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There may not be bluebirds over the White
Cliffs of Dover but these towering chalk monoliths
remain an evocative reminder of past heroics. From
here on a clear day you can see France, 21 miles
away, and feel history on the breeze.
It was at or near Dover in 55BC that Julius
Caesar landed with 6,000 men in 80 boats to mount
his invasion of Britain. Later the Angles, Jutes
and Saxons settled here, while William the
Conqueror’s half brother, Bishop Odo of Bayeux,
arrived with prefabricated parts for a castle. |
Whitecliffs Walk - Kent
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