Samphire Hoe
Samphire Hoe is a country park situated 2 miles west of Dover in Kent in southeast England. The park was created by using 4.9 million cubic metres of chalk marl from the Channel Tunnel excavations and is located at the bottom of a section of the White Cliffs of Dover.
- Park
- …is also known as “Samphire Hoe Country Park”
- …was formerly known as “Site A”
- Description: English country park
- Address: Samphire Road, CT17 9FL
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Lawrence and Abbotscliff Tunnel.
Church of St Lawrence
Church of St Lawrence is situated 1 mile northwest of Samphire Hoe.
Abbotscliff Tunnel
Abbotscliff Tunnel is situated 1 mile west of Samphire Hoe.
Shakespeare Tunnel
Shakespeare Tunnel is a railway tunnel carrying the… Shakespeare Tunnel is situated 1 mile northeast of Samphire Hoe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maxton and Dover.
Capel-le-Ferne
Capel-le-Ferne is a village and civil parish on the… Capel-le-Ferne is situated 2½ miles west of Samphire Hoe.
Samphire Hoe
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Latitude
51.10405° or 51° 6′ 15″ north
Longitude
1.26892° or 1° 16′ 8″ east
Open location code
9F334739+JH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Samphire Hoe” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “海蓬子鋤”
- Chinese: “海蓬子鋤鄉村公園”
- Chinese: “海蓬子锄”
- Chinese: “海蓬子锄乡村公园”
- French: “Samphire Hoe Country Park”
- German: “Samphire Hoe Country Park”
- German: “Samphire Hoe”
- Russian: “Самфир-Хоу”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Normal Ventilation System and Abbot’s Cliff Beach.
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