PRIVATE TOURS WITH PAUL MERCIER-HERRING

Canterbury, Dover and the White Cliffs coast, with Paul.

Blue and Green Badge tourist guide. Shore days for cruise passengers, city walks and tailor-made private days, in English or French.

Three ways to spend a day with us

Pick the one that fits. Each says who it suits, how long it takes and how you book, so you are not left guessing.

Dover cruise passengers

White Cliffs shore excursions

A shared day from the cruise terminal:

3 pre-set days for you to choose from planned around your ship's call.

  • Choose from 3 different itineraries
  • Up to 8 hours, fitted to your call
  • From £250 a person, up to 3 guests; groups of 4 or more, ask Paul
  • Transport in Paul's car included in the price
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Walking Tours

Canterbury, Sandwich, Folkestone or Rochester

Take a guided walk through one of 4  historical towns of Kent & White Cliffs Country with a qualified local guide.

  • 2 hours, 10:00 or 13:30 most days
  • One private group of up to 16 guests, one price for the group
  • Guide meets you there (no transport included)
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Tailor a Kent day

Castles, gardens, the coast, Roman Kent, the Battle of Britain and wartime Kent, or a French-speaking day.

  • Half day or full day (up to eight hours)
  • Paul drives up to three guests; a car and driver arranged for more.
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Meet your guide

Paul Mercier-Herring

Award-winning Blue and Green Badge tourist guide, based in Kent and fluent in French. Paul has guided visitors from Europe, the USA and beyond for many years and knows Dover, Canterbury and the coast on foot and by road. His particular passion is Kent in the Second World War.

  • Blue Badge (South East England) and Green Badge (Canterbury) qualified
  • Member, Institute of  Tourist Guides & British Guild of Tourist Guides
  • Tours in English and French
  • Who guides your day: Paul himself. On city walks, if he is already booked, a qualified colleague he trusts, named before you confirm.


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"Thank you, Paul, for your wonderful service. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves - and we learnt a great deal. You are superb at what you do."

Rachel and Andrew

"Thank you Paul! Your seamless descriptions of the sights and the histories - maybe the best the two of us have witnessed."

Helen and Richard

"Paul is an amazing guide and extremely knowledgeable. We had a great day in Dover, Sandwich, and Canterbury. We highly recommend Kent & Sussex Tours."

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Tailor a day around what you like

Castles, gardens, the coast, Roman Kent or the Battle of Britain: say what interests you and Paul proposes a route. Private days for couples, families and small groups, in English or French.

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