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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Travel
Stephen Emms

Port of call: there’s more to Dover than ferries, white cliffs and the A20

A view of Snargate Street from Dover harbour.
A view of Snargate Street from Dover harbour. Photograph: Stephen Emms

It’s not every day you wind up at a lock-in with a circle of new best mates. But this is Dover and, as I’m to learn, it’s full of surprises, despite having been overshadowed by Deal and Folkestone as a destination in its own right.

Holding court at the White Horse is convivial proprietor and “rude bald man” Stuart Fox (his moniker is chalked above the bar) who, together with his partner Julian Crowley, runs the oldest pub in town.

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