howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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The theme this time is preparation for a siege in medieval times.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Very good photos.
I think Dover is again under siege,if you know what I mean,ha
Guest 1103- Registered: 3 Nov 2013
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would be lovely ... but I can imagine entrance fee must be quite a bit :(
Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud. Maya Angelou ☺🌈🌄🌌🌏🌍🌎
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Normal entrance fee is just under £16.00 for oldies.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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A family of 4 wouldn't get much change out of 50 quid.
Guest 767- Registered: 30 Aug 2012
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The castle is expensive and always has been, but, and it is a very big but, the problem lies not in the amount of money spent but in the amount of time spent. If you visit the castle, do the great tower(keep) and then go home then it is a lot to spend, but do the tower, the Regimental museum, watch the film that introduces the tower exhibition, go to the Church and pharos, walk the ramparts and see the guns, magazines and anti-aircraft gun sites, go to the port war signal station and visit the secret wartime tunnels, see the pocket pistol and do the underground works under the spur. I think you will find that you get a aweful lot of castle for your money, and if there is an event on (for which there is no extra charge) then I don't think you have a lot to complain about,£50 won't get you far at Alton towers!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Value for money is this group for those who wish to make a few visits over the year, plenty of events are held - two weekends in September are given over to falconry.
http://www.dover-castle-friends.org/Guest 1103- Registered: 3 Nov 2013
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Phil I am not one for Alton Towers nor Chessington.... Its shortlived Joy. Things I like to do are costly sadly. I have been in Dover Castle 4 times and never get bored. I would love to go more often. One Day for the Castle is not enough in my opinion. I always find people rushing through it take pictures and then go... Never really taking it in. I did that on my first visit because we still had "4 hours spare"
Many years later I went in with my friend and I loved it. I took my time we wherent stressed.... before I knew we had to leave!!
Anyway as for Dover residents they could offer discounts or free entry in the winter months. Just an idea I would be upthere in no time :)
Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud. Maya Angelou ☺🌈🌄🌌🌏🌍🌎
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
Dover discounts are in post 9 Heike.
Guest 1103- Registered: 3 Nov 2013
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I will check it out, Thank you Howard :)
Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud. Maya Angelou ☺🌈🌄🌌🌏🌍🌎
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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When we had our guest house, I negotiated with English Heritage head-office to be able to offer two-for-one vouchers to offer our guests; this was for the mermbers of the Dover Guest House Association. This also applied to members of the Hoteliers Association.
It was for Dover, Deal and Walmer Castles and latter years, included Richborough Roman Fort as well.
The voucher scheme was very successful indeed and having this on the front page of the website(s) worked very well for all members of both groups.
It wasn't available for July and August and for some years not June as well, but all the shoulder months, it was very successful for visitors, the accommodation sector - I'm sure local businesses (including cafes, restaurants and pubs as well as English Heritage).
It wasn't long after the voucher system was stopped by English Heritage, that they started closing in the winter. I do believe that everyone would benefit if the voucher scheme was introduced again.
Roger
