North Foreland Lighthouse 7:30 am
Built in 1691, this 26m tall lighthouse is an octagonal tower with balcony and lantern attached to a 2-storey keeper's house. It was first lit by fire in 1499. 25
About North Foreland Lighthouse A light was first exhibited on the North Foreland in 1499, a swape light consisting of a long pivoted beam with a basket containing an open fire.
The first real lighthouse built on the Foreland was erected in 1636, built by Sir John Meldrum, made of timber, lath and plaster. It caught fire in 1683 and burnt down. A new lighthouse, 10m tall, made of brick, stone and flint was built in 1691 carrying a fire basket and exhibiting a fixed white light. In 1793 it was heightened by adding two more storeys and the coal-fired beacon was replaced by eighteen Argand oil lamps, with circular wicks.
In 1872 electric power was introduced on the instruction of Michael Faraday, then Scientific Adviser to Trinity House. This became the first lighthouse in the world to be electrically powered. It was automated in 1998.
The current 26m tall lighthouse is an octagonal tower with balcony and lantern attached to a 2-storey keeper's house.
Nearest Facilities Mon 7:30 am – 6 pm Tue 7:30 am – 6 pm Wed 7:30 am – 6 pm Thu 7:30 am – 6 pm Fri 7:30 am – 6 pm Sat 7:30 am – 6 pm Sun 7:30 am – 6 pm
Nearby Attractions and Places to Visit New Kent Art Gallery & Studio just over a mile away
Open 11 am – 4 pm Broadstairs Gallery
The Pavilion Sands and Garden Bars just over a mile away
Open 9:30 am – 7 pm Broadstairs Attraction
Kent Talents Arts Centre just over a mile away
Closed Wed Broadstairs Gallery
Crampton Tower Museum just over a mile away
Closed Wed Broadstairs Museum
Dickens House Museum just over a mile away
Open 1:00 –4:30 pm Broadstairs Museum
Broadstairs Gallery just over a mile away
Open 10 am – 5 pm Broadstairs Gallery
Kent Coast Gallery just over a mile away
Open 9 am – 5 pm Broadstairs Gallery
Broadstairs Visitor Information Kiosk just over a mile away
Open 10 am – 4 pm Broadstairs Attraction
Thanet Open Top Bus over a mile away
Stone Bay, Broadstairs, Ramsgate Attraction
Nearby Places of Interest and Things to See St Andrew's Church under a mile away
Open 10 am – 12 pm Broadstairs Church
Holmes Park under a mile away
Broadstairs Park
Kingsgate Bay Playground under a mile away
Broadstairs Park
Neptune's Tower under a mile away
Broadstairs Landmark
St Peter's Park under a mile away
Broadstairs Park
Charles HamiltonWriter under a mile away
Broadstairs Blue Plaque
Holy Trinity Broadstairs under a mile away
Open 9:30 am – 12:30 pm Broadstairs Church
Edward HeathPrime Minister just over a mile away
Broadstairs Blue Plaque
Memorial Recreation Ground just over a mile away
Broadstairs Park
Bleak House just over a mile away
Broadstairs Landmark
Charles DickensStone Plaque just over a mile away
Broadstairs Plaque
Shrine of Our Lady of BradstowGreen Plaque just over a mile away
Broadstairs Plaque
Edward Heath @ Broadstairs Sailing ClubBuilding just over a mile away
Broadstairs Blue Plaque
York Gate just over a mile away
Broadstairs Landmark
Henry VIII and John HennikerGreen Plaque just over a mile away
Broadstairs Plaque
St Phillips Church just over a mile away
Margate Church
Eagle House just over a mile away
Broadstairs Landmark
Arthur Wellesley, Napoleon Bonaparte, and 2 othersBlack Plaque just over a mile away
Broadstairs Plaque
Nearby Activities and Things to Do Thanet Squash Rackets Club less than half a mile away
Open 6:30 am – 11 pm Broadstairs Sports Club
North Foreland Golf Club less than half a mile away
Open 7:30 am – 5 pm Broadstairs Sports Club
Thanet Wanderers RUFC under a mile away
Broadstairs Sports Club
Broadstairs & St Peter's Tennis Club under a mile away
Open 8 am – 8 pm Broadstairs Sports Club
Broadstairs Skatepark just over a mile away
Broadstairs Activity
Broadstairs Sailing Club just over a mile away
Broadstairs Sports Club
Broadstairs & St Peters Bowling Club just over a mile away
Broadstairs Sports Club
The Palace Cinema just over a mile away
Broadstairs Cinema
Sarah Thorne Theatre just over a mile away
Broadstairs Theatre
Kent Surf School just over a mile away
Open 9 am – 5 pm Broadstairs Activity
St Peter's Village Tour just over a mile away
Closed Wed Broadstairs Activity
Nearby Eats Joss Bay Cafe less than half a mile away
Open 10 am – 4 pm Halfway House Cafe less than half a mile away
Namaka under a mile away
Closed Wed White Swan & Reading Street Burgers under a mile away
Open 5 –9 pm Staple under a mile away
Closed Wed Captain Digby under a mile away
Open 11 am – 11 pm Broadstairs ££ British & Mediterranean
The Lanthorne under a mile away
Open 12 –11 pm The Pavilion Youth and Community Cafe under a mile away
Open 9 am – 1:30 pm & 3 –5 pm The Stack under a mile away
Open 7 am – 4 pm The Nineteenth Hole under a mile away
Yama Thai Kitchen under a mile away
Open 5 –9 pm Hazel and Hollin under a mile away
Taddy's Barn under a mile away
Open 9 am – 5 pm Botany Bay Hotel under a mile away
Open 9 am – 10 pm The Pickled Herring just over a mile away
Open 5:00 –9:30 pm Broadstairs £££ Seafood & Grill
Peaky B Pizza just over a mile away
Open 5 –11 pm Botany Bay Beach Kiosk just over a mile away
Havisham & Cratchit just over a mile away
Open 9 am – 3 pm Nearby Drinks Joss Bay Cafe less than half a mile away
Open 10 am – 4 pm Halfway House Cafe less than half a mile away
White Swan & Reading Street Burgers under a mile away
Open 5 –9 pm Staple under a mile away
Closed Wed Captain Digby under a mile away
Open 11 am – 11 pm Broadstairs ££ British & Mediterranean
The Lanthorne under a mile away
Open 12 –11 pm The Pavilion Youth and Community Cafe under a mile away
Open 9 am – 1:30 pm & 3 –5 pm The Stack under a mile away
Open 7 am – 4 pm The Nineteenth Hole under a mile away
Taddy's Barn under a mile away
Open 9 am – 5 pm Botany Bay Hotel under a mile away
Open 9 am – 10 pm Havisham & Cratchit just over a mile away
Open 9 am – 3 pm Neptunes Hall just over a mile away
Open 3 –11 pm The Dolphin Lounge Bar/Le Vintage just over a mile away
Open 4 –10 pm The Old Curiosity Shop just over a mile away
Open 9:30 am – 4 pm The George Inn just over a mile away
Open 11 am – 11 pm Aysan cafe just over a mile away
The Chapel Bar and Bookshop just over a mile away
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