Opened in 1871, Souter was the first lighthouse in the world designed and built to be powered by electricity. Now owned by the National Trust, the …
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Mar 30, 2025
Excellent informative volunteers who make the history come alive. Good to see how a social lighthouse works. Recommended.Full review by Jennie B
Mar 14, 2025
A very picturesque lighthouse where we stopped for a short visit on a glorious spring day. It is well maintained situated on the North Sea and it was a lovely place to have a picnic and a few photogr…Full review by davidwilliambarnes
Dec 28, 2024
Visited here while staying locally with my grandparents. Souter lighthouse is really interesting. The volunteers working in the first exhibition (power house) were really informative, as were all the…Full review by Emily_Chester
Is there anything else in the area that you could combine a visit to the lighthouse with?
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I like marine park which has a train round it, great park, lake and cafe. Seaburn has recently had some investment and roker park is nice too, with some new cafes down next to the pier.
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