Dover Castle taken from the stern of the P&O ferry Pride Of Kent.
This is one of the countries great medieval fortresses and was created by King Henry II and his Plantagenet successors. At its heart stands the mighty keep or Great Tower which is 25.3m high about 30m square with walls up to 6.5m thick.
The grandest and among the last of the keeps raised by the kings of England during the 11th and 12th centuries, it was designed by Henry II’s architect ‘Maurice the Engineer’ and built between 1180 and 1185.
Just visible to the right in front of the church is the 24m high Roman lighthouse overlooking the port.
This is one of the countries great medieval fortresses and was created by King Henry II and his Plantagenet successors. At its heart stands the mighty keep or Great Tower which is 25.3m high about 30m square with walls up to 6.5m thick.
The grandest and among the last of the keeps raised by the kings of England during the 11th and 12th centuries, it was designed by Henry II’s architect ‘Maurice the Engineer’ and built between 1180 and 1185.
Just visible to the right in front of the church is the 24m high Roman lighthouse overlooking the port.
Leaving Dover and the white cliffs behind
Seagull who followed the ship all the way to France - Hopefully he or she got back ok.
Passing the dredger Sand Falcon Mid-English Channel.
Passing Spirit Of France (IMO 9533816, GT 47592) heading back to Dover. She was built by STX Finland at their Rauma Yard in 2011.
Pride of Kent's funnel with P&O colours
Heading towards Calais - Its a shame that they limit you to a very small area at the stern of the ship leaving a lot of potential space unused. I'm sure there must be a good reason for this as I have experienced similar issues on other large ferries.
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