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  1. As Globaliser says, it's the weekends that are the worst. This should only be weekends until about mid September, once the school holidays are over. You should be fine getting a taxi, it's not far, but just give yourself some time if you are doing this at a weekend as the side roads may well be busy.
  2. I live near Dover and have done this trip loads of time. We always take the tube from LHR to London Kings Cross St Pancras and then get the 'fast' train to Dover. That's the quickest way in my opinion. The tube can get quite busy but as you are at the beginning stop, there's lots of room and it'll get filled up as you approach city centre. But at least you'll have a seat! I agree with John Bull about staying overnight in Dover. There are some nice places to visit around there!
  3. So far no more strikes have been annouced but even on strike days you may be lucky as there will be a few trains running. The main thing about London to Dover is there are always engineering works going on at weekends so they replace part of the way with a bus. On the 31st July it looks like it'll be ok; there are some engineering works but not on the Dover train line.
  4. Sorry, but none of them are open on a Sunday.
  5. It's settled down a bit now so not such a problem getting to Dover. Sunday is usually not so busy but you just never know! It takes about 90 minutes to drive from East London (where you are staying) but I'd give 2 hours just in case. Checking in at the Dover cruise terminal is pretty easy (I did it a couple of years ago, before lockdown) so you should do fine!
  6. Relyon Cruise Parking is cheaper, I believe. It's not at the terminal but there is free transport to it.
  7. Never actually done these tours, but this looks good (and not very expensive). The best place to look for things to do and see in Dover is with the White Cliffs Organisation: https://www.whitecliffscountry.org.uk/explore/dover Hope you enjoy your visit.
  8. You could also take the 'Sea Safari' tour either to the White Cliffs (1.5 hours) or the Seal Safari (2 hours). There is also Samphire Ho, very close to the cruise terminal, which is a lovely place to wander round and they have a little cafe.
  9. Just a warning about getting to Dover at the moment. The M20 is closed at the moment going down to Dover from London because of the lorries lining up to get to the port. The M2 has been asked to be used by people travelling to Dover so now it's absolutely blocked up with traffic. We just got back from a cruise from Southampton and it took ages to drive back to Folkestone. Not sure when they are going to do something about this road stuff, so just give yourself a lot of extra time to get there if you travel by coach or private taxi. Really would suggest you use the train! Dover is really trying hard to entertain tourists these days, so do check on their website for things that might be happening when you are here. Dover Castle is fantastic and you can spend a lot of time there. Also the White Cliffs are great if you like walking. Canterbury is not far (there is a train going there) as well. Have a great time (we were on Sky Princess).
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