Retirement properties in Dover

All McCarthy & Stone retirement apartments in Dover are carefully located to provide easy access to amenities such as shops, restaurants and leisure facilities.

• Groceries 
  You’ll find supermarkets including Tesco, Aldi, and Morrisons, as well as independent butchers, bakers and greengrocers. 
• Shopping and leisure
  Central Dover has high street shops, independent stores, restaurants, and cinemas. You’ll find a range of amenities within St. James Retail and Leisure Park. The Bluebird Market is held every Tuesday in the Market Square.
• Healthcare 
  Buckland Hospital provides patient care for the Dover area and there are several GP practices, including Pencester Surgery and Buckland Medical Practice, plus a variety of dentists, opticians and pharmacies to choose from too.

You’ll find a friendly welcome awaits you at our retirement properties in Dover, with plenty of opportunities to get involved in your local community, whatever your interests. Dover is perfect for: 

• Walking
  Located in ‘the garden of England’ Kent, Dover is idyllic for walkers, and the White Cliff Ramblers welcomes new members. They organise an annual walking festival in August.
• Golf
  Known as ‘The Club on the Cliffs’, The Walmer and Kingsdown Golf Club offers incredible views while you enjoy a round of golf on the greens.  
• Fitness 
  Keep active with swimming and fitness classes at Dover District Leisure Centre. 
• Events and clubs 
  There’s a wide network of clubs to get involved in at local community halls such as Buckland Community Centre. 

Top of anyone’s to-do list in Dover has to be a breezy stroll on one of the many cliff-top routes that start from the National Trust Centre. 

Obviously, all the best walks end with cake. If you agree, head to South Foreland Lighthouse - this attractive historic building is home to the vintage-style Mrs Knott’s Tearoom where you can tuck into a well-deserved cream tea.

For a fascinating day out, English Heritage’s Dover Castle is a must. The castle has over 800 years of history, from Henry II’s Great Tower to its role as a WWI Fire Command Post–it even has secret tunnels! There’s more wartime history at Fan Bay Deep Shelter, which provides an amazing insight into life in the 1940s.

Dover is an excellent base for retirement living with plenty to do in the area.

• On the outskirts, you’ll find the unusual and atmospheric Napoleonic fortifications of Western Heights – a real hidden gem. 
• The Kent Downs is around a 40-minute drive from Dover. This Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty offers walks through quintessentially English countryside, bucolic farms and pretty villages. 
• The charming historic city of Canterbury is worth a visit for the world-famous Canterbury Cathedral, the ruins of St Augustine’s Abbey and the Chaucer Museum. 
• Enjoy ice cream and fish and chips on Deal beach, just half an hour from Dover. This small town has a pretty pier and attractive old town, plus a Tudor castle built by order of Henry VIII! 

Dover is extremely well connected for exploring the South East of England, the wider UK and the continent. 

• By car 
  Dover is around 70 miles from London with the A20 and M20 providing quick connections.  
• By bus 
  Dover has a strong local bus network taking you to Canterbury, Sandwich, and Deal. Concessionary passes are accepted. 
• By rail 
  There are regular fast track trains to central London from Dover Priory train station. 
• By air 
  London Gatwick is the nearest international airport, located around 90 minutes away by car.  
• By sea 
  The Port of Dover has daily ferries to Calais and Dunkerque, France, as well as cruises around the Norwegian fjords and the Baltic coastline.