Learn all about the rich local hisory in and around the Dover Deal and Sandwich area at The Pines Visitor Centre and Museum.
The Pines Visitor Centre and Museum is located directly opposite the entrance to The Pines Garden at St Margaret's Bay, close to the Dover Deal and Sandwich area.
When entering The Pines Visitor Centre and Museum, you may like to linger and relax in the Tea Room which offers mouth watering, home-made cakes, a selection of freshly made sandwiches and array of hot and cold drinks.Double Doors will then lead you through to the visitor centre
Originally created by the Trustees in memory of Frederick Cleary CBE, The Pines Visitor Centre and Museum features changing displays on environmental themes and local history.
The Pines Visitor Centre and Museum welcomes educational visits from schools in and around the Dover Deal and Sandwich area.The museum and visitor centre provides and exciting and educational day out, packed full of information about the areas environmental projects and rich historical past.
Did you Know....
St, Margaret's Bay was once the haunt of smugglers, and the Dover Deal and Sandwich coastline was the scene of many wrecks, lying as it does off the Goodwin Sands.
The Famous author, Noel Coward, was also once a celebrated resident of St. Margaret's in the early 1950's.
As France is only twenty miles across the English Channel, this part of the Dover Deal and Sandwich coast, has historically seen a good deal of military activity.
At the time of the Napoleonic Wars, invasion was considered a distinct possibility and the Foreland Valley was occupied by troop encampments. Some part of the fortifications are still visible today. In fact the land on which the Pines Garden is situated was an early 19th century military camp.
With so much to see and learn about , The Pines Visitor Centre and Museum is well worth a visit.
You can also take home a small memento of your visit to the Dover Deal and Sandwich coast from The Pines Visitor Centre and Museum Gift Shop.
The Pines Visitor Centre and Museum is open all year
Daily 10.00am - 5.00pm
Admission to The Pines Visitor Centre and Museum is Free
Directions
Off the A258 Deal to Dover road, through St. Margaret's village.
Please Mention
the Best Of Dover Deal and Sandwich
when contacting The Pines Visitor Centre and Museum