Free parking for up to 200 cars, plus peak time and events off-site parking a 5 minute walk from the castle and can be found at Broadlees - CT16 1HW. Please note, our car park is located on-site, and so opens at the same time as the castle. Free parking for Dover Castle visitors only.
Our main restaurant, the NAAFI restaurant, is housed in the 1868 Regimental Institute, so was used as a canteen by the soldiers once stationed here. Here we have a full range of hot foods, all freshly cooked on site using local ingredients wherever possible. We also have sandwiches, home-made soup, local scones, a great range of cakes, plus tubs of local ice-cream.
Built into the original Napoleonic Tunnel complex of the Secret Wartime Tunnels, we have a small Tunnels Tea Room alongside the shop. Here we sell a range of sandwiches, cakes and ice cream. You can visit this part of the tunnels even if not doing one of the two guided tours.
In the castle bailey, the Great Tower Coffee Shop is an excellent stop for light refreshments, including teas, coffee, and an array of hot and cold snacks.
See our Food and Drink page for more details.
Pick up a keepsake from your visit in one of our two shops: the Great Tower and the Secret Wartime Tunnel. Both shops offer a wide range of heritage inspired gifts including homeware, cuddly toys, games, food, alcohol, books and more. There is also a second-hand book shop upstairs when you exit the Secret Wartime Tunnel shop.
Male, female and disabled facilities are available in five locations. The Changing Places accessible toilet in the Naafi Restaurant includes a height adjustable changing bench, a hoist system, and space for one person with a disability and up to two personal assistants.
Dogs on leads are welcome in the grounds only. Assistance dogs welcome across the site.
Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Museum: collection traces the history of the regiment, direct successor of 12 forbear regiments from 1572 through four and a quarter centuries of service to the Crown.
The Great Tower offers freeflow self-guided tours. Costumed live interpreters welcome you at the Great Tower on selected days and life-like hologram characters at all other times.
The Secret Wartime Tunnels ‘Operation Dynamo’ tours are part guided by site staff, and numbers per tour are limited to 30 people, setting off at approximately 15 to 20 minute intervals (tour lasts approximately 50 minutes). Due to the immersive nature of these visits, no independent guiding is allowed in these areas.
Access to the Underground Hospital (separate access from Operation Dynamo) is by guided tour only (limited to 30 people and lasting approximately 20 minutes), which is included in the admission price.
Please ask site staff upon arrival for the best time to visit the tunnels on that specific day. Groups of 11+ are asked to call the site in advance.
Over 80 acres of grounds featuring battlements; curtain walls and other military items. There is plenty of room to run and play in our large open areas.
Available in Coffee shop, Secret Wartime Tunnel Café and NAAFI restaurant.
Please note we have no left luggage facilities at Dover Castle.
Peverell's Tower (sleeps two) and The Sergant Major's House (sleeps six).
English Heritage welcomes amateur photographers to our sites and we hope you will share your pictures of your visit with us on social media.
If you are looking to use one of our sites for commercial, corporate or professional photography or as a filming location, please contact our filming team as soon as possible to check availability and acquire the relevant permissions and paperwork.
Due to the delicate nature of our sites, English Heritage does not permit drone flying from or over sites in our care, except by contractors or partners undertaking flights for a specific purpose, who satisfy stringent CAA criteria, have the correct insurances and permissions, and are operating under controlled conditions.