Lighthouse Exploring
Visits to lighthouses, travel stories and personal explorations
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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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Building a Future in Heritage: Some Big News
I have some incredibly exciting news to share! Before I get into the details, I wanted to tell you a bit about how we got here along my slightly messy career path, the choices shaped (and derailed) by Covid, and why this moment feels so special. Today, I’ve taken a leap forward in building my…
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Why you should volunteer at Leasowe Lighthouse
When you walk up to Leasowe Lighthouse on the windswept Wirral coast, it feels almost timeless. Built in 1763, it’s Britain’s oldest brick-built lighthouse. It’s also been out of use for over 100 years; it’s light was extinguished in 1908. Currently, a team of dedicated volunteers called ‘The Friends of Leasowe Lighthouse’ keep the metaphorical…
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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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A gem of the Scottish coast: Rattray Head lighthouse
The lighthouse built despite repeated rejections from Trinity House: Rattray Head lighthouse. The tower was originally proposed by engineer Alan Stevenson in 1851, however, the lighthouse’s construction was postponed repeatedly due to skepticism over its necessity. I visited the lighthouse in September 2023, and was blown away by its beauty.
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Exploring Lowestoft Lighthouse 🌊
Urgent Crisis: I’m running out of lighthouses in close proximity to London. I’ve had a good run, hopping on trains and cycling to see a lighthouse for a day. However, times are getting tough.
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A 50-mile lighthouse trek to Happisburgh Lighthouse
Lighthouse exploring is many things, but it is not an adventure for the faint of heart. At this point I’ve been on many a lighthouse explore, but Norfolk wins all of the awards for most physical pain and the worst weather. My feet occasionally still feel the Ghosts of Blisters Past.
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Behind the curtain at Trinity Buoy Wharf | The Lighthouse, SS Robin & Lightship 95
A behind-the-scenes tour of Trinity Buoy Wharf, exploring the lighthouse, the SS Robin, and Lightship 95. As a lighthouse enthusiast, I loved exploring the site and getting to have a peak behind the curtain.
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Tricking strangers into visiting lighthouses with me! Our first Lighthouse Explorers Group Trip: Beachy Head and Belle Tout lighthouses
On the 12th May a group of 10 Lighthouse Explorers (and myself) visited Beachy Head and Belle Tout lighthouses in Eastbourne! This was the first Lighthouse Explorers group trip we’ve had thus far, and in my eyes it was a resounding success. By that, I mean no-one outright said that they’d had a terrible time,…