Local Attractions

Dover Transport Museum has a fascinating collection of vintage transport and transport models of all types.  Very special are: one of the first American lorries supplied to the British Army in WW1; our beautifully restored Romany Caravan; an Aveling & Porter steam roller, a genuine charabanc and impressive ship models. Our two large exhibition halls have recreated old Dover street scenes that will stir the memories of many older visitors and give younger ones a glimpse of how things used to be.

Discover what life was like years ago...

The East Kent Railway is an up and coming heritage railway deep in the heart of the Kent countryside, operated entirely by volunteers, once part of a large network of coal mines.  Today visitors can ride lovingly restored heritage trains between the small leafy village of Shepherdswell and the idyllic village of Eythorne, near Dover in Kent, a distance of two miles.

Welcome to the Western Heights Preservation Society Website, our aim is to raise public awareness of the Western Heights in the local area and our ongoing research helps us to better understand the development of the Western Heights throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

The Grand Shaft is a unique structure in the Western Heights and a very rare example of a triple spiral staircase in fortifications of the same age (early 1800s).

Dover Museum is much more than just a local history and archaeology museum. Situated in the town centre of Dover, Britain’s historic port town, this modern museum tells the story of this rich and important area.

In September 1992, archaeologists discovered the remains of a large wooden prehistoric boat thought to be some 3,000 years old.

It was a find of both national and international significance which shed new light on early seafaring and woodworking skills in Northern Europe.

The Roman Painted House, the finest Roman House on show in Britain, was discovered by Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit. 25 years of excavation across ancient Dover by the Unit have uncovered 50 major structures. The Painted House was the best preserved and is now a major tourist attraction. Built about AD. 200 it formed part of a large mansio or official hotel, for travellers crossing the Channel. It stood outside the great naval fort of the Classis Britannica, but in AD. 270 it was demolished by the Roman Army during the construction of a larger fort. Three of its main rooms were then buried substantially intact under its ramparts.