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
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
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″ northLongitude
1.30433° or 1° 18′ 16″ eastOpen location code
9F334873+6POpenStreetMap ID
way 705832796OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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