Now you can get here quicker on the 140 mph Javelin trains, on the UK’s only high speed train line, running from London St Pancras International to top destinations in Kent including Canterbury and Dover. Here are some example guided tours perfect for small groups, families and couples who wish to enjoy a private guided tour of Kent as a day out of London:
A Taste of Kent – with Yvonne, your local, professional tourist guide !
Your high speed train will transport you right along the foot of the White Cliffs of Dover where you will soon arrive at Dover Priory Station to be met by Yvonne, and escorted to our chauffeur driven car or minibus to begin our tour.
First we drive up high on to the Western Heights in Dover. From here we are looking out over the harbour towards France, just 21 miles away. On a clear day, with binoculars, we can tell the time on the clock tower in Calais. This is where England begins and began, and we can access over 3000 years of documented history from the Bronze age until modern times. We walk past gun emplacements first built at the time of the Crimea war, but which were so important to us in WW2. It is very easy to imagine what it might have been like in 1940 when Dover became frontline Britain. Splendid views of the White Cliffs of Dover which guard the Gateway to England and of the magnificent Dover Castle known as The Key to the Kingdom. From here we drive through the town and pause for photographs of the castle, high up on the cliffs overlooking the ferry terminal. We follow the coast through to picturesque bays and villages, stopping for photographs and to see the White Cliffs up close and personal !
Then along the coast, pausing to photograph Walmer Castle,
one of King Henry V8’s coastal fortifications. Through the little seaside town of Deal and on to Sandwich. We stop to explore this delightful medieval town with its many timber-framed houses, narrow streets and alleyways, picturesque churches and the peaceful quayside along side the River Stour. Enjoy a walking tour and maybe a bite to eat, what better place to have your lunch than in Sandwich !! The afternoon tour continues inland through quaint rural villages to the Cathedral city of Canterbury, with the opportunity to visit the Cathedral (private guided tours are available subject to the Cathedral’s services and activities) Perhaps a cream tea in the pretty village of Chilham before returning to either Dover, or Canterbury to take your HS train back to London St Pancras. Depending on the size of your party and vehicle chosen, this exclusive tour can cost from just £40 per person in an executive 16 seat minibus, or from £100 per person in a chauffeur driven Mercedes car or MPV. Admissions and refreshments extra.
Canterbury and Leeds Castle