Dover soul: a new walking trail on the Kent coast
(The Guardian Travel News)

There´s more to the world´s busiest passenger port than ferries and military history - it is looking forward with a new architectural walking trail along the Kent coast. We get a previewOn a hazy summer morning, Dover harbour appears to be in a state of perpetual motion. Beneath the white cliffs, cross-Channel ferries glide in and out while, closer to shore, a fleet of dinghies skims across the water. A group of swimmers make their way along the shingle beach, watched over by a sculpture of two bathers ploughing through the waves - a reminder that this has been the starting point for countless attempts to swim the Channel. Beneath my feet, inlaid into the paving stones of the esplanade, a granite strip marks the start/finish line for the North Downs Way long-distance walking trail. Continue reading...