White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover are cliffs, which form part of the English coastline facing the strait of drover and France. The cliff face, reaches 350 feet. The famous White Cliffs of Dover stand guard at the Gateway to England.  It owes its striking façade to its composition of chalk accentuated by streaks of black flint. The cliff spread east and west from the town of Dover in the country of Kent, an ancient and still important English port. This cliff has great symbolic value in Britain because they face towards Continental Europe.

 The best way to see the cliffs is to take a walk along the coastal path towards South Foreland Lighthouse. You will get a great view of the cliffs and also see the chalk grassland that is home to so many unusual plants and insects like the chalk hill blue butterfly and the pyramidal orchid. This cliff has special place in our national history and they were used for defense in both World Wars. In 1941, the White Cliffs became a symbol of the hope for peace expressed in the lines of the renowned song The White Cliffs of Dover by Vera Lynn. The most famous reference in English literature to the White Cliffs is in Shakespeare.