car park is £3 all day. There are toilets, picnic areas, an exhibition room and refreshments at Rebels Coffee. Dogs on leads are welcome. Access is through a traffic-light-controlled tunnel in the cliff.
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible with a disabled toilet on site (White Cliffs Countryside Partnership).
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Pubs
The Duchess
Lively town centre pub and cocktail bar on Bench Street, Dover, showing live sport on several channels.
Verified Oct 2026
Pubs
The Royal Oak
Village pub in River, near Dover, with real ales, a garden, wood-burning stoves, dining and rooms.
Verified Oct 2026
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Cullins’ Yard
Restaurant and bar in a converted shipyard at Dover Marina, using Kentish suppliers, with a heated outdoor area.
Verified Oct 2026
Guides that mention Samphire Hoe
GuideCastles & History, Parks & Walks
Dover: the castle, the White Cliffs, Samphire Hoe and the Battle of Britain Memorial
Dover Castle, the White Cliffs, Dover Museum, Western Heights, Samphire Hoe, Kearsney Abbey and the Battle of Britain Memorial, with access notes.
More things to do in Dover
Castles & History, Museums & Galleries
Battle of Britain Memorial
Clifftop memorial and visitor centre at Capel-le-Ferne with The Scramble Experience and a cafe over the Channel.
Dog Friendly
Family Friendly
Family Days Out, Parks & Walks
Kearsney Abbey
Council-run parkland and cafe in the Alkham Valley, Kent Downs, with a restored billiards room and Changing Places toilet.
Family Friendly
Family Days Out, Museums & Galleries
Dover Museum
Free council-run museum in Market Square with archaeology, port and wartime galleries and a Bronze Age boat.
Accessible
Family Friendly
Free