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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

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    Opening arrangements
     14 Mar–3 Apr 08  11–5:30 Mo Closed Tuesdays Closed Wednesdays Closed Thursdays Fr Sa Su
     4 Apr–24 Apr 08  11–5:30 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
     25 Apr–22 May 08  11–5:30 Mo Closed Tuesdays Closed Wednesdays Closed Thursdays Fr Sa Su
     23 May–5 Jun 08  11–5:30 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
     6 Jun–17 Jul 08  11–5:30 Mo Closed Tuesdays Closed Wednesdays Closed Thursdays Fr Sa Su
     18 Jul–11 Sep 08  11–5:30 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
     12 Sep–29 Sep 08  11–5:30 Mo Closed Tuesdays Closed Wednesdays Closed Thursdays Fr Sa Su
     17 Oct–27 Oct 08  11–5:30 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
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    Admission by guided tour, last tour 5. Open by arrangement during closed period for booked groups only. Last admission 30mins 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, child £1.60. Large groups can be accommodated, but will be split into smaller tour groups of about 10, so there may be some waiting. No shelter available for more than 30 people
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