Dour to Downs Festival - Industrial Heritage of the Dour

Event Date: 12/08/2024 10:00 - 13:00

Join for a walk from Kearsney Abbey to Wellington Dock and discover the industrial heritage of the River Dour with local expert Barry O’Brien.

Meeting Point: Kearsney Abbey Car Park

This walk is linear. If you have parked your car at Kearsney you can walk back or get a train from Dover Priory back to Kearsney station. 

Event Location - River Dour

The River Dour is a chalk stream which flows from Kearsney to Dover docks. The chalk stream habitat of the Dour is globally rare and the crystal-clear waters support an abundance of wildlife.

The river is easily accessible from Dover town centre and is a ten-minute walk from Dover Priory train station. The four mile signposted ‘River Dour Greenway’ trail follows the river from sea to source as it passes through the town of Dover and ends at the village of Temple Ewell. The river can also be easily accessed while visiting Pencester Gardens in Dover and Kearsney Abbey and Russell Gardens in Kearsney.

Find out more about our Heritage Lottery funded project Our Finest Dour, which set out to raise awareness of the importance of the River Dour. An overview of the project is here.

The Kent Downs National Landscape funded Dour to Downs project is now underway, continuing on the work from Our Finest Dour but adding new elements. To find out more please email riverdour@dover.gov.uk