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Description: The Colliery, situated alongside the main Dover to Canterbury railway line, near to Ackolt which lies between Womenswold and Nonninton, was
Url: /Exhibitions/Coal-Mining-in-Kent/History/Snowdown-Colliery.aspx

Description: Kent coal was some of the most difficult coal to extract and hence some of the most expensive in Britain. The
Url: /Exhibitions/Coal-Mining-in-Kent/History/The-end-of-Kent-Coal.aspx

Description: The work of opening up the Kent coalfields created interest from German Industrialists. They decided to explore the Canterbury area, and
Url: /Exhibitions/Coal-Mining-in-Kent/History/Chislet-Colliery.aspx

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Market Square, Dover CT16 1PH

Opening hours
April-September:
Monday-Saturday 9.30am-5pm
Sunday 10am-3pm

October-March:
Monday-Saturday 9.30am-5pm

Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and
New Year's Day

New Street, Dover CT17 9AJ

Opening hours 2026
Open from Friday 3 April - Saturday 31 October

School holidays: Thursday-Sunday 10am-4pm
Term-time: Saturday only 10am-4pm

Please see website or social media for re-opening updates.

Dover Museum
+44(0)1304 201066
museumenquiries@dover.gov.uk

Roman Painted House
+44(0)1304 201066
RPH@dover.gov.uk

Admission to both sites is free

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