Samphire Hoe (Dover)

Samphire Hoe. I would say that most people have heard about the White Cliffs of Dover but I bet you have never heard of Samphire Hoe unless of course you are a local? I recently wrote about the building of the channel tunnel in my review of the Eurostar and mentioned Samphire Hoe and thought at the time it would be a good idea for a review. What is Samphire Hoe. Samphire Hoe is the newest part of the British Isles which is man made land at the end of the North downs just below the White cliffs at Shakespeare cliffe to the west of Dover. It was created with the waste chalk marl from the drilling of the channel tunnel and ...  Read the complete review

Living in Dover me and my girlfriend visit Samphire Hoe maybe a few times throughout the year to walk and take the dogs for a stroll around this site and the beach beyond. Samphire Hoe. The Hoe itself was made from 4.9 million cubic metres of chalk marl which was dug from the channel tunnel in its construction. The site is actually owned by Euro tunnel and is managed in partnership with the White Cliffs project. Gaining Entry. Entry to the Hoe is from the A20 motorway on the west bound carriage way to London. There is a well signposted slip road and when you reach this you have to stop at a set of traffic lights. These are in place ...  Read the complete review