North Foreland Lighthouse
BroadstairsA 26-metre white lighthouse on the chalk headland at the eastern tip of Thanet, a clifftop walk north of town.
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North Foreland Road, Broadstairs, CT10 3NN
Quick facts
North Foreland marks the eastern extremity of the Isle of Thanet, and a lighthouse was first licensed on the headland in 1636.
The present 26-metre tower was first lit in 1691.
It was automated in 1998 as the last manned Trinity House lighthouse in the UK, and the keepers' cottages are now holiday lets.
Address
North Foreland Road, Broadstairs, CT10 3NN
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