Eddystone Lighthouse
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Eddystone Lighthouse is one of the most famous and historically significant lighthouses in the UK, standing on the remote and perilous Eddystone Rocks approximately 9 miles south of Rame Head in Cornwall.
Lighthouses in Cornwall
Cornwall has 10 lighthouses, more than any other English county. From the cliff-top Lizard to the offshore Longships and Wolf Rock, each marks a different chapter of the county's maritime history.
Cornwall’s coastline has wrecked more ships than anywhere else in Britain. The lighthouses built to reduce those losses now make for some of the county’s most distinctive visits - each one occupying a position chosen for maximum exposure to the sea.
Godrevy Lighthouse stands on a small island off Hayle, visible from St Ives Bay and widely believed to have inspired Virginia Woolf’s novel. You cannot visit the lighthouse itself, but the clifftop walk from Godrevy Point offers the best views and is one of the most walked sections of the coastal path in west Cornwall.
The Lizard Lighthouse at Britain’s most southerly point is one of the few Trinity House lighthouses that allows visitors inside. Guided tours cover the engine room, light mechanism, and foghorn house. The views from the balcony take in both the Atlantic and the English Channel simultaneously.
Longships Lighthouse sits on a reef a mile and a half off Land’s End, visible from the mainland path and from the Land’s End complex. It warns ships away from the rocks that have ended hundreds of voyages. Wolf Rock Lighthouse, further offshore between Land’s End and the Isles of Scilly, is one of the most technically difficult lighthouse builds in British history - construction took six years in the 1860s.
Trevose Head Lighthouse near Padstow is fully operational and offers guided tours in summer. The position on the headland gives views north to Hartland Point in Devon and south to Newquay. St Anthony’s Lighthouse at the entrance to the Fal Estuary marks the boundary of the Carrick Roads and can be reached on foot from Place Manor via the coast path or by seasonal ferry from Falmouth.
Most offshore lighthouses (Longships, Wolf Rock, Round Island, Eddystone) are observation-only from the mainland or by boat. The Lizard and Trevose Head offer guided interior access in season.
Godrevy Lighthouse
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Godrevy Lighthouse is an iconic coastal beacon located on Godrevy Island off the coast of St Ives in Cornwall.
Lizard Lighthouse
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Lizard Lighthouse stands at the most southerly point of mainland Britain, its twin white towers a landmark visible from miles along the coast.
Longships Lighthouse
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Longships Lighthouse stands on Carn Bras, the largest of the Longships islets, roughly 1. 25 miles (2 km) west of Land’s End.
Peninnis Lighthouse
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Peninnis Lighthouse, located on the rugged southern tip of St. Mary’s in the Isles of Scilly, was built in 1911 by Trinity House to replace the older St Agnes Lighthouse.
Round Island Lighthouse
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Round Island Lighthouse, perched atop a rugged granite islet north of St. Mary’s in the Isles of Scilly, has guided mariners through the treacherous Atlantic since 1887.
St Agnes Lighthouse
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St Agnes Lighthouse, perched on the highest point of St Agnes in the Isles of Scilly, is one of Britain’s oldest surviving lighthouse structures, first built in 1680 by Trinity House.
St. Anthony’s Lighthouse
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St. Anthony’s Lighthouse is a striking coastal beacon located at the entrance to the Carrick Roads near Falmouth, Cornwall.
Trevose Head Lighthouse
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Trevose Head Lighthouse, perched on a rugged clifftop near Padstow on Cornwall’s north coast, has guided ships since 1847 and fills a vital navigational gap between Land’s End and Lundy.
Wolf Rock Lighthouse
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Wolf Rock Lighthouse is a remote and dramatic beacon located on a treacherous reef in the Atlantic Ocean, about 8 miles southwest of Land’s End, Cornwall.