Lighthouses · South West England
Stay in a former lighthouse keeper's cottage
Eight rentable lighthouses on Britain's wildest coasts.
Trinity House and the Northern Lighthouse Board have automated nearly every UK lighthouse, leaving keeper cottages available as holiday rentals through the Rural Cottages programme. Notable examples include Souter Lighthouse (Tyne and Wear), Portland Bill (Dorset), Strathy Point (Sutherland), and Sumburgh Head (Shetland). Book a year ahead in summer.
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📷 5Lighthouses · South West England
Lynmouth Foreland Lighthouse
Lynmouth Foreland Lighthouse — lighthouse in Countisbury, North Devon, England, UK.
📷 3Lighthouses · South West England
St Agnes Lighthouse
St Agnes Lighthouse — lighthouse in Cornwall, England, UK.
📷 2Lighthouses · East of England
Gunfleet Lighthouse
Gunfleet Lighthouse — screw-pile lighthouse lying in the North Sea.
📷 5Lighthouses · South East England
St Helens Fort
St Helens Fort — sea fort with lighthouse in the Solent close to the Isle of Wight, England, UK.
📷 4Lighthouses · Scottish Islands
Esha Ness Lighthouse
Esha Ness Lighthouse — lighthouse on the Northmavine peninsula in the north-west of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK.
📷 3Lighthouses · North West England
Pharos Lighthouse
Pharos Lighthouse — lighthouse in Fleetwood, England.
📷 5Lighthouses · Central Scotland
St. Abbs Lighthouse
St. Abbs Lighthouse — lighthouse in Berwickshire, Scotland.
📷 3Lighthouses · Scottish Islands
Ardnamurchan Lighthouse
Ardnamurchan Lighthouse — lighthouse in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, built in 1849.
📷 3Lighthouses · North West England
Walney Lighthouse
Walney Lighthouse — lighthouse in Cumbria, England, UK.
📷 3Lighthouses · Central Scotland
Barns Ness Lighthouse
Barns Ness Lighthouse — lighthouse in Dunbar, Scotland.