South Foreland Lighthouse (NT)

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Overview

A landmark of the White Cliffs, the Victorian lighthouse was built to warn mariners of shifting sands and guide them through the Strait of Dover. A place of innovation and science, the lighthouse was the first anywhere in the world to display an electric light. Today you can still enjoy views of the channel to the French coast by climbing all the way to the top. You can still see the Victorian clockwork mechanism that made the lighthouse flash. You can step back in time at Mrs Knott’s Tea-room, in the former lighthouse keeper’s cottage.

Location

The Front, ST MARGARET'S BAY, CT15 6HP

About the area

Kent is home to the White Cliffs of Dover, an English icon that marks the point where the Kent Downs AONB stretches from the Surrey Hills down to the sea. Visitors can explore historic parklands, including Knole Park and Sir Winston Churchill’s former home at Chartwell, or beautiful nature reserves, such as the coppiced woodlands of Denge Wood and Earley Wood and the ancient fine chalk woodland of Yockletts Bank.

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South Foreland Lighthouse (NT)

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