Cat's Eye Carving

Events for 2025.

11 May, 2025 – 5:26 pm

I will be at Dover castle on the 8th November, running my drop in stone carving activities.

Date: Saturday 8th November 2025 

Time: 10-4pm, Last entry 3pm

Venue: Dover Castle, Castle Hill, Dover, Kent, CT16 1HU 

This November we’re hosting a landmark day festival at Dover Castle – and you’re invited! Step into a landscape shaped over 400 million years and discover the hidden links between Kent and northern France.

This is your chance to get hands-on with real fossils, create geology-inspired art, and join interactive workshops, talks, walks, and performances that bring the stories of the Geopark to life.

Event highlights include:  

• Fun for all the family across the Castle grounds
• Talk and book signing with Dr Anjana Khatwa, author of Whispers of the Rock.

Visit the website for more details about the festival programme

Enjoy free entry to Dover Castle if you’re a local resident or an English Heritage member:

Residents living in postcodes CT15, CT16, and CT17 can visit free of charge as part of the Cross-Channel Geopark Festival celebrations. Please bring proof of address showing your postcode to gain free admission on the day.

All festival activities are free to enjoy. 

Some sessions have limited capacity and will run on a first-come, first-served basis, or may require advance booking.

Last entry is at 3pm.

Parking is limited, and holding a ticket does not guarantee a parking space, so please plan your journey accordingly.

Dogs on leads are welcome in the outdoor areas of the site. For more details about on-site facilities, visit English Heritage’s Dover Castle facilities page.

Free travel is available from Folkestone to Dover Castle and back via Crosskeys Coach:

• Folkestone Central (Tattoo Shop bus stop) – Depart: 9:30am, 10:30am, 11:30am, 1:30pm, 2:30pm
• Wood Avenue bus stop (Canterbury Road) – Depart: 9:40am, 10:40am, 11:40am, 1:40pm, 2:40pm
• Return from Dover Castle – Depart: 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, 5pm

This day offers a unique opportunity to celebrate our shared geological, natural, and cultural heritage, while also marking a major milestone in our journey to UNESCO status, with our application due for submission later in November. 

We hope to see you there!

With thanks to our official partners for the event.

With the generous support of English Heritage, we are delighted to have use of Dover Castle, as well as free tickets for local residents to attend.

The festival would also not be possible without our supporting partners Kent County Council and Cllr Martin Paul, Dover District Council, Folkestone & Hythe District Council, and SailLink. 

We very much look forward to celebrating this special occasion with you and expressing our gratitude for your continued support of the Cross-Channel Geopark. 

20TH ANNIVERSARY OF CAT’S EYE CARVING.

Saturday 22nd November, 1pm-6pm.

Come and join me for drinks and nibbles, to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of my small business.