The White Cliffs of Dover are on the southeast coast of England, near the town of Dover in the county of Kent, facing the Strait of Dover and France.

Exact location

  • The cliffs form part of the Kent coastline on either side of Dover, a major cross‑Channel port in South East England.
  • They face the narrowest part of the English Channel, the Strait of Dover, where Britain is about 20–21 miles (32–34 km) from the French coast.

Quick facts

  • They stretch for roughly 8 miles (13 km) along the coast around Dover and are up to about 350 feet (110 m) high.
  • The area is managed and promoted as a visitor site by conservation bodies such as the National Trust and Kent Downs National Landscape.

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