| Samphire Hoe | |
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 Samphire Hoe, at the base of the cliffs | |
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| Coordinates | 51°06′20″N 1°16′30″E / 51.1056°N 1.2750°E |
| Area | 30 hectares (300,000 m2) |
| Created | 1997 |
| Operated by | White Cliffs Countryside Project |
| Visitors | 110,000 |
| Open | 7 days a week, from 7 am until dusk (7 pm) |
| Status | Open all year |
| Parking | Paid parking |
| Website | www |
Samphire Hoe is a country park situated 2 miles (3 km) west of Dover in Kent in southeast England. The park was created by using 4.9 million cubic metres of chalk marl from the Channel Tunnel excavations and is found at the bottom of a section of the White Cliffs of Dover.[1] The site is owned by Getlink, and managed by the White Cliffs Countryside Project.[2]
It is accessible by the public via a single-lane road tunnel controlled by traffic lights, which crosses over the South Eastern Main Line that is running in the Shakespeare Cliff tunnel underneath. Visitor facilities are provided, including car parking, toilets and a café.
- ^ The Official Samphire Hoe website
- ^ "Hoe Picnic site". Retrieved 26 March 2008.[permanent dead link]