Battle of Britain Memorial — Attraction in Dover

What an excellent place... Visited here in March this year in some very pleasant weather. Be careful if navigating with google maps as depending on where you are travelling from Google takes you down some pretty narrow single track roads with awkward passing of other vehicles, when much better roads are available. Once at the Battle of Britain Memorial there is easy well laid out parking including some disabled spaces close to the building. Once in the building is is a lovely airy space with some interesting exhibits and quite a sizeable shop area with good quality souvenirs, books, models etc to purchase. The Scramble experience has an entry cost of £7.00 currently (£6 concession) and we found this to be an excellent and thought provoking exhibition and brilliant for children above toddler age as much of it has interactive exhibits allowing you to be 'in the shoes' of people at the time of the BoB but in a fun way whilst still getting the point across. For the cost this was excellent. We visited the Cafe on the first floor (Lift available if reqd), two lovely ladies at the servery and the food an drink was excellent and very keenly priced and not overly expensive. The Cafe area allows a lovely overview of the entire area. Outside, a short walk out to the Memorial and the memorial wall and there are replica full sized Spitfire and Hurricane aircraft which are impressive and an excellent Stainless Steel sculpture of a downed Junkers JU-87 'Stuka' to the rear of the two replica RAF fighters. Lots of information boards around which give the full story of the conflict and this site also. The Memorial Wall and memorial itself are very poignant. On the whole an excellent and informative place to visit and show respect for those brave men and woman of the era. We didn't hang about too much but I think if you allow 2- 3 Hours to see everything including having a cuppa and piece of the lovely cakes on offer. The staff at the site are very friendly and helpful and seem to have a personal pride and interest...

"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few". Sir Winston Churchill

Visiting the Battle of Britain Memorial was a deeply moving and impressive experience for me as a German. This historic place brings to life the memory of a time that was full of suffering and sacrifice for the British population. The view of the coast and the wide sea, coupled with the silence of the memorial, made me pause and reflect.

The atmosphere is full of respect and dignity, and you can feel the reverence for the brave men, The Few, who fought here for their country and freedom. The exhibition is carefully designed and shows in a striking way how brave and determined the pilots were in the face of a seemingly overwhelming enemy.

What particularly touched me was the reconciliation and peaceful spirit that lies over everything. It is not about reopening old wounds, but about commemorating and remembering a time that must never be forgotten. As a German, I was almost ashamed to stand there, and I appreciate the opportunity to be part of this commemoration. A place of reflection and hope for a shared, peaceful future. Highly recommended. And if you’re lucky enough you might see a Spitfire or...

"An indispensable condition for a proper understanding of the Second World War in Europe is to know the fate of Poland. It was in Poland that the war began, it was here that some of the greatest battles on the Eastern Front were fought, it was here that the Nazis committed the Holocaust on Jews, it was here that the capital of the state was completely destroyed, it is here - proportionally to the number of inhabitants - most people died, it is here that passionate loyalty to allied forces brought defeat. The Poles, caught in the two fires of the fighting powers, Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Soviet Union, fought and fought brilliantly. But while their efforts and sufferings have benefited the Allies enormously, they have benefited them little, and their country has not regained its freedom ..."

Foreword by Norman Davies to a book by Lynne Olson and Stanley Cloud "A Question of Honor"

"There is however one helpful guide, namely, for a nation to keep its word and to act in accordance with its treaty obligations to allies. This guide is called honour." "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."

Winston Churchill

A symbolic and remarkable place. *Own...