rich history, at one time becoming the best club on the south coast. More information can be found on the history page of the club's website. One event which gets media attention is that of swimming the English Channel. Sea fishing, from the beach, pier or out at sea, is carried out here. The so-called Dover sole (solea solea) is found all over European waters. Dover is now the host of a variety of watersports; such as paddle-boarding and kayaking. Notable people In literature M.R. James located part of his 1911 ghost story "Casting the Runes", from More Ghost Stories, in the town's Lord Warden Hotel Matthew Arnold used the setting of Dover in his 19th-century poem, Dover Beach. Dover feature several times in A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. Russell Hoban repurposed Dover as "Do It Over" in his 1980, post apocalyptic novel Riddley Walker. Wye became "How"; Canterbury, "Cambry", and Ashford, "Bernt Arse". In song "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover" by Vera Lynn, recorded in 1942. "Clover Over Dover" by British band Blur is track 12 on their 1994 album Parklife. "Calais to Dover" by American band Bright Eyes is track 13 on their 2020 album Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was. "Dover Beach" by Baby Queen is on her 2021 album The Yearbook. She wrote the song following a visit to Dover, taking inspiration from Matthew Arnold's poem of the same name, and filmed an accompanying music video at Samphire Hoe. See also Strait of Dover Notes References Bibliography External links UKHO nautical charts of Dover and approaches The Dover War Memorial Project Towns in Kent Cinque ports Populated coastal places in Kent Dover District Market towns in Kent France–United Kingdom border crossings Beaches of Kent Civil parishes in Kent Port cities and towns in South East England