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Where to stay in Dover
Dover is a city in England, United Kingdom, home to about 31,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Dover, with about 65 rooms between them. Every one carries a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- June to September
- Nearest airport
- SEN65 km · London Southend Airport
- Currency
- GBPpound sterling
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Language
- Cornish, English, Irish
About
About Dover
Dover ( DOH-vər) is a town, major ferry port and civil parish in Kent, England. It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel at 33 kilometres (21 mi) from Cap Gris-Nez in France.
Dover has been a permanent settlement since at least the time of the Romans, who were the first to record its presence, giving it the name Portus Dubris. It also marked the start of Watling Street, a major Roman road. The Roman lighthouse built on the present-day site of Dover Castle is one of the oldest buildings in Britain. In medieval times Dover was one of the Cinque Ports responsible for England's maritime defence. The others silted up, while Dover remained important for trade and defence.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Dover
See
- Dover Castle
- Church of St Mary in Castro
- Roman Lighthouse
- The Great Tower
- PWWR & Queen's Regiment Museum
- Battle of Britain Memorial
- Roman Painted House
- The White Cliffs of Dover
- South Foreland Lighthouse
- Dover Museum and Bronze Age Boat Gallery
- Grand Shaft
Do
There is a cliff-top 6-km walk from near the Eastern Docks to St Margaret's Bay. Or you could walk the scenic North Downs Way, a walking trail that follows the low hills that run alongside the coast.
- Samphire Hoe
- East Kent Railway
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Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Dover
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travelodge Dover hotel | 65 | 4.5/5 1,492 reviews |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in Dover
23 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Inn | 6.8 km | |
| Castle Inn | 0.3 km | |
| Coach House Hotel | 11.4 km | |
| Hope Inn | 5.1 km | |
| Prince Albert | 0.2 km | |
| Swingate Inn | 2.9 km | |
| The Bell Inn | 8.3 km | |
| The Park Inn | 0.3 km | |
| The Priory Hotel | 0.5 km | |
| The Red Lion Inn | 5.1 km | |
| The Steward's House, Broome Park Hotel | 11.7 km | |
| The White Cliffs | 5.1 km | |
| Wallets Court | 4.3 km | |
| White Horse Inn | 0.4 km | |
| Ardmore Hotel | 0.5 km | |
| Brambles Bed & Breakfast Dover Kent | 8.9 km | |
| Castle House Guest House | 0.4 km | |
| Churchill Guest House | 0.4 km | |
| Dover Marina Hotel & Spa, Tapestry Collection by Hilton | 2025 | 0.6 km |
| Hubert House | 0.4 km | |
| Maison Dieu Guest House | 0.2 km | |
| The West Bank Guest House | 1.2 km | |
| The Whitehall Inn | 8.8 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Dover
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Dover are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; November is the wettest, with about 94 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Dover: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is London Southend Airport (SEN), about 65 km from the city centre in a straight line; London City Airport (LCY, 97 km) and London Gatwick Airport (LGW, 105 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
The A2/M2 runs in from London and the Medway towns via Canterbury. The A20 is a continuation of the M20 from Folkestone. The A256 comes in from Ramsgate, Broadstairs and Margate. National Express operates the 007 coach service from London Victoria Coach Station to Dover Pencester Road in the town, about 1 mi from the ferry port. The 007 departs around seven times a day, and has intermediate stops at Canterbury, some north Kent towns, and local stops in South East London. It's both much cheaper and much slower than the train service, usually taking around 3 hours from London.
Getting around
Stagecoach East Kent are the main bus operator in the Dover area. Maps, timetables and fare information are available on their website. Stagecoach runs both urban, rural and inter-urban local buses, including regular buses to Deal, Folkestone, Canterbury and further afield. Dover is small enough that much of it can reasonably be explored on foot. The main shops are in King Street, Cannon Street and Biggin Street.
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SEN · London Southend Airport
LCY · London City Airport
LGW · London Gatwick Airport
Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Dover
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
of 1 place
of 1 place
of 1 place
Questions
Dover: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Dover?
By published guest score: Travelodge Dover (4.5 / 5 · 1,492 reviews · www.travelodge.co.uk (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Dover?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Dover are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; November is the wettest, with about 94 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Dover?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is London Southend Airport (SEN), about 65 km from the city centre in a straight line; London City Airport (LCY, 97 km) and London Gatwick Airport (LGW, 105 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Dover?
pound sterling (GBP).
Nearby
Destinations near Dover
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.