Godrevy Lighthouse

#1029 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Godrevy Lighthouse was built in 1858–1859 on Godrevy Island in St Ives Bay, Cornwall. Standing approximately 300 metres off Godrevy Head, it marks the Stones reef, which has been a hazard to shipping for centuries. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°14'33"N, 5°24'1"W

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Godrevy Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tate St Ives, The Sloop Inn, St Ia's Church, The Towans.

4.1 miSW
Museum, Art museum, Modern art museum
Tate St Ives, St Ives
105 min walk • Nestled in the charming seaside town of St Ives in Cornwall, England, Tate St Ives is a beacon of modern and contemporary art that attracts visitors from all over the globe. This unique gallery, an offshoot of the renowned Tate Gallery in London, opened its doors in...
4 miSW
Nightlife
The Sloop Inn, St Ives
101 min walk • The Sloop Inn is an inn in St Ives, Cornwall, England, located on the wharf. It is one of the oldest inns in Cornwall, the public house is dated to "circa 1312" although the present building was built in the 17th or 18th century.
4.1 miSW
Town, Church, Gothic architecture
St Ia's Church, St Ives
104 min walk • St Ia's Church, St Ives, is a parish church in the Church of England in St Ives, Cornwall, UK. It is dedicated to Ia of Cornwall, a 5th- or 6th-century Irish saint, and is a Grade I listed building.
3.7 miS
Natural attraction, Beach, Park
The Towans, Hayle
95 min walk • Towan is found in many placenames in Cornwall. However, The Towans usually refers to the three-mile stretch of coastal dunes which extends north-east from the estuary of the River Hayle to Gwithian beach with a midpoint near Upton.
4.1 miSW
Museum, Art museum, Modern art museum
Belgrave St Ives, St Ives
104 min walk • Belgrave St Ives is a commercial art gallery, specialising in modern British and contemporary art in St Ives, Cornwall, southwest England.
4.1 miSW
Museum, Garden, Art museum
Barbara Hepworth Museum, St Ives
105 min walk • The Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden in St Ives, Cornwall preserves the 20th-century sculptor Barbara Hepworth's studio and garden much as they were when she lived and worked there.
4 miS
Church
St Uny's Church, Carbis Bay
104 min walk • St Uny Church, Lelant, is the Church of England parish church of Lelant, Cornwall, England. It is dedicated to Saint Uny who is also the patron saint of Redruth. It is a Grade I listed building.
4.2 miE
Park
Tehidy Country Park, Camborne
108 min walk • Tehidy Country Park is a country park in Illogan in Cornwall, England which incorporates 250 acres of the parkland and estate around Tehidy House, a former manor house of the Tehidy manor.
3.3 miS
Nightlife
The Bucket of Blood, Hayle
85 min walk • The Bucket of Blood is a public house in Phillack, Hayle, Cornwall, owned by St Austell Brewery. It is thought to be named after an incident where the landlord brought up a bucket of blood from the building's well, as a murdered smuggler had been dropped there and the name has been recognised as one of the quirkiest in the country.
1.6 miSE
Church
St Gothian's Church
40 min walk • St Gothian's Church, Gwithian is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK. Nothing is known about St Gothian, Gocianus or Gwithian.
3.9 miS
Church
St Elwyn's Church, Hayle
99 min walk • St Elwyn’s Church is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Hayle, Cornwall, England, UK.