2025.10 UK & More – Dover Castle
We visited Dover Castle and also determined something worthwhile — getting an English Heritage membership can pay for itself in a few weeks depending on what sites you’re going to visit.
We visited Dover Castle and also determined something worthwhile — getting an English Heritage membership can pay for itself in a few weeks depending on what sites you’re going to visit.
We needed a place to stay near her relatives after the wedding. Most of them live in and around Milton Keynes. Know what is relatively close to Milton Keynes? The Silverstone racetrack! And guess what’s on the grounds? Yup. A hotel.
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Relatively fresh and ready for our first full day in the UK, after leaving the London Heathrow area hotel we headed to the birthplace of motorsport in England, Brooklands. Although our GPS initially pointed us to the public park, we followed the signs to the proper entrance and explored this large museum that was a mix of open-air items, and many, many buildings.
After a quick overnight near London Heathrow our first stop was Canterbury and Dover. In Dover we wanted to explore the iconic castle watching over the Channel, and in Canterbury, the historic cathedral home to the Church of England. Our home for three nights was in Canterbury at the Best Western Abbots.
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Here’s a short hotel review. Not directly connected to a terminal, this is a viable and good choice of a hotel if staying in the London Heathrow area.