20th Jan 2012 11:08am | By Laura Chubb

The town itself is quite the hole – grotty pubs, social undesirables lurking in dark corners – which is why most see little more of Dover than the ferry terminal. But the iconic white cliffs are well worth exploring. You can walk or bike a few miles of rugged paths along the chalky cliff-tops, formed more than half a million years ago, or try out watersports at the foot of the cliffs in the summer.
See: whitecliffscountry.org.uk
Get there: Single train tickets from £30; 1hr20mins from St Pancras (southeasternrailway.co.uk)
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