Shakespeare’s Beach

Shakespeare’s Beach is a beach in Dover, Kent, England. Shakespeare’s Beach is situated nearby to the bridge New Limekiln Street Viaduct, as well as near the government office Freight Clearance Facility.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dover Priory railway station and Knights Templar Church.

Dover Priory railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Dover Priory railway station is the southern terminus of the South Eastern Main Line. It is the main station serving the town of Dover, in Kent, England; the other is Kearsney, on the outskirts. Dover Priory railway station is situated 1 mile north of Shakespeare’s Beach.

Knights Templar Church

Ruins

Photo: Gabirro, Public domain.

The Knights Templar Church in Dover is the ruins of a medieval church on Bredenstone hill, part of the Dover Western Heights in Kent, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a scheduled monument. Knights Templar Church is situated 2,200 feet north of Shakespeare’s Beach.

Admiralty Pier Turret

Fort

Photo: David Alan Moore, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Admiralty Pier Turret, or Dover Turret, is an enclosed armoured turret built in 1882 on the western breakwater of Dover Harbour in southeast England. Admiralty Pier Turret is situated 3,400 feet east of Shakespeare’s Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maxton and Buckland.

Maxton

Suburb

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Maxton is an area in the west of Dover, in the county of Kent, England. Maxton also served as the terminus of the tramway system serving the town until its closure in 1938.

Buckland

Suburb

Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Buckland including Buckland Valley is a village near Dover, in the county of Kent, England. It is noted for the Buckland Anglo-Saxon cemetery whose finds now belong to the British Museum but are on display at Dover Museum. Buckland is situated 2 miles north of Shakespeare’s Beach.

Kearsney

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Kearsney is a village in Kent, England. At one time it would have been called a hamlet, there being no church there. The population of the village is included in the civil parish of Temple Ewell. Kearsney is situated 3 miles northwest of Shakespeare’s Beach.

Shakespeare’s Beach

Type: Beach
Category: landform
Location: Dover, Dover District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.11304° or 51° 6′ 47″ north

Longitude

1.30433° or 1° 18′ 16″ east

Open location code

9F334873+6P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 705832796

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=beach

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