Events
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| Sat 22 - Sun 30 Oct | The Haunted Castle Enjoy a chillingly fun day out as spooky characters lead you around the haunted castle - will you meet a ghost or two on the way? |
| Tue 27 - Sat 31 Dec | Christmas Quests We need your help to solve our festive mystery! Bring along the whole family to crack the clues and earn your prize. |
| Sat 11 - Sun 19 Feb 2012 | Medieval Quest MISSING! Our mini knights and squires seem to have lost themselves around the grounds. Can you help us find them to earn your reward? |
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Tours for All Ring 0870 333 1181 to book |
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| Wed 14th December 11am - 2pm | So you want to be an historical writer? English Heritage has teamed up with the Historical Writers Association this winter to offer our visitors a unique opportunity to 'meet the author' in a series of special events hosted at a range of our properties across the country. Whether you are interested in a particular subject, period of history or author there is an event for everyone, and for those of you who fancy yourselves as a budding historical writer we will be running a variety of practical workshops that are sure to inspire. Lunch will be provided. Member Price £50, Non Member Price £60 |
| Wed 29th Feb 6pm - 9pm | Author Debates; The Tudor Age of Conspiracy English Heritage are offering its members a great opportunity to meet one of our specialist authors and get involved in a debate on the chosen subject. Member Price £25, Non Member Price £30 |
| Wed 23rd November 6pm - 8pm | Ghost Tours Join us on an evening guided tour through Dover Castle's most haunted areas. You will hear the true experiences of those who work here and find out the myths and legends surrounding this ancient site Member Price £25, Non Member Price £30 |
| Fri 18th November 6pm - 8pm | Ghost Tours Join us on an evening guided tour through Dover Castle's most haunted areas. You will hear the true experiences of those who work here and find out the myths and legends surrounding this ancient site Member Price £25, Non Member Price £30 |
| Thurs 1st December 6pm - 8pm | Ghost Tours Join us on an evening guided tour through Dover Castle's most haunted areas. You will hear the true experiences of those who work here and find out the myths and legends surrounding this ancient site Member Price £25, Non Member Price £30 |
| Fri 2nd December 6pm - 8pm | Ghost Tours Join us on an evening guided tour through Dover Castle's most haunted areas. You will hear the true experiences of those who work here and find out the myths and legends surrounding this ancient site Member Price £25, Non Member Price £30 |
| Thurs 5th January 6pm - 8pm | Ghost Tours Join us on an evening guided tour through Dover Castle's most haunted areas. You will hear the true experiences of those who work here and find out the myths and legends surrounding this ancient site Member Price £25, Non Member Price £30 |
| Fri 3rd Feb 6pm - 8pm | Ghost Tours Join us on an evening guided tour through Dover Castle's most haunted areas. You will hear the true experiences of those who work here and find out the myths and legends surrounding this ancient site Member Price £25, Non Member Price £30 |
| Fri 3rd Feb 6pm -10am | Great Tower Sleep Over's: Adult Dare you spend an exclusive evening staying in one of England's most hanuted castles? Live like royalty as you bed down for the night in King Henry II's Medieval Great Tower, dating back to the 1180's. Enjoy a hearty supper before exploring the cavernous keep. Will you meet some of the castle's most famous residents?> A welcoming breakfast will be served the following morning. Member Price £100, Non Member Price £170 |
| Sat 10th March 6pm - 10am | Great Tower Sleep Over's: Adult Dare you spend an exclusive evening staying in one of England's most hanuted castles? Live like royalty as you bed down for the night in King Henry II's Medieval Great Tower, dating back to the 1180's. Enjoy a hearty supper before exploring the cavernous keep. Will you meet some of the castle's most famous residents?> A welcoming breakfast will be served the following morning. Member Price £100, Non Member Price £170 |
| Sat 17th December 6pm - 9pm | Christmas Carol at the Great Tower "Enjoy a relaxing stroll around Dover Castle's Great Tower at night whilst listening to traditional Christmas Carols. Browse the Christmas shop and enjoy a glas of mulled wine and a mince pie in the Great Tower coffee shop." Member Price £20, Non Member Price £25 |
| Sat 10th December 4:30pm - 6pm | Family Christmas Stories in the Great Tower Join our historical interpreters and musical minstrels for fun medieval Christmas stories around the fire in the great Tower. Light refreshments will be provided. Suitable for families and children under 10years. Member Price £20, Non Member Price £25 |
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Tours for members Ring 0870 333 1181 to book |
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| Tues 22nd November 2:30pm - 5pm | Secret Tunnels of Dover Castle; Cold War Focusing on the Cold War use of the tunnels, Meet curator Rowena Willard Wright who will set the scene describing Britain's first reaction to the new nuclear threat after WWII, building up to the Cuban missile crisis and the creation of Regional Seats of Government, using original Civil Defence films and photographs held in the archive at Dover Castle. Enjoy a special tour of Dumpy level which is not open to the public, and hear how it would have been set up in the 1960s. Member Price £40 |
| Tues 22nd November 6pm - 8:30pm | Secret Tunnels of Dover Castle; Cold War Focusing on the Cold War use of the tunnels, Meet curator Rowena Willard Wright who will set the scene describing Britain's first reaction to the new nuclear threat after WWII, building up to the Cuban missile crisis and the creation of Regional Seats of Government, using original Civil Defence films and photographs held in the archive at Dover Castle. Enjoy a special tour of Dumpy level which is not open to the public, and hear how it would have been set up in the 1960s. Member Price £40 |
| Wed 9th November 10am - 12:30pm | Secret Tunnels of Dover Castle; Cold War Focusing on the Cold War use of the tunnels, Meet curator Rowena Willard Wright who will set the scene describing Britain's first reaction to the new nuclear threat after WWII, building up to the Cuban missile crisis and the creation of Regional Seats of Government, using original Civil Defence films and photographs held in the archive at Dover Castle. Enjoy a special tour of Dumpy level which is not open to the public, and hear how it would have been set up in the 1960s. Member Price £40 |
| Wed 9th November 1pm - 3.30pm | Secret Tunnels of Dover Castle; Cold War Focusing on the Cold War use of the tunnels, Meet curator Rowena Willard Wright who will set the scene describing Britain's first reaction to the new nuclear threat after WWII, building up to the Cuban missile crisis and the creation of Regional Seats of Government, using original Civil Defence films and photographs held in the archive at Dover Castle. Enjoy a special tour of Dumpy level which is not open to the public, and hear how it would have been set up in the 1960s. Member Price £40 |
| Tues 6th December 10am - 12:30pm | Secret Tunnels of Dover Castle; Cold War Focusing on the Cold War use of the tunnels, Meet curator Rowena Willard Wright who will set the scene describing Britain's first reaction to the new nuclear threat after WWII, building up to the Cuban missile crisis and the creation of Regional Seats of Government, using original Civil Defence films and photographs held in the archive at Dover Castle. Enjoy a special tour of Dumpy level which is not open to the public, and hear how it would have been set up in the 1960s. Member Price £40 |
| Tues 6th December 1pm - 3.30pm | Secret Tunnels of Dover Castle; Cold War Focusing on the Cold War use of the tunnels, Meet curator Rowena Willard Wright who will set the scene describing Britain's first reaction to the new nuclear threat after WWII, building up to the Cuban missile crisis and the creation of Regional Seats of Government, using original Civil Defence films and photographs held in the archive at Dover Castle. Enjoy a special tour of Dumpy level which is not open to the public, and hear how it would have been set up in the 1960s. Member Price £40 |
| Thurs 22nd March 2:30pm - 5.00pm | Secret Tunnels of Dover Castle; Cold War Focusing on the Cold War use of the tunnels, Meet curator Rowena Willard Wright who will set the scene describing Britain's first reaction to the new nuclear threat after WWII, building up to the Cuban missile crisis and the creation of Regional Seats of Government, using original Civil Defence films and photographs held in the archive at Dover Castle. Enjoy a special tour of Dumpy level which is not open to the public, and hear how it would have been set up in the 1960s. Member Price £40 |
| Thurs 22nd March 6pm - 8.30pm | Secret Tunnels of Dover Castle; Cold war Focusing on the Cold War use of the tunnels, Meet curator Rowena Willard Wright who will set the scene describing Britain's first reaction to the new nuclear threat after WWII, building up to the Cuban missile crisis and the creation of Regional Seats of Government, using original Civil Defence films and photographs held in the archive at Dover Castle. Enjoy a special tour of Dumpy level which is not open to the public, and hear how it would have been set up in the 1960s. Member Price £40 |
| Tues 21st Feb 10am - 12:30pm | Penance, pilgrims and politics: the extraordinary genesis of the Great Tower in Dover Castle Join historian Paul Pattison on an exploration of the Great Tower and discover the unexpected reason for its construction by Henry II in the 1180's, and hear a behind -the-scenes account of it's recent re -presentation by English Heritage as a great fortress -palace. Light refreshments will be provided. Member Price £25 |
| Tues 21st Feb 1:30pm - 4pm | Penance, pilgrims and politics: the extraordinary genesis of the Great Tower in Dover Castle Join historian Paul Pattison on an exploration of the Great Tower and discover the unexpected reason for its construction by Henry II in the 1180's, and hear a behind -the-scenes account of it's recent re -presentation by English Heritage as a great fortress -palace. Light refreshments will be provided. Member Price £25 |
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Free guided tours for members Make the most of your membership with English Heritage this winter by joining us for a free special guided tour. Tours are exclusively for members. Ring 0870 333 1181 to book |
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| Date | Event |
| Fri 25th November 10am - 12pm | Admiralty Lookout, originally a hospital and later WWI gun battery and WWII port war signal station and vital communication link to the tunnels below. |
| Fri 25th November 1pm - 3pm | Admiralty Lookout, originally a hospital and later WWI gun battery and WWII port war signal station and vital communication link to the tunnels below. |
| Sat 17th December 10am - 12pm | A tour of the high ground, north of the castle taking in the Caponier - a recently-conserved fortification used by Hubert de Burgh to repel the French during one of the most bloody and turbulent times in the castle's history. |
| Sat 17th December 1pm - 3pm | A tour of the high ground, north of the castle taking in the Caponier - a recently-conserved fortification used by Hubert de Burgh to repel the French during one of the most bloody and turbulent times in the castle's history. |
| Sat 14th January 10am - 12pm | A tour of the high ground, north of the castle taking in the Caponier - a recently-conserved fortification used by Hubert de Burgh to repel the French during one of the most bloody and turbulent times in the castle's history. |
| Sat 14th January 1pm - 3pm | A tour of the high ground, north of the castle taking in the Caponier - a recently-conserved fortification used by Hubert de Burgh to repel the French during one of the most bloody and turbulent times in the castle's history. |
| Fri 24th February 10am - 12pm | Admiralty Lookout, originally a hospital and later WWI gun battery and WWII port war signal station and vital communication link to the tunnels below. |
| Fri 24th February 1pm - 3pm | Admiralty Lookout, originally a hospital and later WWI gun battery and WWII port war signal station and vital communication link to the tunnels below. |
| Fri 23rd March 10am - 12pm | A tour of the high ground, north of the castle taking in the Caponier - a recently-conserved fortification used by Hubert de Burgh to repel the French during one of the most bloody and turbulent times in the castle's history. |
| Fri 23rd March 1pm - 3pm | A tour of the high ground, north of the castle taking in the Caponier - a recently-conserved fortification used by Hubert de Burgh to repel the French during one of the most bloody and turbulent times in the castle's history. |