South Shields: Souter Lighthouse South Shields: Souter Lighthouse National Trust

Description


The first lighthouse in the world to use electric light, today, with modern shipping and the reduction in traffic into and out of the Tyne, the lighthouse is surplice to requirement so has been opened to the public to see what life would have been like.

Charge


Charge

Getting There

From South Shields buses run regularly towards Marsden Bay and the lighthouse, alternatively catch the sightseeing bus
Latitude: 54.970468; Longitude: -1.364161
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Photos


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Web Link


www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Disclaimer: Details correct at time of writing (11/08/2009), and on time of last update (17/08/2009) but may no longer be accurate, particularly if some time has passed.