Look local: Dover welcomes daytrippers

Throughout history, Dover has been a site of invasion and conquest. Located in the very south-eastern tip of England, the Kent town looks across to France; a country from which many foreign invaders have arrived.

First to land were the Romans in 55BC, who left their mark in the shape of a 2,000-year-old lighthouse which still exists today. Next came the Normans who constructed a colossal keep that was later expanded by the ruthless King Henry II. More recently, the town played a crucial part in World War II, with Dover Castle acting as both a military command centre and an underground hospital.