STEVE;
Although I can't speak for London but do have family scattered around th outskirts, I have lived in dover since my mum and dad had that twinkle in there eye lol
dover's a great place to live, and the folk nice to.
compared to the busy life of London, you will find dover in many ways a lot more laid back.
London does have it's advantages, nightlife/shows etc, public transport
but dover also has many plus's so as long as your happy with that kind of life style dover is the place.
theres such a long list of great things about dover to long to list here
but look forward to your posts/and your move to dover