Lynmouth Foreland Lighthouse, Lynton

Name: Lynmouth Foreland Lighthouse
Address: Lynton, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Lynton

Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

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Lynmouth Foreland Lighthouse is located on Foreland Point; it was originally simply named 'The Foreland Lighthouse'. First lit on 28 September 1900, the lighthouse was built to assist vessels passing through the Bristol Channel, and is a round brick tower painted white. The light is 67 metres above the high tide, and flashes 4 times every 15 seconds; the optic was manufactured by Chance Brothers & Co. and is very similar to that installed in Pendeen Lighthouse the same year. It was rotated by clockwork until 1975. Initially, the light was said to have the power of 56,750 candles; later the intensity of the light was rated at around 190,000 candlepower. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°14'36"N, 3°47'12"W

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Lynton United Kingdom

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Lynmouth Foreland Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Valley of Rocks, Foreland Point, Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway, Lynton Town Hall.

3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Historic walking areas
Valley of Rocks, Lynton
77 min walk • The Valley of Rocks, sometimes called Valley of the Rocks, is a dry valley that runs parallel to the coast in north Devon, England, about 1 kilometre to the west of the village of Lynton.
0.7 miS
Protected area
Foreland Point, Lynton
19 min walk • Foreland Point is a rocky headland in Devon near Lynmouth, and is the most northerly point along the Devon and Exmoor coast. The highest cliff is 89 metres above the high tide, although the highest point of the entire headland is near Countisbury at 302 metres.
2.2 miW
World's steepest water-powered railway
Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway, Lynton
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2.3 miSW
City hall
Lynton Town Hall, Lynton
60 min walk • Lynton Town Hall is a municipal building in Lee Road, Lynton, Devon, England. The town hall, which was the meeting place of Lynton Urban District Council, is a grade II* listed building.
1.3 miSW
Forts and castles
Wind Hill, Lynton
34 min walk • Wind Hill, situated close to Lynmouth in Devon, England, is the location of an Iron Age enclosure or "spur" hill fort. The site is effectively a hillside forming a spur or promontory between the steep valley of the East Lyn River to the south and the cliffs to the north.
3.7 miSE
Church
Church of St Mary, Exmoor National Park
95 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Mary in Oare, Somerset, England, was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
4.9 miSE
Bridge
Robber's Bridge, Exmoor National Park
126 min walk • Robber's Bridge, or Robbers Bridge, is an old masonry arch bridge in the royal forest of Exmoor near Doone Valley, carrying the minor road from Porlock Hill to Oare. It crosses Weir Water and is located down a steep, wooded lane beneath overhanging trees.
2.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
East Lyn Valley, Exmoor National Park
72 min walk • East Lyn Valley is a valley of Exmoor, covering northern Devon and western Somerset, England. The East Lyn River is formed from several main tributaries including Hoar Oak Water beginning near Weir Water.
2 miSW
Village, Area
Lynmouth, Lynton
52 min walk • Lynmouth is a village in Devon, England, on the northern edge of Exmoor. The village straddles the confluence of the West Lyn and East Lyn rivers, in a gorge 700 feet below Lynton, which was the only place to expand to once Lynmouth became as built-up as possible.
3.1 miSE
Bridge
Malmsmead Bridge, Exmoor National Park
79 min walk • Malmsmead Bridge is a 17th-century stone bridge which crosses Badgworthy Water in the hamlet of Malmsmead, on the road between Oare and Brendon.
1.8 miSW
Forts and castles
Myrtlebury, Lynton
47 min walk • Myrtlebury is an Iron Age enclosure or 'spur' hill fort situated close to Lynmouth in Devon, England. The fort is effectively the north east of a hillside forming a spur or promontory above the steep valley of the East Lyn River to the east of the village, at approximately 150 metres above sea level.