Beachy Head Lighthouse
A red-and-white striped lighthouse standing in the sea at the foot of the cliffs, best seen from the clifftop path.
From King's Cross St Pancras: 2 h 53 min by train · 2 h 51 min by car
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Quick facts
The lighthouse was built between 1900 and 1902 and has been working since 2 October 1902.
Its tower is 33 metres tall, painted white with a broad red band, and stands about 165 metres out from the cliff base.
When Trinity House said it could no longer afford to repaint the stripes in 2011, a campaign raised the £27,000 needed to keep them.
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