The Deal Maritime and Local History Museum at 22 St Georges Road, Deal CT14 6BA (( 01304 381344) was founded in 1972 and is administered by a charitable trust with the aim of preserving local maritime heritage.
Exhibits include the Saxon King (the last of the Deal Galleys), many ships models (including the Cutty Sark), colourful figureheads and numerous pictures, prints and memorabilia of the famous Deal Boatmen, the Deal, Walmer and Kingsdown lifeboat crews and of the Royal Marines stationed at Deal for over 300 years.
website: http://home.freeuk.com/deal-museum/

Located on Deal seafront, the Timeball Tower provides a working example of a once vital means for ships off the Deal coast to accurately set their chronometers. The iron ball on the roof would drop at exactly 1pm every day. The building now houses a museum, run by Deal Museum Trust, and the ball descends every hour, providing a visitor attraction. Museum displays include communications, semaphore and signalling.
For opening and further details, see the official website: http://dealtimeball.tripod.com/

In Dover, seen here from the Downs to the north-west of the town, visitor attractions include:
l Dover Museum with its 3000-year-old Bronze Age boat.
l Crabble Corn Mill, Lower Road, River, Dover.- one of the most complete working examples of a Georgian watermill in Europe, rescued from demolition and opened to the public in 1990. Information: ( 08701 453857, website: www.ccmt.org.uk/
l Roman Painted House, New Street, Dover- the finest Roman House on show in Britain was built about 200AD and formed part of a large mansion or "hotel" for travellers crossing the Channel. In 270AD it was demolished by the Roman army during the construction of a fort, although three of its main rooms were buried intact only to be re-discovered in 1970. ( 01304 203279 website: http://romans-in-britain.org.uk/

l Dover Castle claims to have the longest recorded history of any major castle in Britain. Visitor attractions include: audio-visual recreation of medieval life in the fortress, the World War II underground control centre and stunning views from the battlements.
website: www.english-heritage.org.uk/

A selection of cycle routes in the Dover, Deal and Sandwich area. Includes: National Cycle Route 1 from Dover to Deal; National Cycle Route 1 from Deal to Sandwich; the Sandwich Way Route 15; the Miners' Cycle Trail and the Skylark Trail.
For more information, contact White Cliffs Countryside Project,
( or fax: 01304 241806 or see website: www.whitecliffscountry.org.uk/activities/cycle.htm

Deal to Dover coastal walk following the Saxon Shore Way. Distance: 8 miles. Return by public transport is possible.

For details and map: www.bbc.co.uk/kent/do_see/walks/deal_dover.shtml

Circular downland and coastal walk (9.5 miles) from Walmer Rail Station via Ringwould, St Margarets (Dover Patrol monument), Kingsdown and Walmer Castle. Features extensive clifftop views of the English channel, the French coast and the Isle of Thanet.

For description of route: www.kentracks.co.uk/