DOVER PUBS- Guiness, Ghosts and Gulls

[sailor d]

Hole-up in Dover waiting for the weather to ease meant only one thing, an opportunity to explore the local drinking establishments. Here's two that stood out and fortunately are within stumbling distance to the marina.

CULLINs YARD- Cambridge Road, Dover
Overlooking the Marina it has a great outside space complete
with miniture replica lighthouse, full sized orange lit palm-tree
and lots of tables with ashtrays. Perfect for a drink outside
in the sun. Weissbeir, German Lagers served in addition to the
usual ales and lagers. Food good. Interior has a nautical
theme and a local yacht club holds their meetings here.

Now the real find is the

CINQ PORT ARMS- Clarence Place-
Hidden in the sprawl of the Western Docks this ancient pub
has fought to survive the pressure to sell to the big
companies whose scaffolding and docks dwarf and hide this
quirky Traditional sailors pub. It claims the right to be the
closest English Pub to France. There are fireplaces in the
mazelike Garden,which has surpises around each corner.
I am not going to tell you will have to visit yourself. Inside
can easily imagine smugglers planning and young boys being
pressed. Sadly no ale on tap but there is a good selection
of bottles. Perhaps the ghosts in the cellar, no kidding,
won't allow the barrels. Do visit as this eccentric place and
the staff deserve to survive.

 

[lenseman]

Hole-up in Dover waiting for the weather to ease meant only one thing, an opportunity to explore the local drinking establishments. . . . . CINQ PORT ARMS

I discovered this delightful pub in the summer of 2007 when I was on passage delivering a yacht from Chi to the river Deben.

We too were holed up as the weather had closed in Force 7 with a violent thunderstorm and we ran into Dover and spent the night on the oil jetty.

This pub could not do enough for us and cooked the most fabulous meal you could ever ask for. Half way through eating it, they came along and asked if we would like any more meat and veg as they had plenty if we wanted it. I think the meal for two came to less than £12 for both of us!!

I will visit again next time I am stopping in Dover.

BTW, at the top of the oiling jetty is an empty car park and a seagull took an extreme dislike to me and kept on swooping and attacking me, it took a peck at my head every time it flew passed!! I never saw the baby seagull it was obviously protecting.

 

[ADLS]

I used the Cinq Port tavern while working on the Dover-Folkstone water treatment project and our worksite was just across the bridge from the CPT. After nightshift I'd pop in for the Full English Breakfast and a pint then back to the digs for a great days kip.

In 2000 we used the pub for an evening meal while waiting for the weather to improve for the 2000 Dunkirk Little Ships return to Dunkirk, we reached it by way of a short cut from the marina through the docks. Which I remember ment clambering up a dock wall, OK on the way to the pub but a bit hairy on the return.