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    A view of the South Foreland Lighthouse from across a field of wheat. The Lighthouse was built in 1843, to warn of the shifting shoals of the Goodwin Sands.
    © NTPL / Joe Cornish
    South Foreland Lighthouse
    The Front, St Margaret's Bay, Dover, Kent CT15 6HP
    Telephone: 01304 852463
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    Fascinating and distinctive Victorian lighthouse
    • Distinctive Victorian lighthouse on the White Cliffs of Dover
    • Climb the 73 steps for spectacular cross Channel views
    • Site of Marconi's wireless experiments and Faraday's first electrically-powered light
    • 100-year-old working clockwork mechanism and optic
    Opening arrangements
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    Admission by guided tour, last tour 5. Open by arrangement during closed period for booked groups only. Last admission 30 minutes before closing

    Contact details

    01304 852463
    Fax: 01304 215484
    Email: southforeland@nationaltrust.org.uk


    Admission prices

    Standard Admission Lighthouse: £4, child £2, family £10. Groups £3.10


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