Anvil Point Lighthouse

#3653 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Top attraction, Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

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The Anvil Point Lighthouse is a fully-automated lighthouse located at Durlston Country Park near Swanage in Dorset, England. It is owned by Trinity House and currently operated as two holiday cottages. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°35'31"N, 1°57'35"W

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Anvil Point Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tilly Whim Caves, Swanage Town Hall, Durlston Castle, Anvil Point.

~750 ftNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Tilly Whim Caves
4 min walk • Tilly Whim Caves, situated on the picturesque Dorset coast in the United Kingdom, offer visitors a glimpse into the region's rich geological and historical tapestry. These caves, now a popular tourist attraction, were originally part of a limestone quarry dating back...
1.1 miN
City hall
Swanage Town Hall, Swanage
29 min walk • Swanage Town Hall is a municipal building on Swanage High Street in Dorset. Constructed by the local building contractor George Burt in 1882–83, it reused materials salvaged from demolition works in London. The façade was rescued from London's 17th-century Mercers' Hall and the external clock is dated to 1826.
~1900 ftNE
Forts and castles
Durlston Castle
10 min walk • Durlston Castle stands within Durlston Country Park, a 1.13 square-kilometre country park and nature reserve stretching along the coastline south of Swanage, on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset.
~20 ftW
Lighthouse
Anvil Point
1 min walk • Anvil Point is part of the Jurassic Coast on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. It is within the grounds of Durlston Country Park and is about 3 kilometres from Swanage town centre. Anvil Point Lighthouse is located on the point.
~1400 ftNW
Park
Durlston Country Park
7 min walk • Durlston Country Park is a 320-acre country park and nature reserve stretching along the coast of the Isle of Purbeck on the outskirts of Swanage in Dorset, England.
1.3 miN
Piers and boardwalks
Swanage Pier, Swanage
32 min walk • Swanage Pier is a Victorian pier which extends into the southern end of Swanage Bay near the town of Swanage, in the south-east of Dorset. It was built in 1895 for passenger ship services.
1.2 miNE
Gothic architecture
Wellington clock tower, Swanage
31 min walk • The Wellington clock tower is a structure that stands on the seafront at Swanage in Dorset, England. It was originally built by the Commissioners for Lighting the West Division of Southwark at the southern end of London Bridge in 1854.
1 miN
Neighbourhood
Discordant coastline, Swanage
27 min walk • A discordant coastline occurs where bands of different rock types run perpendicular to the coast. The differing resistance to erosion leads to the formation of headlands and bays.