Thanks so much, Kim! This is actually really helpful! I wasn't sure if people would like the driving scenes as much as we do, haha. We love seeing what "driving on the other side of the road" looks like!
This seems to be such an impressive place, I hope I can visit sometime in the future when all this is over. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much!
Amazing video guys really enjoyed it. Loved the little history lesson the voice over of Derek is full on history documentary very awesome! Looking forward to the next one 🙌😊
Really nice video guys! Well done! The Dover Castle is stunning 😍🏰 And I got hungry with the fish 😋 looks like tapas, I really like this type of food to pick
I was smiling to myself watching your eat your lunch as I can’t do it either but my Hubby can, he’s an expert thankfully, we are actually booked into this pub for our visit in a few weeks time😍
Hi, I just subscribed after searching for motorhoming in Kent and your video popped up. We live in Dover, my dad as a boy used to shelter in the caves during the Second World War and my grandfather used to deliver newspapers to the castle in war time too. Loved you the passion you showed for this lovely castle and happy travels to you both.
@@MeansToTravel My dad saw one of his friends running from a Messerschmitt attack and the bullets hitting the railings of a house. They had the newsagents shop just under the cliff and a huge piece of shrapnel came through the shop window. Up until a few years ago it was still at the shop but not sure what happened to it now. I do, Dover has suffered a bit in the last few years and the town hasn't had a great deal of improvement, but it is my home and I am proud of it.
Thanks David! Yes, I've been to England, Scotland, and Wales in the summertime in previous years, and I'd love to come back next summer if possible - so beautiful! I actually have loads more UK travel vlogs to put out still (since we were there for three months), and the next few will be in Cornwall! 😀
My husband and I were there in Oct. 2019 on a cruise stop. We got up early to see the beautiful White Cliffs as the ship made it's way into the port. Touring Dover Castle was one of the highlights of our trip. Enjoyed your video!
Awww thanks Sherry! So glad you got to see the white cliffs and take a beautiful cruise before the pandemic struck! I had always wanted to see the cliffs in person and was delighted that we were able to manage it last autumn! Glad you enjoyed the vid! 🙏😊
I commented as TheGazzadj but here is our Motorhome channel. So glad you loved the castle and Dover and yes the roads can be very narrow, especially St. Margaret's. I wouldn't like to take the motorhome down there!! All the best from Gary aka TheGazzadj and Julie from Dover, Kent.
Howdy Guys, I really enjoyed your video. Very cool that you had "Dove " products in your B&B in Dover lol. The castle in Dover looks stellar and I would love to visit there in the future and maybe near future. I want to learn more about the English Heritage membership as my heritage is from England on my dad's side. On my mothers' side is the Irish Heritage. Do you have to have full Heritage to be a member? Great job Derek on driving on the wrong side of the road lol. It also looks like that I have to check out St. Margaret’s Bay as well. It is awesome that you can see France from there. I would love to take the train from Dover to Germany via France. Great job guys, I love your vlogs.
HAHAHA we never put together the Dove / Dover connection! Bravo on that one! English Heritage is an organization that helps preserve historic landmarks all over the country, and a membership gives you free entrance to over 400 spots. No need to have an actual English bloodline to sign up, which is great!
This looks like a really cool adventure. We have never visited Dover Castle but it looks really cool. We only every really go to Dover to get the ferry but we really should try and spend some time there to explore. The views are really beautiful too. That looked like a super fishy lunch. I wouldnt be able to eat the head either. I loved this vlog. We are missing travelling at the moment so it was nice to explore with you xx
Thanks guys! You'll love visiting Dover Castle if you choose to explore Dover before the ferry! And haha I'm glad there are others who just can't bring themselves to eat the fish heads either 😂
Another great vlog!!! Always pass through Dover heading for the cross Channel ferries. Next time I'll stop at the Castle! Good advice about Memberships. I work for the National Trust for Scotland and recommend taking one of our memberships. It can be used throughout the UK but is cheaper than the National Trust. I heard you guys mention this in one of your livestreams! Look forward to see more from the trip!
@@MeansToTravel we will be staying 3 nights. One day will be spend in londen. And the other days we will visit dover castle, hastings 1066 battlefield, folkstone, cantenbury. And this little theme park called 'dreamland margate'. Its going to be fun.
@@chrisderidder4087 That will be a great trip! I visited the Canterbury cathedral in 2018, which was beautiful - but doing a punting tour in Canterbury was my absolute favorite! We lucked out with some beautiful weather. Hope you have a fantastic time! 😀
Hi! I'm glad you enjoyed your visit to one of England's jewels and the gateway to England :-) I live a few miles from the castle and have visited it on many many occasions. Just a little fun fact for you. At 6:49 the view you have from the ramparts. In the distance you can see the two remaining Radar towers (known during WW2 as RDF) that formed part of the Home defences against the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain in 1940. Also, in the midground in the trees just beyond the spur of land is the site where Louis Bleriot crash landed his aeroplane after making the first heavier than air cross channel flight in 1909 from Baraques in France. It took him 37 minutes to complete, winning a prize of £1000, which in todays money is approx £125,000 ($175,000). There is a monument in those trees to his accomplishment.
Glad you enjoyed Kent, a county with such varied landscapes and full of historic places. Shame you didn't get inside the castle, it is even more amazing on the inside. When you think about modern buildings, it's just extraordinary how the limited technologies of the day were able to help build these (and other) amazing structures.
@@guybarritt8632 We didn't get to go inside Rochester Castle in Kent at all because it was closed. For Dover Castle, the underground tunnels part of the complex was closed. Not sure which castle we were chatting about here, but we definitely had some restrictions due to the pandemic that we experienced. Safety first, though!
I think a hut is technically a structure that someone could live in like a tiny home, and these didn’t have windows, plumbing, or insulation so they wouldn’t be allowed as legal dwellings. But maybe the word choice is a cultural difference? 😇🤷🏻♀️
Yes that is what they are called here. A lot have basic plumbing in, they don't have to have windows.People use them to spend the day in by the beach, some have basic camping stoves in too. In some seaside resorts they sell for £25,000 +
Okay hahahaha so I know I’m totally at risk saying this, but you can bring a camping stove to a tent and it’s still a tent 🤣🤣🤣 definitely a difference in what words you can legally use to sell a structure. BUT wow that’s a lot of money and I’m glad we saw inside a few and that people were using theirs that day! They’re still super cool!
You guys really lucked out on the weather and the lack of crowds! I like to follow along in Google Street View to get a more expansive sense of the places you are visiting, and kudos to you for your massive links to products and sources of information!
I know, it was incredible!! I bet Dover Castle is usually much more packed in normal times - especially when more cruise and ferry passengers are around. We were so blessed with the sunny, autumnal weather!
Thank you so much, I'm really glad you like it! I'm currently working on editing the next round of UK vlogs for this channel to come out this summer (Dorset and Cornwall). Hope you'll like those too!!! 😀
Derek, I thought you knew how to eat langostinos since you studied in Spain. Looked delicious though. Will have to go to England. I've been to Ireland and Scotland but avoided England and specifically London because of cost. Great blog!
There are two major organizations for the preservation of historic places in England-English heritage and the National Trust which has an American arm called the royal oak foundation
Your room, the "Clementine", is named after Winston Churchill's wife. If you like white cliffs, may I suggest you visit the Seven Sisters in East Sussex on a future visit. They're proper white cliffs and not a bit like those scrubby things at Dover............... .............................................the ancient Englishman.
Oh wow I didn't know that was why it was called the Clementine! Thanks for that extra tip! I definitely hope to get back to the white cliffs and would love to check out the Seven Sisters someday!
Hey there! It wouldn’t be easy to see Dover Castle and St. Margaret’s Bay without a car, but you might be able to find a local bus or tour company that would offer transportation to see them!
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A very well done video guys. We have been. It has a special charm that keeps you going back. Sending you lots of love❤❤ from Harriet, Jim and Yuki
Dover looks beautiful! Loved the driving time lapse too.
Thanks so much, Kim! This is actually really helpful! I wasn't sure if people would like the driving scenes as much as we do, haha. We love seeing what "driving on the other side of the road" looks like!
Yep, always love time lapse driving footage
Brilliant video. Loved the editing and the commentary. Thanks again. Great job.
Thanks so much Lee! 😀
This seems to be such an impressive place, I hope I can visit sometime in the future when all this is over. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much!
You should definitely visit when you can!
Amazing video guys really enjoyed it. Loved the little history lesson the voice over of Derek is full on history documentary very awesome! Looking forward to the next one 🙌😊
Thanks Erik! Haha yes I could listen to Derek's soothing history lessons any day! 😆
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. We live in east London and make day trips to Dover regularly. We feel like home there. ❤ for Dover
I has loads of natural beauty! So glad you enjoy it! Jealous you can go there on a quick weekend away. 😊
Really nice video guys! Well done! The Dover Castle is stunning 😍🏰 And I got hungry with the fish 😋 looks like tapas, I really like this type of food to pick
Thanks so much! And I'm glad you liked the local seafood scene!! 🙏😀
Loved the photos/footage of Dover at dawn. I haven’t been to Dover castle... it’s huge! Cool vlog, guys!
I know, so crazy! I had no idea it was such a massive castle complex! Thanks for watching!!
Dover is my hometown, lovely to see you enjoyed it, so many nice comments too :)
So glad you enjoyed our video! Thanks for leaving a nice comment, too! 🙏🏻😀
I was smiling to myself watching your eat your lunch as I can’t do it either but my Hubby can, he’s an expert thankfully, we are actually booked into this pub for our visit in a few weeks time😍
That'll be so fun! I hope you like!!
This is Amazing I work at the Coastguard and was on shift this day, thank you for your kind words 🙏
How fun! So glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching!!
Hi, I just subscribed after searching for motorhoming in Kent and your video popped up. We live in Dover, my dad as a boy used to shelter in the caves during the Second World War and my grandfather used to deliver newspapers to the castle in war time too. Loved you the passion you showed for this lovely castle and happy travels to you both.
Wow, that must have been an extremely tough time to live in Dover! What an incredible story! Do you enjoy living in Dover? We were so glad to visit!
@@MeansToTravel My dad saw one of his friends running from a Messerschmitt attack and the bullets hitting the railings of a house. They had the newsagents shop just under the cliff and a huge piece of shrapnel came through the shop window. Up until a few years ago it was still at the shop but not sure what happened to it now. I do, Dover has suffered a bit in the last few years and the town hasn't had a great deal of improvement, but it is my home and I am proud of it.
Perfect from start to finish! Happy to see a place I will likely never get to in person! I wouldn’t have eaten the fish heads either!
Thanks so much!!
Love watching your vlogs around England . You should return in summer as it is even more beautiful . I’m hooked and will binge more
Thanks David! Yes, I've been to England, Scotland, and Wales in the summertime in previous years, and I'd love to come back next summer if possible - so beautiful! I actually have loads more UK travel vlogs to put out still (since we were there for three months), and the next few will be in Cornwall! 😀
@@MeansToTravel I can’t wait - thanks for replying
My husband and I were there in Oct. 2019 on a cruise stop. We got up early to see the beautiful White Cliffs as the ship made it's way into the port. Touring Dover Castle was one of the highlights of our trip. Enjoyed your video!
Awww thanks Sherry! So glad you got to see the white cliffs and take a beautiful cruise before the pandemic struck! I had always wanted to see the cliffs in person and was delighted that we were able to manage it last autumn! Glad you enjoyed the vid! 🙏😊
Great vlog you guys!! Hope to see more like this in the future!!
Thanks so much, Mike! I'm working on it! 😄
I commented as TheGazzadj but here is our Motorhome channel. So glad you loved the castle and Dover and yes the roads can be very narrow, especially St. Margaret's. I wouldn't like to take the motorhome down there!! All the best from Gary aka TheGazzadj and Julie from Dover, Kent.
Yes, definitely would be a narrow road for a motorhome!!! Thanks for watching! Cheers, Gary and Julie!
Wow!! Love this! The castle was great, and that drive was stunning! Not sure if it makes my wanderlust better or worse. LOL
Haha I'm glad we can all travel vicariously on TH-cam right now!
OMG this is AMAZING!!!!!
Thanks bud!!
Howdy Guys, I really enjoyed your video. Very cool that you had "Dove " products in your B&B in Dover lol. The castle in Dover looks stellar and I would love to visit there in the future and maybe near future. I want to learn more about the English Heritage membership as my heritage is from England on my dad's side. On my mothers' side is the Irish Heritage. Do you have to have full Heritage to be a member? Great job Derek on driving on the wrong side of the road lol. It also looks like that I have to check out St. Margaret’s Bay as well. It is awesome that you can see France from there. I would love to take the train from Dover to Germany via France. Great job guys, I love your vlogs.
HAHAHA we never put together the Dove / Dover connection! Bravo on that one!
English Heritage is an organization that helps preserve historic landmarks all over the country, and a membership gives you free entrance to over 400 spots. No need to have an actual English bloodline to sign up, which is great!
This looks like a really cool adventure.
We have never visited Dover Castle but it looks really cool.
We only every really go to Dover to get the ferry but we really should try and spend some time there to explore.
The views are really beautiful too.
That looked like a super fishy lunch. I wouldnt be able to eat the head either.
I loved this vlog. We are missing travelling at the moment so it was nice to explore with you xx
Thanks guys! You'll love visiting Dover Castle if you choose to explore Dover before the ferry! And haha I'm glad there are others who just can't bring themselves to eat the fish heads either 😂
Good job staying on the left hand side of the road the whole time!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think I would crash lol
Haha Derek did a great job driving, he got used to it in about a day!
Another great vlog!!! Always pass through Dover heading for the cross Channel ferries. Next time I'll stop at the Castle!
Good advice about Memberships. I work for the National Trust for Scotland and recommend taking one of our memberships. It can be used throughout the UK but is cheaper than the National Trust. I heard you guys mention this in one of your livestreams!
Look forward to see more from the trip!
Yes, so glad you mentioned this! We actually did get the National Trust of Scotland membership for the duration of our trip and it came in handy!
I'm from Dover and you definitely showed the better side of it.
Haha I suppose we saw the good side, then! Side note, Derek's got a lot of Kennett's in his family heritage!
Nice early start. My home county.
Haha yes Derek loves a good sunrise! Thanks for watching!
Will be there next thursday. Cant wait
Hope you enjoy your visit! What all do you have planned?? 😀
@@MeansToTravel we will be staying 3 nights. One day will be spend in londen. And the other days we will visit dover castle, hastings 1066 battlefield, folkstone, cantenbury. And this little theme park called 'dreamland margate'.
Its going to be fun.
@@chrisderidder4087 That will be a great trip! I visited the Canterbury cathedral in 2018, which was beautiful - but doing a punting tour in Canterbury was my absolute favorite! We lucked out with some beautiful weather. Hope you have a fantastic time! 😀
@@MeansToTravelYeah hopefully w'll have some nice weather. So far the summer feels like autumn in europe haha
@@chrisderidder4087 I've been hearing that! I'm heading to Europe in September, so I'm hoping it feels like autumn still and not winter!
Hi! I'm glad you enjoyed your visit to one of England's jewels and the gateway to England :-) I live a few miles from the castle and have visited it on many many occasions. Just a little fun fact for you. At 6:49 the view you have from the ramparts. In the distance you can see the two remaining Radar towers (known during WW2 as RDF) that formed part of the Home defences against the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain in 1940. Also, in the midground in the trees just beyond the spur of land is the site where Louis Bleriot crash landed his aeroplane after making the first heavier than air cross channel flight in 1909 from Baraques in France. It took him 37 minutes to complete, winning a prize of £1000, which in todays money is approx £125,000 ($175,000). There is a monument in those trees to his accomplishment.
Thanks for all of this additional info, so cool! I can't wait to hopefully go back to Dover someday.
@@MeansToTravel You're welcome! I do love my history 😊 Hope you can make it back again someday. Cheers! ☕
Glad you enjoyed Kent, a county with such varied landscapes and full of historic places. Shame you didn't get inside the castle, it is even more amazing on the inside. When you think about modern buildings, it's just extraordinary how the limited technologies of the day were able to help build these (and other) amazing structures.
Yes such a shame we didn't go inside, but we'll hopefully be back someday!
@@MeansToTravel What - you didn't visit the vast tunnels, underground hospital and war rooms?
@@guybarritt8632 We didn't get to go inside Rochester Castle in Kent at all because it was closed. For Dover Castle, the underground tunnels part of the complex was closed. Not sure which castle we were chatting about here, but we definitely had some restrictions due to the pandemic that we experienced. Safety first, though!
@@MeansToTravel That's a shame - fingers crossed for next time. You will not regret it!
Colourful sheds!!!!! LOL, those are beach huts and people pay a lot of money for them :)
I think a hut is technically a structure that someone could live in like a tiny home, and these didn’t have windows, plumbing, or insulation so they wouldn’t be allowed as legal dwellings. But maybe the word choice is a cultural difference? 😇🤷🏻♀️
Yes that is what they are called here. A lot have basic plumbing in, they don't have to have windows.People use them to spend the day in by the beach, some have basic camping stoves in too. In some seaside resorts they sell for £25,000 +
Okay hahahaha so I know I’m totally at risk saying this, but you can bring a camping stove to a tent and it’s still a tent 🤣🤣🤣 definitely a difference in what words you can legally use to sell a structure. BUT wow that’s a lot of money and I’m glad we saw inside a few and that people were using theirs that day! They’re still super cool!
Yes, in the UK, sheds are what you keep your gardening stuff and tools in .
Makes sense! 😀
You guys really lucked out on the weather and the lack of crowds! I like to follow along in Google Street View to get a more expansive sense of the places you are visiting, and kudos to you for your massive links to products and sources of information!
I know, it was incredible!! I bet Dover Castle is usually much more packed in normal times - especially when more cruise and ferry passengers are around. We were so blessed with the sunny, autumnal weather!
I hope sometimes i can go to there. Very great
You will love visiting!
You certainly make the most of the places you visit.
I live in southern England, and love your stuff.
Thank you so much, I'm really glad you like it! I'm currently working on editing the next round of UK vlogs for this channel to come out this summer (Dorset and Cornwall). Hope you'll like those too!!! 😀
I love Dover one day I will be able to visit it
I hope you will! Thanks so much for watching!
Wow, very nice video ! Congrats 👍
I am a Swiss Traveler and it will be nice to connect !!!
Cheers from Switzerland 🇨🇭
Awesome! Thank you!
Derek, I thought you knew how to eat langostinos since you studied in Spain. Looked delicious though. Will have to go to England. I've been to Ireland and Scotland but avoided England and specifically London because of cost. Great blog!
Haha! I'm now curious to hear from Derek if his señora fed him langostinos at dinner!
Great channel.👍🏼 Please Make More.🤩
Greetings from Albania.👋🏼 🇦🇱
Thank you! Will do! 🙏😀
Loved this video! Dover looks amazing
Thanks so much! Yeah it's great!
Thats James Bonds house end of Saint Margarets Bay.. OMG Flemming
Haha!
Nice video 👍
Thanks for watching!
There are two major organizations for the preservation of historic places in England-English heritage and the National Trust which has an American arm called the royal oak foundation
Thanks Thomas, love it!
😍😍😍
Thanks!
Your room, the "Clementine", is named after Winston Churchill's wife. If you like white cliffs, may I suggest you visit the Seven Sisters in
East Sussex on a future visit. They're proper white cliffs and not a bit like those scrubby things at Dover...............
.............................................the ancient Englishman.
Oh wow I didn't know that was why it was called the Clementine! Thanks for that extra tip! I definitely hope to get back to the white cliffs and would love to check out the Seven Sisters someday!
Oh oh! Cliff envy! ;-) From a Man of Kent by birth but Kentish Man by residence.
Hi,
Is it possible to sea around on foot? Thanks :)
Hey there! It wouldn’t be easy to see Dover Castle and St. Margaret’s Bay without a car, but you might be able to find a local bus or tour company that would offer transportation to see them!
@@MeansToTravel Thank you for the quick reply. Hope to visit some day 🥰
You can get to the castle on foot very easily from the town if you don't mind the steep walk up the hill.
@@guybarritt8632 thanks for the reply..😊
Look at The Beacon Light by Turner.
Gotta love artwork 🖼
I’ve only had Langostinos from the frozen food section at Trader Joe’s! No shell... much easier 😂😂
No shell sounds like heaven haha!!! Gotta love Trader Joe's
@@MeansToTravel yes! They are teeny lobster tails 😋
Great job on putting this together! Loved exploring Dover with you - can’t believe it over 3 months ago now!
Thanks babe! I know, it feels like just yesterday!