Timestamps: 😊 0:55 Abandoned WW2 Bunkers 5:15 Abandoned WW2 Turret and prison 11:02 Dover Beach 12:36 Town centre 16:43 My thoughts on Dover 18:13 Hotel Review 22:08 Dover Castle
Dover gets knocked all the time, you're not saying anything new, just going for the lowest common denominator - well done you. You're like Tom Scott but completely opposite. I live in Dover and I love it.
@@EdBrintonYour title bemused me though. I'm not sure what's to hate about Dover. Unofficially, I guess it's the most welcoming part of the UK. I mean, we send a welcoming party out, just about every hour of every day, to all the visitors that want to travel to our wonderful country! 👍💯🇬🇧✔😎
Dover has alot of history that is worth exploring and some natural beauty spots. We have one of the best castles in the country that have links to WW2 and medievil history etc. There are also tunnels which people love exploring on the hills. The Grand shaft is closed to the public but they do have open days. We also have some beautiful cliff walks. The council has made some improvements to the town and the community is trying to make things better. We also have a lovely beach where you can see France from, which can be busy on sunny days. Wd also have some beautiful parks Kersney Abbey and Russell Gardens for example. Yes the town has its problems and not a great number of shops but what town is perfect? You missed most of Dover! I love my town despite its reputation. Next time ask a local who loves Dover and they will show you the best places. This negative reputation is not helping our town. You can tell that I am passionate about Dover, its because I grew up here and have a input into making Dover better in some ways. I think Dover is unfairly judged most of the time. As I said the negativity doesnt help. Its not just about the boats..
Yeah I hope my video helped to show some of the cool historical places it has too :) there's good and bad parts of everywhere and that's what I try to show in my other videos. Thanks for your comment my friend it means a lot ☺️
I enjoyed the video, especially the bunkers which we haven't seen. We visited Dover Castle on a very clear day and France seemed so close. Folkestone nearby is very different and may be worth a visit. I see you haven't got over Luton yet 😂
@@EdBrinton Just thinking that WW2 videos may be a niche thing to do. We are always on the lookout for pill boxes, and believe it or not, there is one on the way to lovely Luton 😀
@EdBrinton Just thinking, in Bricket Wood, there is a scale model of the Mohne Dam, which many locals, including me, haven't visited. Leavesden Country Park is close by, where there is a model spitfire, heritage trail and it is where The Inbetweeners was filmed. All easy and free parking.
Nice one. I do wonder where the media gets these "worst in UK" lists from! I've lived in nearby Maidstone since 2001, so Dover is an easy visit for me. I've visited all the coastline between Dungeness and Dartford, and Dover Seafront is my favorite now. Never too packed out, and nice to see the Channel swimmers setting off here too. And the little kiosk on the front, used to be called Pebbles, is a lovely little refreshment stop. Western Docks has been redeveloped since the Seacats and, before them, the Hovercraft packed up. Very nice it is too. Dont forget, its the Gateway to Europe, and was, until the P&O debacle, a major local employer. The town centre has had some revamp, and that Wetherspoons, The Eight Bells, is not a bad one. Yes. A thumbs up to Dover for a visit, 👍✔💯🇬🇧😉
@@EdBrinton A $64,000 question! You'll just have to visit the County Town one day and see for yourself. For people that live and/or work in these so call crap towns, we do not see it how these reporters and vloggers report it. I've lived in Maidstone since 2001, as I came here for a job, which I'm still doing today. If it was as grim as nearby central Chatham, where I lived for 18 months before Maidstone, I'd have moved away, but it suits me fine. (Chatham has very slowly recovered from the Naval Dockyard closure, which was forty years ago this year!). As with all these videos you're doing, I consider myself qualified to comment, as I only comment on the places I know and have visited or lived and worked in. Barring some hamlets and tiny villages in Kent, there's no where hereI don't know or haven't visited, eaten or drank in. I'm guessing your an outsider looking in, and, it appears you're doing a good job reporting what you find on your visits. As with all my travelling in the UK/Europe for the past 22 years, its all about those finds, good, bad or indifferent on your visit, and what impression that town or city leaves on you! Believe you me, and I'm qualified to speak, and I'll be shot down for it no doubt, the North/South divide in the UK is very real. For many people returning to there hometowns or city's in the North, they're now unrecognisable compared to 20-25+ years ago. But its our corrupt governments own doing, with so many people having had to move away for work, this leaves deserted towns/cities and many vacant properties and run down areas. But slowly but surely, with the opening of the EU borders in 2003, and the migrant crisis because of our involvement in the Middle East, and then it was Brexit and then Covid. Its all been brewing up for many years, to a point where they've all been 're-populated'. Yes, it's good and bad, and there's no going back now with what's happened to our country. Its all happened in one generation, right under our noses, and its way too late do anything about it. I think you'll be making videos full time on the demise of our UK towns and cities lol! Maybe you should change your format and go and find the best towns and cities in the UK! Does such a thing exist anymore? Anyway, do come to visit Maidstone. There are two Wetherspoons here as well, which is the only place you'll get half decent fish & chips in the town, as the no.1 chippie here shut down last year! And if you visit on a day that I'm about, I'll buy you a drink in my favorite coffee shop! 👍🇬🇧✔💯😉
Even in the rain, the Castle is worth a visit as the 'War rooms' (The tunnels under the castle and in the cliffs) you can spend a good 2 or 3 hours in.
Your just looking at the town centre, just off there is St. James shopping complex which most of the town shops relocated, also too to Whitfield. Dover has some excellent parks..Wetherspoons is not what you discribed, I was there this afternoon, I don't do pubs, but it was very friendly... Sadly the weather was not good in July, August was good, the seafront was bustling with tourist, watersports, walkers and cyclist...The white cliffs what missed off is teeming with tourist taking in the famous cliffs and countryside... As to littler, I personally think our local council do a good job in keeping the town clean. Also its a town, not a city...
I finished my A' levels at DGBS in the early 1990s and could not wait to leave to attend university. Never a Dover resident per se as my family lived in one of the pretty villages on the White Cliffs but the town's folks were always poor (you did not visit Tower Hamlets, Buckland, Aycliffe residential estates etc, it's shocking.). Dover itself was terrible back then and sadly has not improved. I can see they have invested a lot on the market square (new paving etc.) but there is nothing you can do. I also noticed all the retail banks have now closed (Barclays, Lloyds, NatWest, HSBC). First work experience was with Barclays Bank in 1989! This is not unexpected with online services but wow! The high street is dead and it's not coming back. In Dover or elsewhere. Back in the early 1990s, locals blamed it on the opening of the Channel Tunnel for the loss of business activity and the great recession but this was a poor excuse. Tourists have never visited Dover (despite the Castle) but always travelled on to Canterbury and London via the 1978 Jubilee way bypass in the eastern Docks. Moreover, during the 1980s, locals always went shopping to Canterbury during weekends with many others from towns and villages in Kent doing likewise. Dover town centre was (and is) of little interest. It's cut-off and totally isolated from the port. There has never been much industry either. Not the worst of places in the UK though. River, to the north and Kearsney Abbey gardens, for example, are nice, green areas. The girl's grammar school is highly rated. Nice properties along Connaught avenue. The sea front is Ok. There is a Castle. Try places up north! Rotherham comes to mind.
omg you were so paranoid lol, you went to Dover already with the mindset of that list, which was made in 2017! Like all the other seaside towns it has it's problems, but quite a few of the shops moved to the new shopping centres, one in town, one on the outskirts. You missed some beautiful historical buildings in the town as well as a lovely park and river walks. On the whole people in Dover are very friendly and kind. If you had walked a bit further round the shaft there is a way in, quite a few urban explorer's have filmed there.
@@rosy4370 yeah as I said a few times it wasn't too bad, I've been to worse places. But I never felt I could fully relax personally. Maybe it's because I was filming lol! Anyways thanks for the comment :)
I live in Deal, the next town over. Dover is a great place to explore, lots of hidden history. It's just severely run down. In such a vital location in the UK you'd think it would be made to look lovely. Would be best if it was bulldozed and starting again haha. There's definitely some scary people here. If you're ever feeling down about yourself just walk around Dover and you'll feel like a Hollywood actor. It's quite a depressing place to be, but there's plenty of nice people there... before nightfall.
@@EdBrinton Deal's a nice day trip or weekend getaway if you're used to cities. There's not much to do here , but Walmer Castle is lovely in the summer. Lots of places to go walking in the countryside, my favourite is walking from Deal to St Margaret's Bay and having lunch at the Coastguard Pub (could also walk to dover from there). If walking through the high street on Saturdays it's like the walking dead. There are a fair few rough areas here too though.
@@StygiusNix interesting mate thanks for the comment, I'm going to try and meet or interview somebody from there hopefully to give a fairer insight to the place
I was once in Dover town centre, parked up in a French registered car with people starring at me suspiciously (I stopped to buy some brown sauce) and then got the hell out of there. I only relaxed when I was on the boat heading home to Paris. Great video.
@@EdBrinton It can be dangerous where ever you go.. yes there are some bad people but there are lots of good people to. I have found a few cards in my time and returned them to the bank. Dover isnt that scary you know. If I knew you were coming to Dover I would of given you a few pointers.
Thank you for this clip. I do not know why i feel sad after watching it. I don't want to discourage young Brits but it seems to me current generation has no sense of history of the local, of the country or else leaders and collectives would have been produced to perk up such beautiful location. So many things can be done here. Where have all the great Brits gone?
@@user-dg1ho4tj2g Brain drain. Many British people with degrees have left the country due to lower taxes and higher incomes elsewhere. Think USA and UAE. Yeah it was saddening going there too. Young people feel like they've been left out and cast aside by the liberal elite
@@EdBrinton try Chatham , that's always been a odious little grief pit , and a hell hole , also Gillingham too can get very chewy , especially at night 👍all the best with the channel
@@EdBrinton It was originally part of an 1860s fortification that protected the West side of the Citadel but the moat was filled in the 1960s and I believe it was last officially used as part of the immigration centre that used to be in the Citadel as they're connected with a bridge and have the same prisony fence. It recently got new owners who also own the Citadel though and they seem to be interested in doing up the Citadel and the Western chunk of land with the big fence. Also Fort Burgoyne's not military anymore so there's no need to worry about getting shot aha-the current owners do open days and Halloween events though if you are interested in seeing the site though ! :)
@@redsinsaneurbex7691 hahah this is why I need a local guide for next time! I'm actually going to ask locals to show me around in advance for next time. Thank you brother ❤️
@@jilljarvis8076 thank you so much for the subscribe and comment. It's such a small channel so every watch hour means so much to me. I always enjoy comments like this ❤️☺️
Re 'Never been to a place with so many closed shops'...You've clearly not been to Margate then. Dover is a fantastic town to visit if you like history and a bit of hiking along the cliff tops. The town died 30 years ago like most seaside towns.
@@EdBrinton 30 years ago no comparison between Margate and Dover. Margate was fantastic. Since then steady downhill slide even with the 'Down From London's' and their cash buying up the town. Not so big on History like Dover, but if you like a Beach then still got some hidden paradises around the Coast.
last time anyone invaded this island were the romans, with possibly elephants, today, it's a 10 cm rubber boat, with men wearing life vests, UK will never return from this.
There's probably some of the quiet villages like Chartham and Minster-in-Thanet - but the rest of is pretty rundown. For supposedly "the garden of England" - it's getting built upon with major housing projects for new builds. There's little job opportunities for young people - hence why they tend to move away. It's pretty grim in certain places : Medway towns, Isle of Sheppey, Ramsgate, Margate and Dover.
Timestamps: 😊
0:55 Abandoned WW2 Bunkers
5:15 Abandoned WW2 Turret and prison
11:02 Dover Beach
12:36 Town centre
16:43 My thoughts on Dover
18:13 Hotel Review
22:08 Dover Castle
Dover gets knocked all the time, you're not saying anything new, just going for the lowest common denominator - well done you. You're like Tom Scott but completely opposite. I live in Dover and I love it.
Same!
I like Tom Scott, and I like Dover. I showed the good, bad and ugly of the town. Thanks for your comment
@@EdBrintonYour title bemused me though. I'm not sure what's to hate about Dover. Unofficially, I guess it's the most welcoming part of the UK. I mean, we send a welcoming party out, just about every hour of every day, to all the visitors that want to travel to our wonderful country! 👍💯🇬🇧✔😎
@@InvictaView ahahahahahah my favourite comment yet
I just put this tuber straight also as to Dover. He was there two days, I've been here 63 years...
Dover has alot of history that is worth exploring and some natural beauty spots. We have one of the best castles in the country that have links to WW2 and medievil history etc. There are also tunnels which people love exploring on the hills. The Grand shaft is closed to the public but they do have open days. We also have some beautiful cliff walks. The council has made some improvements to the town and the community is trying to make things better. We also have a lovely beach where you can see France from, which can be busy on sunny days. Wd also have some beautiful parks Kersney Abbey and Russell Gardens for example. Yes the town has its problems and not a great number of shops but what town is perfect? You missed most of Dover! I love my town despite its reputation. Next time ask a local who loves Dover and they will show you the best places. This negative reputation is not helping our town. You can tell that I am passionate about Dover, its because I grew up here and have a input into making Dover better in some ways. I think Dover is unfairly judged most of the time. As I said the negativity doesnt help. Its not just about the boats..
Yeah I hope my video helped to show some of the cool historical places it has too :) there's good and bad parts of everywhere and that's what I try to show in my other videos. Thanks for your comment my friend it means a lot ☺️
Good content and i like these longer videos. Keep up the good work, your doing great so far!
@@archie592 thank you brother I appreciate that ❤️
I agree
I enjoyed the video, especially the bunkers which we haven't seen. We visited Dover Castle on a very clear day and France seemed so close.
Folkestone nearby is very different and may be worth a visit.
I see you haven't got over Luton yet 😂
@@viv73903 I always look forward to your comment :)
And that's a good shout!
And never.... I don't think anyone can get over Luton hahah
@@EdBrinton Just thinking that WW2 videos may be a niche thing to do. We are always on the lookout for pill boxes, and believe it or not, there is one on the way to lovely Luton 😀
@@viv73903 yeahh I know there's a few near Guildford too! Good idea
@EdBrinton Just thinking, in Bricket Wood, there is a scale model of the Mohne Dam, which many locals, including me, haven't visited.
Leavesden Country Park is close by, where there is a model spitfire, heritage trail and it is where The Inbetweeners was filmed.
All easy and free parking.
@@viv73903 fantastic I'll have a look into them all!
Nice one. I do wonder where the media gets these "worst in UK" lists from! I've lived in nearby Maidstone since 2001, so Dover is an easy visit for me.
I've visited all the coastline between Dungeness and Dartford, and Dover Seafront is my favorite now. Never too packed out, and nice to see the Channel swimmers setting off here too. And the little kiosk on the front, used to be called Pebbles, is a lovely little refreshment stop. Western Docks has been redeveloped since the Seacats and, before them, the Hovercraft packed up. Very nice it is too.
Dont forget, its the Gateway to Europe, and was, until the P&O debacle, a major local employer. The town centre has had some revamp, and that Wetherspoons, The Eight Bells, is not a bad one. Yes. A thumbs up to Dover for a visit, 👍✔💯🇬🇧😉
How does Maidstone compare?
@@EdBrinton A $64,000 question! You'll just have to visit the County Town one day and see for yourself.
For people that live and/or work in these so call crap towns, we do not see it how these reporters and vloggers report it.
I've lived in Maidstone since 2001, as I came here for a job, which I'm still doing today. If it was as grim as nearby central Chatham, where I lived for 18 months before Maidstone, I'd have moved away, but it suits me fine. (Chatham has very slowly recovered from the Naval Dockyard closure, which was forty years ago this year!).
As with all these videos you're doing, I consider myself qualified to comment, as I only comment on the places I know and have visited or lived and worked in.
Barring some hamlets and tiny villages in Kent, there's no where hereI don't know or haven't visited, eaten or drank in.
I'm guessing your an outsider looking in, and, it appears you're doing a good job reporting what you find on your visits. As with all my travelling in the UK/Europe for the past 22 years, its all about those finds, good, bad or indifferent on your visit, and what impression that town or city leaves on you!
Believe you me, and I'm qualified to speak, and I'll be shot down for it no doubt, the North/South divide in the UK is very real. For many people returning to there hometowns or city's in the North, they're now unrecognisable compared to 20-25+ years ago. But its our corrupt governments own doing, with so many people having had to move away for work, this leaves deserted towns/cities and many vacant properties and run down areas. But slowly but surely, with the opening of the EU borders in 2003, and the migrant crisis because of our involvement in the Middle East, and then it was Brexit and then Covid. Its all been brewing up for many years, to a point where they've all been 're-populated'. Yes, it's good and bad, and there's no going back now with what's happened to our country. Its all happened in one generation, right under our noses, and its way too late do anything about it.
I think you'll be making videos full time on the demise of our UK towns and cities lol! Maybe you should change your format and go and find the best towns and cities in the UK! Does such a thing exist anymore?
Anyway, do come to visit Maidstone. There are two Wetherspoons here as well, which is the only place you'll get half decent fish & chips in the town, as the no.1 chippie here shut down last year!
And if you visit on a day that I'm about, I'll buy you a drink in my favorite coffee shop! 👍🇬🇧✔💯😉
Even in the rain, the Castle is worth a visit as the 'War rooms' (The tunnels under the castle and in the cliffs) you can spend a good 2 or 3 hours in.
I'll have to pay it a visit mate, so much cool history there
Would you visit Dover? 😅
No I already live in the UK so I don’t need to go there in a dinghy
@@Valea_alba I love a good dinghy
Yes and I would never move, I have been to worse places abroad.
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@@rayofsunshine427 I'm glad to hear your enjoy it there, some super cool natural beauty and historical beauty there
you are doing a lovely job of it. thank you. glad I found your channel.
Thank you so much mate, your comment has made my day, feel free to subscribe ☺️
Legend ❤
Your just looking at the town centre, just off there is St. James shopping complex which most of the town shops relocated, also too to Whitfield.
Dover has some excellent parks..Wetherspoons is not what you discribed, I was there this afternoon, I don't do pubs, but it was very friendly...
Sadly the weather was not good in July, August was good, the seafront was bustling with tourist, watersports, walkers and cyclist...The white cliffs what missed off is teeming with tourist taking in the famous cliffs and countryside...
As to littler, I personally think our local council do a good job in keeping the town clean.
Also its a town, not a city...
@@ashdrive Dover is the best place in the world let's be honest
I finished my A' levels at DGBS in the early 1990s and could not wait to leave to attend university. Never a Dover resident per se as my family lived in one of the pretty villages on the White Cliffs but the town's folks were always poor (you did not visit Tower Hamlets, Buckland, Aycliffe residential estates etc, it's shocking.). Dover itself was terrible back then and sadly has not improved. I can see they have invested a lot on the market square (new paving etc.) but there is nothing you can do. I also noticed all the retail banks have now closed (Barclays, Lloyds, NatWest, HSBC). First work experience was with Barclays Bank in 1989! This is not unexpected with online services but wow! The high street is dead and it's not coming back. In Dover or elsewhere. Back in the early 1990s, locals blamed it on the opening of the Channel Tunnel for the loss of business activity and the great recession but this was a poor excuse. Tourists have never visited Dover (despite the Castle) but always travelled on to Canterbury and London via the 1978 Jubilee way bypass in the eastern Docks. Moreover, during the 1980s, locals always went shopping to Canterbury during weekends with many others from towns and villages in Kent doing likewise. Dover town centre was (and is) of little interest. It's cut-off and totally isolated from the port. There has never been much industry either. Not the worst of places in the UK though. River, to the north and Kearsney Abbey gardens, for example, are nice, green areas. The girl's grammar school is highly rated. Nice properties along Connaught avenue. The sea front is Ok. There is a Castle. Try places up north! Rotherham comes to mind.
@@Truthseeker1515 it's tragic to see, I'll be posting a video on Wednesday about the death of the highstreet too mate :)
omg you were so paranoid lol, you went to Dover already with the mindset of that list, which was made in 2017! Like all the other seaside towns it has it's problems, but quite a few of the shops moved to the new shopping centres, one in town, one on the outskirts. You missed some beautiful historical buildings in the town as well as a lovely park and river walks. On the whole people in Dover are very friendly and kind. If you had walked a bit further round the shaft there is a way in, quite a few urban explorer's have filmed there.
@@rosy4370 yeah as I said a few times it wasn't too bad, I've been to worse places. But I never felt I could fully relax personally. Maybe it's because I was filming lol! Anyways thanks for the comment :)
People stare at you here trust me. I don't recommend going. Anyone would be scared
Because it's a hell hole full of crime of course he is
@rosy4370 I got heckled there last week, you don't feel welcome. Frightening place.
If you film yourself probs even worse cause people always stare 😅
@@James-m9k4w heckled by who?
I live in Deal, the next town over. Dover is a great place to explore, lots of hidden history. It's just severely run down. In such a vital location in the UK you'd think it would be made to look lovely. Would be best if it was bulldozed and starting again haha. There's definitely some scary people here. If you're ever feeling down about yourself just walk around Dover and you'll feel like a Hollywood actor.
It's quite a depressing place to be, but there's plenty of nice people there... before nightfall.
@@StygiusNix well said mate. I wanna do more videos in that area of Kent, possibly in Deal
@@EdBrinton Deal's a nice day trip or weekend getaway if you're used to cities. There's not much to do here , but Walmer Castle is lovely in the summer. Lots of places to go walking in the countryside, my favourite is walking from Deal to St Margaret's Bay and having lunch at the Coastguard Pub (could also walk to dover from there). If walking through the high street on Saturdays it's like the walking dead. There are a fair few rough areas here too though.
@@StygiusNix interesting mate thanks for the comment, I'm going to try and meet or interview somebody from there hopefully to give a fairer insight to the place
@@EdBrinton fair enough lad, we're a friendly sort so I'm sure someone will spare some time to share their thoughts. Have fun on your adventures!
@@StygiusNix thank you brother, always welcome to join me also
Dover is harmless in Kent :D
Emphasis on the Kent? 🤣🤣
I got attacked there once
@@mandymclan I hope you are OK
@@EdBrinton I live to tell the tale I guess
@@mandymclan good lad
Dover looks rough in parts sad to see :( cool castle though 😅
Thanks for the comment mate ❤
@@EdBrinton np
Nowhere in Kent appeals for my next trip over the border, Cornwall and Devon yes . Someone change my mind ?
@@pamelaadam9207 Sevenoaks is nice but Kent isn't the nicest part of the UK
The only saving grace for dover is the lovely castle and the beautiful white cliffs walk to the lighthouse.
@@spleeeen4it yeah it's pretty rough in parts but the natural beauty is insane :)
@@spleeeen4it yeah it's pretty rough in parts but the natural beauty is insane :)
Trueee
Mention the word Dover and I think of the ferry to Calais mate. I have used it every year since 1970. Dover is not a city, it is a small port town.
@@pabs7373 I'd be interested to see how you've seen Dover evolve over the years? The same? Better? Worse? Thanks for the comment btw mate
I think of mass migration and crime
@@mandymclanIt isnt just about that..
@@rayofsunshine427 lack of investment
It is lol @@rayofsunshine427
I was once in Dover town centre, parked up in a French registered car with people starring at me suspiciously (I stopped to buy some brown sauce) and then got the hell out of there. I only relaxed when I was on the boat heading home to Paris. Great video.
@@andrewjones4006 thank you brother I really appreciate that. Yeah it is a dangerous place for sure
I'm sorry you had to go through this, is Calais any better?
You didnt check the castle, its worth a visit. We are not all bad in Dover ya know. 😢
@@EdBrinton It can be dangerous where ever you go.. yes there are some bad people but there are lots of good people to. I have found a few cards in my time and returned them to the bank. Dover isnt that scary you know. If I knew you were coming to Dover I would of given you a few pointers.
@@EdBrinton No it fucking isn't. Where's your evidence for that? You mean "people looking at you"?
Thank you for this clip. I do not know why i feel sad after watching it. I don't want to discourage young Brits but it seems to me current generation has no sense of history of the local, of the country or else leaders and collectives would have been produced to perk up such beautiful location. So many things can be done here. Where have all the great Brits gone?
@@user-dg1ho4tj2g Brain drain. Many British people with degrees have left the country due to lower taxes and higher incomes elsewhere. Think USA and UAE. Yeah it was saddening going there too. Young people feel like they've been left out and cast aside by the liberal elite
They teach young people LGBT history rather than real history
Dover was always a great place to get absolutely bladdered in , a great piss up town 👍👍
@@starkravingbonkers1 hahah I need to try it sometime
@@EdBrinton try Chatham , that's always been a odious little grief pit , and a hell hole , also Gillingham too can get very chewy , especially at night 👍all the best with the channel
@@starkravingbonkers1 yeah that's a good idea mate, I find Kent pretty intriguing to explore. Off to Poland in two weeks to film there also
I can promise you 111% there is no military base between the battery at the start of the video and the Citadel.
@@redsinsaneurbex7691 thanks for letting me know mate, was a weird barber wire fence. Do you know what it could be? Cheers
@@EdBrinton It was originally part of an 1860s fortification that protected the West side of the Citadel but the moat was filled in the 1960s and I believe it was last officially used as part of the immigration centre that used to be in the Citadel as they're connected with a bridge and have the same prisony fence. It recently got new owners who also own the Citadel though and they seem to be interested in doing up the Citadel and the Western chunk of land with the big fence.
Also Fort Burgoyne's not military anymore so there's no need to worry about getting shot aha-the current owners do open days and Halloween events though if you are interested in seeing the site though ! :)
@@redsinsaneurbex7691 hahah this is why I need a local guide for next time! I'm actually going to ask locals to show me around in advance for next time. Thank you brother ❤️
Is it still used
@@James-m9k4w Not by the military.
Great video
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Subscribed 😊 the ww 2 bunkers were fav part of the vid
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Re 'Never been to a place with so many closed shops'...You've clearly not been to Margate then. Dover is a fantastic town to visit if you like history and a bit of hiking along the cliff tops. The town died 30 years ago like most seaside towns.
Oh really? How would you say Margate compares?
@@EdBrinton 30 years ago no comparison between Margate and Dover. Margate was fantastic. Since then steady downhill slide even with the 'Down From London's' and their cash buying up the town. Not so big on History like Dover, but if you like a Beach then still got some hidden paradises around the Coast.
@@MikChapman I'll check it out mate! Thanks for letting me know cheers
last time anyone invaded this island were the romans, with possibly elephants, today, it's a 10 cm rubber boat, with men wearing life vests, UK will never return from this.
@@Paul-km9ox exactly this
Think you missed the Norman conquests and the invasion of Harold Hardrada mate but I get the point
True yeah
Excellent video. Just one thing ... jets weren't around in the Second World War 😂😂
@@kissywitch you know what I meant 🤫 and thank you! :)
@@EdBrintonthere were German jets by the end of the war (Messerschmidt Me 262 and others). Just not over Dover! ;-)
@@IanRuxton very interesting mate thanks for letting me know
Mental how they let dover happen 😮
When they arrive and are processed they are sent to poor midlands towns so its not as obvious how many are flooding in
@@v1sionary100 you're exactly right mate, thanks for the comment btw :)
What do you think we should do about then
I live in Dover and... since when were we the most HATED town? 😂
The article is linked in the description but yeah I agree there's far far worse ..... Like Luton ahaha
Cool update bro ,you welcome on my safsris
@@BulambaChristopher thank you brother ❤️
@@EdBrinton welcome bro 👍😁
@@BulambaChristopher any ideas on where to visit next mate? 😁
@@EdBrinton you can pay a visit to the pearl of Africa,a lot here culture heritage sites we can plan for a Safari
@@BulambaChristopher I'll check it out! Sounds good 😊
It seems peaceful in Dover. Not a single boat illegally crossing
@@OceansEleven-sd8wf I only filmed it for about 1 min, hundreds come a week
I saw three today
The locals should sabotage these boats beyond all repair. Every one of them
I saw 5 this week
Yes we do get crossings but I never notice it but they do happen a lot.
You've not been to Rochdale then?
@@AnonAnonAnon nope
It's weird how the top ten most dangerous counties are all up north minus Kent.... At number 4
I lived Dover ashford Rochester and there all shit if you live on a ruff estate
@@DanielGroomey AHH I see mate, how did they compare?
@@EdBrinton Dover crap poor bad drug problem everything shut in town
@@DanielGroomey oh really mate it's sad to see. I'll definitely do Rochester soon tho
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Didn't linger on the spaced (spiced?) out chav at 16:37 then?!
@@MrMairu555 haha
The benefits seeking chav sums up dover
@@MrMairu555 I was the chav, what u sayin
@@mandymclan LOL
@@MrMairu555 based on a true story
Where are the people? lol it seems to be mainly abandoned.
@@keeperofthecheese that's what I was wondering...I guess the high street is dead mate
Because it's terrible place and lots of crime
He hardly touched Dover, there is so much more. Kersney Abbey is a beautiful park and then there is Russell Gardens
@@mandymclanEverywhere has crime these days, not just solely Dover you know.
@@EdBrintonIf its about shops then your in the wrong place. Im a proud Dovorian
Is there anywhere nice in kent? 😢😂
@@mandymclan nopeee
@@Lechonberryph lol
There's probably some of the quiet villages like Chartham and Minster-in-Thanet - but the rest of is pretty rundown. For supposedly "the garden of England" - it's getting built upon with major housing projects for new builds. There's little job opportunities for young people - hence why they tend to move away. It's pretty grim in certain places : Medway towns, Isle of Sheppey, Ramsgate, Margate and Dover.
@@alphabetaxenonzzzcat perhaps
@@alphabetaxenonzzzcat Ive heard isle of sheppey is crazy