Events

Samphire Hoe events taking place from March to September 2013

Please read the safety advices and recommendations below before attending an event

Merci de lire attentivement les recommandations et les conseils de sécurité ci-dessous avant de participer à un évènement.

We accept no liability for any errors or omissions on this web site. Every care has been taken to ensure that the details given here were correct at the time of production. You may wish to check with the leader by telephone before travelling, particularly when weather conditions are likely to be poor.

Nous nous attachons à ce que l’information fournie et publiée sur ce site soit correcte et actualisée mais nous ne pouvons garantir de prendre en compte tout changement éventuel de manière immédiate sur ce site. Nous vous recommandons donc de contacter le guide de chaque activité par téléphone avant d’entreprendre votre voyage, notamment en cas de conditions météorologiques dégradées.

  • The grading system explained

    To help you choose a suitable event we have graded all the walks.
    Grade 1: very easy walk, generally on pavements
    Grade 2: easy walk in the countryside, with only gentle hills. No stiles
    Grade 3: typical country walk with some steeper hills or stiles
    Grade 4: more difficult walks with steep hills, or likely to be muddy paths
    Grade 5: difficult walks such as rocky shores, shingle or night walks

  • Comprendre le barème de classement

    Pour vous permettre de choisir un évènement, nous avons classé chaque randonnée ou marche selon un barème de niveaux de difficulté.
    Grade 1 : très facile
    Grade 2 : facile, promenade dans la campagne avec quelques collines en pente douce. Aucun passage d’échalier
    Grade 3 : modéré, randonnée dans la campagne avec quelques terrains plus vallonnés ou passage de quelques échaliers
    Grade 4 : soutenu, randonnée sur des terrains très vallonnés ou sur des sentiers potentiellement boueux
    Grade 5 : difficile, randonnée avec passages sur des rivages rocheux et sur des galets ou randonnées de nuit

  • Advices on safety and equipment

    Please wear suitable boots or shoes with good grip. Bring waterproof clothing if rain is forecast. Please wrap up warm in cold weather and you might wish to bring something to drink. Please remember a sun hat and suntan lotion in warm weather.
    Whatever the weather the leader will be at the start of the walk, although the event may have to be varied or even cancelled in some circumstances.
    Please note that you attend an event at your own risk.
    Anyone suffering from any serious health condition is advised to check with their doctor before attending a guided walk or any event.
    Please inform the walk leader of any condition, in confidence, at the start of the walk of the event.
    For more information, including details regarding access for those with disabilities, please contact the leader of the event.
    The White Cliffs Countryside Partnership, Dover District Council, Eurotunnel and the sponsors accept no liability for any accident or loss.

  • Conseils sur la sécurité et l’équipement

    Nous vous recommandons de porter des bottes ou des chaussures adaptées à semelles crantées. Selon la saison et les prévisions météorologiques, merci de porter ou de vous munir de vêtements imperméables ou chauds, d’un chapeau de soleil et d’une crème solaire. Vous pouvez également apporter une boisson chaude ou fraîche.
    Quelle que soit les conditions météorologiques, le guide (leader) sera présent au départ de la marche, même si l’itinéraire doit être modifié ou la randonnée annulée sous certaines circonstances.
    Il est recommandé à toute personne souffrant d’une maladie de consulter un médecin avant de participer à une randonnée. Si vous êtes aptes physiquement, merci d’informer le guide (leader) de votre condition médicale en toute discrétion au début de la marche o ude l'évènement. Pour plus d’informations, notamment en ce qui concerne les accès pour les personnes handicapées, merci de contacter le guide de la randonnée.
    The White Cliffs Countryside Partnership, Dover Disctrict Council, Eurotunnel et les sponsors déclinent toute responsaiblitépour tout préjudice, dommage, accident ou perte.

›› March 2013

  • Easter Sunday 31 March – 2:00pm

    Samphire Hoe eggcellent Easter challenge (Green Gang)
    Can you succeed in the egg assault course? Who will win the egg rolling competition? Please bring your own hard boiled egg and spoon. Suggested donation of £2.
    Leader: Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership (01304 225649).
    Meet: Site Management Office, Samphire Hoe (pay and display car park). The Hoe is signposted off the A20 from Dover to Folkestone (TR 294 391).
    Distance: 1 mile (1 hour).
    Grade: 2.
    Dogs on leads

›› April 2013

  • Friday 5 April - 10.15am – 1.00pm

    Samphire Hoe: Helping the Hoe (morning)
    Join us to do conservation and maintenance work around this important chalk grassland site. It could include path clearing, beaching clean or erosion control. For more information, call Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership on 01304 225649.
    Meet: 10.15am at the Site Management Office, Samphire Hoe, Dover (signposted off the A20 when driving from Dover to Folkestone), CT17 9FL.

  • Friday 12 April - 10.15am – 1.00pm

    Samphire Hoe: Helping the Hoe (morning)
    Join us to do conservation and maintenance work around this important chalk grassland site. It could include path clearing, beaching clean or erosion control. For more information, call Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership on 01304 225649.
    Meet: 10.15am at the Site Management Office, Samphire Hoe, Dover (signposted off the A20 when driving from Dover to Folkestone), CT17 9FL.

  • Saturday 13 April - 7.30pm to 9.00pm

    Stargazing live at Samphire Hoe
    Discover the universe. We shall be star gazing with astronomers from South East Kent Astronomical Society (SEKAS). Bring your binoculars and telescopes if you have them. Find your way around the heavens. This is your chance to speak to experts about the night sky. Warm clothing essential. Please note this event is weather dependant! Suggested donation of £2 appreciated.
    Leader: SEKAS. For more information phone Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership (01304 225649).
    Meet: Site management office, Samphire Hoe. The Hoe is sign-posted off the A20 from Dover to Folkestone, CT17 9FL. Dogs on leads.

  • Sunday 14 April - 2.00pm

    Samphire Hoe beach eggs
    Come along and discover the different types of eggs that can be found on the beach, you never know there may be some chocolate ones… Suggested donation of £2 appreciated.
    Leader: Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership (01304 225649).
    Meet: Site management office, Samphire Hoe. The Hoe is sign-posted off the A20 from Dover to Folkestone, postcode: CT17 9FL.
    Distance: 1 mile (1.5 hours).
    Grade: 2. Dogs on leads.

  • Friday 19 April - 10.15am – 1.00pm

    Samphire Hoe: Helping the Hoe (morning)
    Join us to do conservation and maintenance work around this important chalk grassland site. It could include path clearing, beaching clean or erosion control. For more information, call Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership on 01304 225649.
    Meet: 10.15am at the Site Management Office, Samphire Hoe, Dover (signposted off the A20 when driving from Dover to Folkestone), CT17 9FL.

  • Friday 26 April - 10.15am – 1.00pm

    Samphire Hoe: Helping the Hoe (morning)
    Join us to do conservation and maintenance work around this important chalk grassland site. It could include path clearing, beaching clean or erosion control. For more information, call Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership on 01304 225649.
    Meet: 10.15am at the Site Management Office, Samphire Hoe, Dover (signposted off the A20 when driving from Dover to Folkestone), CT17 9FL.

  • Sunday 28 April - 10.15am – 1.00pm

    Samphire Hoe: Helping the Hoe (morning)
    Join us to do conservation and maintenance work around this important chalk grassland site. It could include path clearing, beaching clean or erosion control. For more information, call Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership on 01304 225649.
    Meet: 10.15am at the Site Management Office, Samphire Hoe, Dover (signposted off the A20 when driving from Dover to Folkestone), CT17 9FL.

›› May 2013

  • Sunday 5 May - 2.00pm

    Early spider orchids at Samphire Hoe
    Join in a gentle walk around the Hoe to discover the fascinating life story of the Hoe early spider orchids. Suggested donation of £2 appreciated.
    Leader: Paul Holt, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership (01304 225649).
    Meet: Site management office, Samphire Hoe. The Hoe is sign-posted off the A20 from Dover to Folkestone, CT17 9FL.
    Distance: 1 mile (1.5 hours).
    Grade: 2. Dogs on leads.

  • Bank Holiday Monday 6 May 2.00pm

    Discover the curious life of the bee tricker
    Discover the curious life of the bee tricker and then make your own… Suggested donation of £2 per child appreciated.
    Leader: Paul Holt, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership (01304 225649).
    Meet: Site management office, Samphire Hoe. The Hoe is sign-posted off the A20 from Dover to Folkestone, CT17 9FL.
    Distance: 1 mile (1.5 hours).
    Grade: 2. Dogs on leads.

  • Friday 10 May - 10.15am – 1.00pm

    Samphire Hoe: Helping the Hoe (morning)
    Join us to do conservation and maintenance work around this important chalk grassland site. It could include path clearing, beaching clean or erosion control. For more information, call Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership on 01304 225649.
    Meet: 10.15am at the Site Management Office, Samphire Hoe, Dover (signposted off the A20 when driving from Dover to Folkestone), CT17 9FL.

  • Sunday 12 May - 10.15am – 1.00pm

    Samphire Hoe: Helping the Hoe (morning)
    Join us to do conservation and maintenance work around this important chalk grassland site. It could include path clearing, beaching clean or erosion control. For more information, call Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership on 01304 225649.
    Meet: 10.15am at the Site Management Office, Samphire Hoe, Dover (signposted off the A20 when driving from Dover to Folkestone), CT17 9FL.

  • Friday 17 May - 10.15am – 1.00pm

    Samphire Hoe: Helping the Hoe (morning)
    Join us to do conservation and maintenance work around this important chalk grassland site. It could include path clearing, beaching clean or erosion control. For more information, call Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership on 01304 225649.
    Meet: 10.15am at the Site Management Office, Samphire Hoe, Dover (signposted off the A20 when driving from Dover to Folkestone), CT17 9FL.

  • Friday 24 May - 10.15am – 1.00pm

    Samphire Hoe: Helping the Hoe (morning)
    Join us to do conservation and maintenance work around this important chalk grassland site. It could include path clearing, beaching clean or erosion control. For more information, call Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership on 01304 225649.
    Meet: 10.15am at the Site Management Office, Samphire Hoe, Dover (signposted off the A20 when driving from Dover to Folkestone), CT17 9FL.

  • Friday 31 May- 10.15am – 1.00pm

    Samphire Hoe: Helping the Hoe (morning)
    Join us to do conservation and maintenance work around this important chalk grassland site. It could include path clearing, beaching clean or erosion control. For more information, call Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership on 01304 225649.
    Meet: 10.15am at the Site Management Office, Samphire Hoe, Dover (signposted off the A20 when driving from Dover to Folkestone), CT17 9FL.

›› June 2013

  • Sunday 2 June - 2.00pm

    Samphire Hoe’s got talons
    Join in a walk at the Hoe where, with luck, we should see the fastest bird in the world - the talonted peregrine falcon. Suggested donation of £2 appreciated.
    Leader: Paul Holt, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership (01304 225649).
    Meet: Site management office, Samphire Hoe. The Hoe is sign-posted off the A20 from Dover to Folkestone, CT17 9FL.
    Distance: 1 mile (1.5 hours).
    Grade: 2. Dogs on leads.

  • Friday 7 June - 10.15am – 1.00pm

    Samphire Hoe: Helping the Hoe (morning)
    Join us to do conservation and maintenance work around this important chalk grassland site. It could include path clearing, beaching clean or erosion control. For more information, call Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership on 01304 225649.
    Meet: 10.15am at the Site Management Office, Samphire Hoe, Dover (signposted off the A20 when driving from Dover to Folkestone), CT17 9FL.

  • Sunday 9 June - 10.15am – 1.00pm

    Samphire Hoe: Helping the Hoe (morning)
    Join us to do conservation and maintenance work around this important chalk grassland site. It could include path clearing, beaching clean or erosion control. For more information, call Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership on 01304 225649.
    Meet: 10.15am at the Site Management Office, Samphire Hoe, Dover (signposted off the A20 when driving from Dover to Folkestone), CT17 9FL.

  • Sunday 30 June - 2.00pm

    Samphire Hoe coast explorer
    Join in a more adventurous walk from Samphire Hoe along the beach to the Folkestone Warren and then back along the cliff top. Suggested donation of £2 appreciated.
    Leader: Paul Holt, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership (01304 225649).
    Meet: Site management office, Samphire Hoe, CT17 9FL. The Hoe is sign-posted off the A20 from Dover to Folkestone.
    Distance: 3 miles (3 hours).
    Grade: 5. Dogs on leads.

›› July 2013

  • Friday 5 July 10.15am – 1.00pm

    Samphire Hoe: Helping the Hoe (morning)
    Join us to do conservation and maintenance work around this important chalk grassland site. It could include path clearing, beaching clean or erosion control. For more information, call Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership on 01304 225649.
    Meet: 10.15am at the Site Management Office, Samphire Hoe, Dover (signposted off the A20 when driving from Dover to Folkestone), CT17 9FL.

  • Friday 19 July - 10.15am – 1.00pm

    Samphire Hoe: Helping the Hoe (morning)
    Join us to do conservation and maintenance work around this important chalk grassland site. It could include path clearing, beaching clean or erosion control. For more information, call Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership on 01304 225649.
    Meet: 10.15am at the Site Management Office, Samphire Hoe, Dover (signposted off the A20 when driving from Dover to Folkestone), CT17 9FL.

  • Saturday 20 July - 1.00pm – 3.30pm

    Dragons and damsels of the Hoe
    A chance to discover more about damselflies and dragonflies that have colonised this addition to the Kent Coast. Suggested donation of £2.00 appreciated.
    Leader: Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership (01304 225649).
    Meet: Site management office, Samphire Hoe (pay and display car park). The Hoe is sign posted off the A20 from Dover to Folkestone (TR 294 391). Dogs on leads.
    1.00pm - Dragon and damselfly world
    Look what it is like to see through a dragonflies’ eye and feel the crusty case of a nymph.
    Duration: 1 hour.
    2.00pm - Living dinosaurs
    We will be going on a short walk to get up close and personal with the habitat of, and hopefully see, some dragonflies and damselflies.
    Distance: 0.5 mile (1 hour).
    Grade: 2 Dogs on leads.
    3.00pm – Make your own dragonfly
    Join in with the opportunity to make your own dragonfly to take home with you.
    Duration: 30 min.

  • Sunday 21 July - 10.15am – 1.00pm

    Samphire Hoe: Helping the Hoe (morning)
    Join us to do conservation and maintenance work around this important chalk grassland site. It could include path clearing, beaching clean or erosion control. For more information, call Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership on 01304 225649.
    Meet: 10.15am at the Site Management Office, Samphire Hoe, Dover (signposted off the A20 when driving from Dover to Folkestone), CT17 9FL.

  • Friday 26 July - 10.15am – 1.00pm

    Samphire Hoe: Helping the Hoe (morning)
    Join us to do conservation and maintenance work around this important chalk grassland site. It could include path clearing, beaching clean or erosion control. For more information, call Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership on 01304 225649.
    Meet: 10.15am at the Site Management Office, Samphire Hoe, Dover (signposted off the A20 when driving from Dover to Folkestone), CT17 9FL.

›› August 2013

  • Sunday 4 August - 10.15am – 1.00pm

    Samphire Hoe: Helping the Hoe (morning)
    Join us to do conservation and maintenance work around this important chalk grassland site. It could include path clearing, beaching clean or erosion control. For more information, call Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership on 01304 225649.
    Meet: 10.15am at the Site Management Office, Samphire Hoe, Dover (signposted off the A20 when driving from Dover to Folkestone), CT17 9FL.

  • Friday 9 August - 10.15am – 1.00pm

    Samphire Hoe: Helping the Hoe (morning)
    Join us to do conservation and maintenance work around this important chalk grassland site. It could include path clearing, beaching clean or erosion control. For more information, call Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership on 01304 225649.
    Meet: 10.15am at the Site Management Office, Samphire Hoe, Dover (signposted off the A20 when driving from Dover to Folkestone), CT17 9FL.

  • Friday 16 August - 10.15am – 1.00pm

    Samphire Hoe: Helping the Hoe (morning)
    Join us to do conservation and maintenance work around this important chalk grassland site. It could include path clearing, beaching clean or erosion control. For more information, call Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership on 01304 225649.
    Meet: 10.15am at the Site Management Office, Samphire Hoe, Dover (signposted off the A20 when driving from Dover to Folkestone), CT17 9FL.

  • Sunday 18 August - 2.00pm

    Rock pooling at Samphire Hoe
    Join us for a chance to discover the wildlife of a rocky shore. Please bring wellies or footwear that can get wet and take care on the rocks. Suggested donation of £2 appreciated.
    Leader: Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership (01304 225649).
    Meet: Site management office, Samphire Hoe, CT17 9FL (pay and display parking). The Hoe is sign posted off the A20 from Dover to Folkestone (TR 294 391).
    Distance: 1.5 miles (1.5 hours).
    Grade: 5 (rocky shore). Dogs on leads.

  • Friday 23 August - 10.15am – 1.00pm

    Samphire Hoe: Helping the Hoe (morning)
    Join us to do conservation and maintenance work around this important chalk grassland site. It could include path clearing, beaching clean or erosion control. For more information, call Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership on 01304 225649.
    Meet: 10.15am at the Site Management Office, Samphire Hoe, Dover (signposted off the A20 when driving from Dover to Folkestone), CT17 9FL.

  • Saturday 24 August - 8.00pm

    Samphire Hoe pirates and smugglers spooky walk
    Come along dressed as a smuggler or pirate and hear stories of ‘rum goings on at the Hoe’ - be prepared to be spooked! Suggested donation of £2 appreciated. Please bring a torch.
    Leader: Paul Holt, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership (01304 225649).
    Meet: Site Management Office, Samphire Hoe (pay and display car park). The Hoe is signposted off the A20 from Dover to Folkestone (TR 294 391).
    Distance: 1.5 mile (1.5 hours).
    Grade: 5 (night). Dogs on leads.

  • Sunday 25 August - 12.00noon – 4.00pm

    Samphire Hoe open day
    From 12.00 come and see the displays about how the Hoe was made, it’s history and wildlife. Also join in the fun activities including drawing a colourful seashore creature to add to the coastal collage or make and design your own wildlife badge. Donations appreciated for each event.
    Leader: Paul Holt, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership (01304 225649).
    Meet: All events start from the Site Management Office, Samphire Hoe, CT17 9FL (pay and display car park). The Hoe is signposted off the A20 from Dover to Folkestone (TR 294 391).
    Distance: 1 mile (1 hour).
    Grade: 2 Dogs on leads.
    1.00pm Samphire trail – Find your way around the trail working out the answers as you go.
    2.00pm Creepy crawly creative – A mini-beast safari and a chance to build your own bug to take away.
    3.00pm Chalk art – We will walk down onto the sea wall and create a chalk master piece.

  • Friday 30 August - 10.15am – 1.00pm

    Samphire Hoe: Helping the Hoe (morning)
    Join us to do conservation and maintenance work around this important chalk grassland site. It could include path clearing, beaching clean or erosion control. For more information, call Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership on 01304 225649.
    Meet: 10.15am at the Site Management Office, Samphire Hoe, Dover (signposted off the A20 when driving from Dover to Folkestone), CT17 9FL.

›› September 2013

  • Sunday 1 September - 10.15am – 1.00pm

    Samphire Hoe: Helping the Hoe (morning)
    Join us to do conservation and maintenance work around this important chalk grassland site. It could include path clearing, beaching clean or erosion control. For more information, call Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership on 01304 225649.
    Meet: 10.15am at the Site Management Office, Samphire Hoe, Dover (signposted off the A20 when driving from Dover to Folkestone), CT17 9FL.

  • Friday 6 September - 10.15am – 1.00pm

    Samphire Hoe: Helping the Hoe (morning)
    Join us to do conservation and maintenance work around this important chalk grassland site. It could include path clearing, beaching clean or erosion control. For more information, call Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership on 01304 225649.
    Meet: 10.15am at the Site Management Office, Samphire Hoe, Dover (signposted off the A20 when driving from Dover to Folkestone), CT17 9FL.

  • Friday 13 September - 10.15am – 1.00pm

    Samphire Hoe: Helping the Hoe (morning)
    Join us to do conservation and maintenance work around this important chalk grassland site. It could include path clearing, beaching clean or erosion control. For more information, call Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership on 01304 225649.
    Meet: 10.15am at the Site Management Office, Samphire Hoe, Dover (signposted off the A20 when driving from Dover to Folkestone), CT17 9FL.

  • Friday 20 September - 10.15am – 1.00pm

    Samphire Hoe: Helping the Hoe (morning)
    Join us to do conservation and maintenance work around this important chalk grassland site. It could include path clearing, beaching clean or erosion control. For more information, call Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership on 01304 225649.
    Meet: 10.15am at the Site Management Office, Samphire Hoe, Dover (signposted off the A20 when driving from Dover to Folkestone), CT17 9FL.

  • Sunday 22 September - 2.00pm

    Hoe history
    Do you remember what was here before Samphire Hoe? Come along and share your memories and discover the first coal mine in Kent, the early channel tunnel attempt and much more. Suggested donation of £2 appreciated.
    Leader: Paul Holt, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership (01304 225649 or 07771 635370).
    Meet: Site management office, Samphire Hoe, CT17 9FL (pay and display car park). The Hoe is sign posted off the A20 from Dover to Folkestone (TR 294 391).
    Distance: 1.5 miles (1.5 hours).
    Grade: 3. Dogs on leads.

  • Friday 27 September - 10.15am – 1.00pm

    Samphire Hoe: Helping the Hoe (morning)
    Join us to do conservation and maintenance work around this important chalk grassland site. It could include path clearing, beaching clean or erosion control. For more information, call Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership on 01304 225649.
    Meet: 10.15am at the Site Management Office, Samphire Hoe, Dover (signposted off the A20 when driving from Dover to Folkestone), CT17 9FL.