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What Does a Lighthouse Mean to You?
When you think of a lighthouse, what comes to mind? For some, it might be lighthouse keepers, shipwrecks and stormy nights at sea, or perhaps a foghorn which used to keep them up at night. For others, a lighthouse might be somewhere they walk the dog, somewhere they visited as a child, a familiar landmark…
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The Travelling Pharology Archive Comes to Harwich
On 15 and 16 August, the Travelling Pharology Archive made its second public appearance, this time at Harwich Maritime Museum. Set beside the historic Low Lighthouse, it was a particularly fitting place to continue testing the Archive. Across the weekend, visitors explored stories connected to lighthouse and maritime heritage, from Henry Winstanley and the Eddystone…
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The Travelling Pharology Archive Makes Its Debut
This weekend saw the first outing of the Travelling Pharology Archive, Lighthouse Explorers’ community-generated collection of lighthouse stories, memories and heritage. Our debut took place in a very special setting. We were on the first floor of the lighthouse at Trinity Buoy Wharf, right next to the home of Longplayer. If you’ve never experienced Longplayer,…
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Contributions Are Now Open for the Travelling Pharology Archive
After many months of planning, research, and ethical review, I am delighted to announce that contributions are now open for the Travelling Pharology Archive! The Archive forms part of my research in Cultural Heritage Studies at University College London (UCL), where I am exploring the question: How can a community-generated travelling lighthouse archive contribute to…
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Updates on Group Trips, the Travelling Archive, and other such matters
Hello everyone, It has been quite a while since my last blog post and for that I need to apologise. Life has been exceptionally busy recently, and although I have been meaning to sit down and write an update for months, there always seemed to be another deadline which I need to attend to! So,…
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The first lighthouse group trip of 2026
You are cordially invited to the third year of Lighthouse Explorers’ group trips… for which we now have the first date and location!
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Our Final Group Trip of 2025: Trinity Buoy Wharf Lighthouse
On the 12th of October, we had our final group trip of 2025. This marked our sixth outing of the year and our ninth lighthouse visit together overall. Back in June, six of us climbed the gorgeous Southwold Lighthouse. At the time, we still had two more trips planned. Spirits were high that day; what…
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Exploring Hurst Point lighthouse and castle
Exploring Hurst Point lighthouse and castle. A blog covering the history of the site, as well as my experience visiting the lighthouse.
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Nash Point Lighthouse ~ The Group Trip That Never Was
The trip to Nash Point lighthouse on 20 October 2024 was supposed to be the third Lighthouse Explorers group trip and the first outside of England! The journey to Belle Tout and Beachy Head, gorgeous lighthouses in Eastbourne, was the first group trip. The second trip was to Old Dungeness Lighthouse, a lighthouse set on…
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The history of Pilot Bay Lighthouse | The widow, the keeper, and the horse.
Pilot Bay Lighthouse has a rich history, full of tales demonstrating community spirit and commitment to a safer lake.