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    Camper route Chalk Cliffs & Coastal Villages - Motorhome Trip Along England’s South Coast
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    Chalk Cliffs & Coastal Villages - Motorhome Trip Along England’s South Coast

    England

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    Duration

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    Distance

    775 km

    stops

    5

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    About this route

    The south coast of England combines chalk cliffs and coastal towns with a hilly inland. The coastline is dominated by the White Cliffs of Dover, which rise up to 110 meters above sea level. Inland, you'll find a completely different landscape of vast moorlands in Dartmoor National Park. Here you can hike among granite tors and wild ponies. You often drive on narrow roads here, where you naturally take your time to stop for coffee with views of the moorland. The area also has a refined side, which you can see in the city of Bath. The entire city center is built from the same honey-colored stone. You'll find the Roman Baths there, still fed by a 46-degree hot spring. You often end the day in a green spot, with the motorhome doors open to the hills and the evening air. The best time to travel is from May to September, when the landscape is at its greenest and the evenings are long and mild. Explore our other camper routes through England.

    Highlights

    • ✦Walk along the impressive White Cliffs and visit Dover Castle
    • ✦Spot wild ponies in the vast New Forest nature reserve
    • ✦Enjoy rugged coastal views at Valley of Rocks in Exmoor National Park
    • ✦Explore the artists' village of St Ives and stand at Land's End in Cornwall
    • ✦Discover the characteristic Dartmoor Tors and Postbridge Clapper Bridge
    • ✦Admire the Roman Baths and the Royal Crescent in historic Bath

    The route

    Motorhome road trip destination: Dover

    Stop 1

    First stop

    Dover

    Dover is known for the White Cliffs, chalk cliffs that rise up to 110 meters above sea level. Here you can visit the medieval Dover Castle from the 12th century with its extensive network of underground tunnels. From the walking paths near the South Foreland Lighthouse, you can look out over the Strait of Dover on a clear day. In the Fan Bay Shelter, you can explore World War II air-raid shelters located deep within the cliffs.

    Waypoints en route to New Forest4 stops
    Motorhome road trip destination: New Forest

    Stop 2

    New Forest

    In New Forest, wild ponies and cattle roam freely through vast heathlands and forests. You can admire the impressive Knightwood Oak, an oak tree that has graced the area since approximately 1600. On the Beaulieu estate stands the thirteenth-century Palace House, a historic residence. From a platform at the Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary, you can observe fallow deer in their natural habitat. In this peaceful environment, you can walk along paths past grazing ponies and ancient trees.

    Dover → New Forest
    262 km
    3u 13m
    Waypoints en route to Exmoor National Park2 stops
    Motorhome travel photography

    Stop 3

    Exmoor National Park

    Exmoor National Park in Southwest England encompasses a coastline with cliffs and reaches an altitude of 519 metres at Dunkery Beacon. Wild goats and Exmoor ponies graze among the rock formations of the Valley of Rocks. You can observe the starry sky in clear weather in this International Dark Sky Reserve.

    New Forest → Exmoor National Park
    199 km
    3u 33m

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    Waypoints en route to Dartmoor National Park6 stops
    Motorhome travel photography

    Stop 4

    Dartmoor National Park

    Vast moorlands and granite tors dominate the landscape of Dartmoor National Park. Here you walk among wild Dartmoor ponies and discover Britain's largest concentration of prehistoric remains. Along narrow paths beside streams, you reach the thirteenth-century Postbridge Clapper Bridge, a unique stone bridge. Deep within the park also lies Wistman's Wood, an ancient oak forest with gnarled trees. The rugged moorland and vast views make this a place of serene tranquility.

    Dartmoor Tors
    Exmoor National Park → Dartmoor National Park
    101 km
    2u 21m
    Waypoints en route to Bath2 stops
    Motorhome travel photography

    Stop 5

    End

    Bath

    Bath is built from a single type of stone, and it shows: the entire city center has the same honey color. The Royal Crescent is its most famous form, thirty houses in a semicircle with a facade designed as a single entity. Beneath the city lies the Roman bath complex around Great Britain's only hot spring, still fed by 46-degree water. Pulteney Bridge carries shops along its entire length, so you only notice you're crossing the Avon once you're on the bridge.

    Dartmoor National Park → Bath
    213 km
    3u 16m
    Interesting stops near Bath1 stop
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