Les Hanois Lighthouse

#3521 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Top attraction, Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

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Les Hanois Lighthouse was constructed between 1860 and 1862 to a design by James Walker, and was first lit on 8 December 1862. It is sited on the rock known as Le Biseau, or Le Bisé, part of the reef Les Hanois one mile north west of Pleinmont where the Trinity House cottages were built. It was erected in response to an increasing number of shipwrecks on the treacherous rocks off the western coast of Guernsey. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 49°26'6"N, 2°42'9"W

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Les Hanois Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: La Grande Mare, Fort Grey, Little Chapel, Saumarez Park.

4.6 miNE
Golf
La Grande Mare, Saint Martin
119 min walk • La Grande Mare Hotel Golf & Country Club is a hotel and golf course in Vazon Bay, Castel, Guernsey. The house, set in 120 acres, contains 12 suites, 12 double rooms and 10 self-catering units.
2.1 miE
Tower, Museum, Maritime museum
Fort Grey, Saint Martin
55 min walk • Fort Grey, colloquially known as the "cup and saucer", is a Martello tower located on a tidal rock in Rocquaine Bay in Saint Peter, Guernsey on the west coast of the island.
5.2 miE
Historical place, Sacred and religious sites, Church
Little Chapel, Saint Peter Port
132 min walk • The Little Chapel is situated in the Les Vauxbelets valley, Saint Andrew, Guernsey. It was created in July 1914, by Brother Déodat. He planned to create a miniature version of the grotto and basilica at Lourdes, the Rosary Basilica.
6 miNE
Park
Saumarez Park, Saint Martin
154 min walk • Saumarez Park is the largest public park on the island of Guernsey.
5.1 miE
Tomb
Fort George, Saint Martin
132 min walk • Fort George is situated in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, and was built to become the main island military headquarters and to protect barracks to house the island garrison for the British Army, in place of Castle Cornet.
2.6 miNE
Tower
Fort Saumarez, Saint Martin
67 min walk • Fort Saumarez is a Martello tower in Saint Peter, Guernsey, on a headland that forms the northern tip of L'Erée and extends to the Lihou causeway.
4.9 miNE
Tower
Fort Hommet, Saint Martin
125 min walk • Fort Hommet is a fortification on Vazon Bay headland in Castel, Guernsey. It is built on the site of fortifications that date back to 1680, and consists of a Martello tower from 1804, later additions during the Victorian Era, and bunkers and casemates that the Germans constructed during World War II.
4.9 miNE
Museum, Military museum
Fort Hommet 10.5 cm Coastal Defence Gun Casement Bunker, Saint Martin
125 min walk • The Fort Hommet 10.5 cm coastal defence gun casemate bunker is a fully restored gun casemate that was part of Fortress Guernsey constructed by the forces of Nazi Germany between 1940 and 1945.
2.6 miNE
Memorial
Le Creux ès Faïes, Saint Martin
66 min walk • Le Creux ès Faïes is a neolithic chamber tomb on Guernsey, the Channel Islands.
4.9 miE
49°25'46"N • 2°35'35"W
German Occupation Museum, Saint Martin
126 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
3.1 miE
Memorial
La Longue Rocque, Saint Martin
79 min walk • La Longue Rocque is the tallest megalithic standing stone in the Channel Islands. The menhir stands in a field next to Les Paysans road in Guernsey. The granite block is 3.5m tall and extends a further metre below the ground. It is believed that it was erected between 3000-1500BC.

Les Hanois Lighthouse

Facts and practical information

Les Hanois Lighthouse plan & book

Les Hanois Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)