Flat Holm Lighthouse, Flat Holm

Name: Flat Holm Lighthouse
Address: Flat Holm, United Kingdom

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Flat Holm Lighthouse is 30 m high and 50 m above mean high water. It has a 100 watt lamp that flashes three times every ten seconds, and is red from 106° to 140°; white to 151°; red to 203°; white to 106°. White light visibility up to 33 km, this data as recorded in 1965 in Reed's Nautical Almanac but Trinity House now note visibility as 28 km for the white light and 22 km for the red light. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°22'32"N, 3°7'6"W

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Flat Holm United Kingdom

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Flat Holm Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Glamorganshire Golf Club, Brean Down Fort, Brean Down, Cosmeston Lakes Country Park.

4.2 miNW
Golf
Glamorganshire Golf Club, Cardiff
108 min walk • Nestled in the picturesque outskirts of Cardiff, the Glamorganshire Golf Club offers a serene haven for golf enthusiasts and newcomers alike. This historic golf course, established in 1890, is renowned for its challenging play and well-maintained greens, catering...
4.9 miSE
Forts and castles
Brean Down Fort
125 min walk • Perched on a rocky promontory at the edge of Somerset's coastline, Brean Down Fort stands as a stoic reminder of Britain's military history. Built in the 1860s, this fort was part of a chain of defenses constructed to protect the United Kingdom from potential French...
5.2 miSE
Forts and castles
Brean Down
134 min walk • Brean Down is a remarkable headland on the Somerset coast of the United Kingdom, boasting a rich tapestry of history and natural beauty. The site is home to an impressive fort, Brean Down Fort, which stands as a testament to the area's military significance...
4 miNW
Park, Nature and wildlife, Body of water
Cosmeston Lakes Country Park, Cardiff
103 min walk • Cosmeston Lakes Country Park is a public country park in Great Britain, owned and managed by Vale of Glamorgan Council. It is situated between Penarth and Sully, Vale of Glamorgan, 7.3 miles from Cardiff. On 1 May 2013 the country park was designated a Local Nature Reserve LNR. Parts are Sites of Special Scientific Interest.
3.8 miNW
Village, Museum
Cosmeston Medieval Village, Cardiff
98 min walk • Cosmeston Medieval Village is a living history medieval village near Lavernock in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Based upon remains discovered during a 1980s archaeological dig in the grounds of Cosmeston Lakes Country Park, it is a re-creation of 14th century peasant life in Wales in the Late Middle Ages.
5 miNW
Church
St Augustine's Church, Cardiff
129 min walk • St Augustine's Church is a Grade I-listed Gothic Revival nineteenth-century parish church in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
3.8 miNW
Nightlife, Restaurant
The Captains Wife, Barry
98 min walk • The Captain's Wife is a public house in the former fishing hamlet of Swanbridge in Sully, between Barry and Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. The pub was established in 1977 from a row of three sea houses.
5.4 miN
View point
Cardiff Bay Barrage, Cardiff
138 min walk • Cardiff Bay Barrage lies across the mouth of Cardiff Bay, Wales between Queen Alexandra Dock and Penarth Head. It was one of the largest civil engineering projects in Europe during construction in the 1990s.
4.9 miNW
Town, Area
Penarth, Cardiff
127 min walk • Penarth is a town and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, approximately 4 miles south of Cardiff city centre on the north shore of the Severn Estuary at the southern end of Cardiff Bay.
4.8 miNW
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Turner House Gallery, Cardiff
123 min walk • Turner House Gallery is an art gallery in Penarth, near Cardiff, Wales.
5.6 miW
Beach, Park, Outdoor activities
The Bendricks, Barry
144 min walk • The Bendricks is a stretch of coastline and an important paleontological site in the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales located along the northern coast of the Bristol Channel between Barry and Sully at 51°23′46″N 3°14′50″W.