Dover Castle: A Walking Tour Inside a Fortress of Secrets 

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Wow wow wow what great work Margaret. Your videos are well worth watching so informative as well as a touch of humour and throw away titbits of information. I, along with thousands of other people, suffer from mobility issues and places like this are for the most part out of bounds, but you are able to walk us through these places. Thank you to all Free Tours by Foot for your dedication

Hi Margaret, Mike here. Thank you so much for this video tour. You put in much more information than I could have imaged, thank you. Hats off to the "artisans" who made all the item displayed in the castle, from the furniture, curtains, tapestries swards, armor and everything in between, top notch work. Margaret, must say I love your subtle sense of humor, makes for a fun watch Your Dunkirk segment gave me chills, really. The UK has such a exciting, at times dark but dynamic history, you are luckily to live there.

Wow Margaret, you really did a great job of presenting the amazing history of Dover Castle. Thank you.

Such a great experience. Very beautiful inside. Thanks for taking us along.

I mean I get it Henry… I too value blankets and have spent way too much on them… Wonderful tour as always Margaret!!

I worked at Dover Castle from 2003 till 2021 (I now work at Walmer Castle - just 20 minutes away and also fascinating). I have to say your presentation is bloody brilliant! Well done! 👍👍

This is SO well put together and great annunciation by Margaret, A pleasure to listen too. Thoroughly enjoyed. Thank you.

Hey, I'm British, visited Dover on a couple of occasions and I can honestly say that, I will be watching this again should I feel the need to revisit. Brilliant, well done you.

The heraldic lion banner was ... ambiguous. I couldn't enlarge it . very odd looking. Incredible and beautiful. I have to force myself to remember that human beings went from freedom loving fiercely egalitarian gatherer hunters to violently imposed social hierarchies with a tiny selfish greedy and cruel ruling elite imposing slavery life long poverty unhealthy living conditions, cruel and unusual punishments and agricultural drudgery alternating with conscription to fight the kings perpetual warfare...Like a mantra we all still.are entranced with. Perpetual war and the propaganda machine in place makes us unite and fight the ELITES enemies...not our own. This beautiful castle is screaming...of course life can NEVER be fair .

This tour was amazing!! I felt as though I was there, actually participating. Just wonderful!!💕💕

Margaret, this document is an absolute masterpiece! Rich in pictural variety and descriptive detail, all is such pleasure to hear related so well. I visited the Castle a few years ago and feel certain I didn’t see many of the items on display here, so - unless I am wrong - I think great improvements have been made in the past three years or so. It is indeed a most fabulous historic monument and especially for its rôle played during WW2. You have a quite lovely voice to listen ro.

This was amazing! As good as any documentary I’ve ever seen. Thank you!🐝🤗❤️

This was excellent. Like really being there. I like the way you work your camera, slowly following the tour, allowing our gaze to leizurely follow the path and to rest longer on interesting sights. Just like one would do if taking this tour in person. Frequent overviews allow us to gain a better understanding of the complete site. Your quiet, unassuming voice, giving relevant and interesting information. Very well done.

This was an amazing tour. I felt like I was there in person and that I had enough time to take in all the wonderful bits and pieces of the castle. Your narration was superb! But the absolute best part was your telling of the Miracle of Dunkirk. It’s one of my favorite stories from history and you captured it with such emotion. At first the hair on the back of my neck stood on end; then I had goosebumps; and finally I was weeping. What an adventure this video is!! Bravo!!!

Excellent, I cannot say anymore than that, your presentation and knowledge of the castle was better than historians on mainstream television. Thank you very much👏👏👍👍💯😀

Hi Margaret, loved this video and your tour. The tour bought back memories for me, of my trip to Dover Castle in 2016, when my husband and I visited the UK, from Australia. We were so excited about seeing a ‘real’ castle.

so grateful to live in Dover, I can see this from my window. Stunning castle

I live in dover and I can honestly say how beautiful the castle is. I can never get bored of seeing the castle

England has the best and preserved castles

You are simply the best; your tours and comments are astoundingly good. I was so impressed by your Tower of London tour that I searched for more online. Sadly I could not find many, but those that you have done are wonderful. A few years ago I visited Dover Castle and spent two days exploring everything, including the original old tunnels and the wartime ones. Your meticulous research along with beautiful delivery and phrasing brought everything to life with even more detail and interesting facts. Thank you.

What a great tour! Reminded me of when my late Sister and I toured Wales and Scotland in the 1980s. We had cousins in Cardiff and were able to visit the house where my Dad lived when he was a child. I had always intended to take my wife and daughter after I retired. Unfortunately time and crippling back surgeries have prevented my traveling. I now confine my touring to RU-vid. I echo my fellow RU-vid visitors in praise of your video. Your presentation was flawless and you voice enhanced the whole adventure. I look forward to additional tours in the future. Thank you!

Margaret I love your Castle/Palace Tours 🤩 I knew next to nothing about Dover Castle but I know lots now 👍🏻 Can u add Hardwick Hall and Chatsworth to your list pleeese 💕

Such a great experience. Very beautiful inside. Thanks for taking us along.

isn't it marvolous dont need to go on tour any more just Sit back on the sofa and listen to a beautiful voice thank you my lady!!😁

Margaret, I’m glad to have found your videos. Your tours contain so much background and explanatory information - they are great. You know your stuff. I thoroughly enjoy your soft voice and the smoothness of your video. In this one, you apologized a couple of times for the jerkiness because of wind gusts, but I didn’t notice any problem. I visited Dover Castle in 2018 so I remember seeing some of the things you showed, but I didn’t have your narration which adds so much. I do recall climbing up the stairs to the top of the tower (the staircase that you took down). I had to stop two or three times on the way up to be able to make it to the top. Whew!

not usually something I’d watch but very pleased I took the time, Makes one realise that each human lifetime is but a blink of an eye within the history of time. Thank you for an enjoyable tour 👍

What a creative mind you have, for once on a documentary I found it natural and relaxing and so much information. You have a great gift.

Very impressive. Your detail on Dover castle history is impeccable. Hats off milady.

So beautiful 😻

“Beautiful but absolutely and completely empty just like me”. This line and several others had me laughing.

makes you wish they had re-enactors to kind of give a feel of how it may have been like in the Middle Ages. 😍 edit: plus you gotta love how the Medieval people loved decorating with bright colours and pretty patterns. 💕

You said near the end of your script that the building was beautiful and empty, "just like me". I'm not sure if I misunderstood your words but we think you are amazing!!

This walking tour was first rate!! Thank you for being so knowledgeable and for making your presentation so calm and even! Great Historical facts!

A brilliant video of Dover Castle. And a very lovely voice..❤

Love your thoughtful and informative tours ! Thank you

Thanks for a wonderful reminder of my trip here. Sadly, I have no pictures from my trip to England and across the channel, as all were lost. This helps tie me to those special people and places.

Thanks, Margaret. This is amazingly good. As other reviewers have remarked, better than almost anything you see on mainstream television. If you ever feel like doing the Northumberland castles, we'd love to see your take on them.

This was a great tour! I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you.

"...beautiful but absolutely and completely empty, just like me." Awwwww

Such a great video! Love the hirsute and context to the walking tour

You are, without doubt, my favourite online tour guide. Always cover all the high points and a lot of less but just as interesting ones too. You are very pleasant to listen to as. Thanks so much for these videos. I have watched several by you today. Nice way to spend a rainy day for sure.

Great job, and may I say, beautiful voice

Close your eyes and tell me you don’t hear Luna Lovegood

Perfect soft spoken voice for the narrating 🙂

I have been to the castle many years ago.

Beautiful narration, thank you so much for this video, really enjoyed it

Fantastic tours. Amazing details and excellent commentary.

Still catching up on your vlogs but enjoyed all so far and so THANK YOU Free Tours by Foot and Margaret you were great.

hi there just like to say amazing tour you did there wow lovely video and all the stuff in the castle amazing ever thank you so much

Absolutely brilliant narrative thank you

Excellent on every level. Thank you!

Amen

I have often wanted to visit Dover Castle having passed it many times to take a ferry across to France. The interior looks so much more interesting than I thought. So much history.Thank you for this very interesting video.

Margaret, you should see three coffees as I was so impressed with the video I forgot to "buy me a coffee." Sorry as they are well earned. Thank you again for doing Dover Castle.

good tour thank you

Thank you! Totally enjoyed your tour!

These times are so fascinating.

Thank you so much for the tour inside the castle!, l learn lots about it!, its o amazing experience!...

Hi there, I live in Kent not far from Dover, in fact I lived in Dover for a few years, and know that history of Dover Castle, but in I think it was 2013 or it could have been before they did alot of reservation to parts of the castle, and what I've seen of it is fantastic 😀, down by the lighthouse is a little church, but I've found human boans there it was abit of an eye opener, have a lovely day and welcome to sunny windy Dover 😀 😊 All the best Anita.

Truly the best video I have watched about the history of the castle and Dover.

Yay another video from Margaret 😃 I loved your Tower one 👌🏻 I will watch this one over the weekend. Cant wait 😁💖

Every day from 1984 to 1989, my parents would drive me to school via the Upper Road past the Castle from St Margaret's Bay and back so this obviously brings back memories. In the early 1980s, there was a cafeteria in one of these 18th C barracks before National Heritage started to charge visitors for entry. I also vaguely remember our school taking us for a visit, must have been 1985-86. In 1985, the Castle stood for the Tower of London for the movie Lady Jane starring Helena Bonham Carter, Cary Elwes and Patrick Stewart. Many locals were used as extras, only requirement, to have a beard....Amusing to think the castle was built by a Frenchman, Henri Plantagenet. His wife, Alienor d'Aquitaine and him were French! People forget that!

You have such a wonderfully soporific voice I had to have 2 coffee's to watch this whole video!

Say "Murdered Martyr" 5 times fast...😆

Well done...KUDOS, Margaret. I think there was a movie about the men saved...

England should be proud. I just watched a really tragic RU-vid video showing the abandoned and crumbling remains of what used to be beautiful chateaux in France. So very sad.

Thank you for the lovely tour.

Extremely interesting thank you.

Seeing the carving and marveling at it imagining someone in prison hour after hour day after day creating that piece on the wall behind a curtain. Not knowing that hundreds of years later their carving would be seen and shown to millions through a computer screen. Really amazing.I love little nuggets of history like this, unknown artist but it was created by someone in that point in time and is frozen in time, just amazing to think! Great tour btw I cant wait to get over to the UK again and see more places! Keep up the great work!

Churches within the castles can be opened for masses so that people can pray and receive peace and harmony

Margaret you are simply brilliant. You made english history sounds simple( i often confuses the names of the kings bec they are all the same 😄 who did what i often mix up)and enjoyable. What a treasure of information jam packed in this 1 hr video tour. I feel like i was transported there w you touring the place. You made me appreciate history all the more!!! The Dunkirk part at the end made me teary eyed. Those brave men fighting for our freedom deserves to be remembered forever. Thank you Margaret ! Thank you Free Tours by Foot!!!

Ty so much,u saved my a long trip,

Fabulous line, "House is beautiful but empty...like me".

Excellent, very interesting. Thank you.

I loved this video.I thought the commentary was brilliant.

Excellent

I so enjoyed this. Thanks so much for the very interesting tour

Renovation can be done for public view under UK government ☝️ Archeological department 👍

You have done a fabulous job on research! I hope your career gets the recognision! It deserves! Beast wishes from I love history❤️

Can you please increase the broadcast volume? I can’t hear you, my volume is on max.

Beautiful story and a GREAT history. I pray it stands for many centuries too come. THANK U SO MUCH for the tour. And hugs for enduring the brutal wind for us:)

A CASTLE IN A STAR FORT!!☺

Fantastic tour . Used to visit Dover Castle many years ago but have now moved too far away to visit again . Best and most interesting and informative video that I have seen of the place . Thank you .

Great video on Dover castle. I enjoyed it. It's also haunted too. Have you ever been to the Highlands in Scotland I heard it's great to visit 😀 greetings from Canada 😀

You do incredible high quality work, with research, narration and camera. It really seemed like I was there.

Many Irish castles also had the entrance to the keep on the second floor via a drawbridge.

Love your videos Margaret, so full of information with a charming voice !

That’s an excellent video. Before Dover Castle was run by English Heritage the public had free access to the grounds with only the castle keep and tunnels having controlled access. As a child in the 60’s the castle grounds were my playground, I wandered and explored all over those grounds and knew them well but you went places I never did go and was not even aware of! I am rarely impressed by such videos about Dover castle but you managed it. By the way, Dover is a town not a city - the only thing I can pick you up on!!!

Great Video 😍🇹🇷

Awesome video thanks so much

This lady has the most soothing and kind voice I have ever heard. I could listen to her for hours.

Thank you so much for this and the other tour videos! I don’t understand why you don’t have more subscribers, because this is real quality stuff. I was curious about what the shouting in the background was at the 27 minute mark (although it’s not that serious a thing and I’m just weird about what catches my attention and distracts me sometimes, but anyhoo…) so I skimmed through the comments in case someone else had asked about it (yeah, I probably have too much free time), and I just want to say that you shouldn’t worry about what some of these people complain about; the audio is fine, and I think your voice is pleasant. Also, if anyone teases you about your eyelashes, they simply have a problem with being rude and keeping their judgements to themselves. It’s amazing how inappropriate people can be, especially using the internet. I’m sure you know all that, but I just wanted to reassure you that they are almost certainly in the minority and, in my opinion, don’t deserve the kind responses you took your time with. That was classy of you. I’ve been looking for exactly these kinds of videos for so long. Thank you for putting in the effort to create an immersive tour that isn’t rushed and is full of interesting, detailed information. It temporarily satisfies my longing to travel and see these places myself, so it’s really appreciated.

Thank you for giving this outstanding tour, Margaret!

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Ah! Home! My grandparents lived in Dover. I’ve had numerous visits to the castle over the last 50 years. Great tour. Thank you.

You cracked me up, with the building being beautiful but completely empty, just like me , 🤣🤣🤣👍 to funny .

Fabulous job Margaret,plus such a pleasant voice. Ty

Amazing video once again . I only found you today but already I am obsessed with your layout . Amazing!!!!

More castles please