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Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage 1

The exterior of Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage 1 and 2, Tyne and Wear
The exterior of Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage 1 and 2, Tyne and Wear | © National Trust / Mike Henton
The sitting room in Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage 1, Tyne and Wear
The area surrounding Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage 1, Tyne and Wear

Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage 1

As part of the lighthouse, you’ll be a stone’s throw from the Sunderland coast.

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The sitting room in Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage 1, Tyne and Wear
The area surrounding Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage 1, Tyne and Wear
The exterior of Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage 1 and 2, Tyne and Wear
The entrance at Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage 1, Tyne and Wear
The sitting room in Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage 1, Tyne and Wear
The kitchen and dining room at Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage 1, Tyne and Wear
The shower room at Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage 1, Tyne and Wear
The shower room at Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage 1, Tyne and Wear
The double bedroom at Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage, Tyne and Wear
The twin bedroom at Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage 1, Tyne and Wear
The gardens for Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage 1 and 2, Tyne and Wear
Souter Lighthouse next to Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage 1 and 2, Tyne and Wear
Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage 1 and 2, Souter Lighthouse and The Leas, Tyne & Wear
Souter Lighthouse and The Leas, next to Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage 1 and 2, Tyne and Wear
Souter Lighthouse, Tyne and Wear

© National Trust / Mike Henton

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As part of the lighthouse, you’ll be a stone’s throw from the Sunderland coast.

  • Guests

    4

    Bedrooms

    2

    Acorn rating

    3What's this?

    Number of dogs welcome

    2

    Reference

    017004

    This white-washed cottage stands at the landward end of the Souter Lighthouse, built in 1871 to ward ships from the dangerous rocks at Whitburn Steel. The lighthouse keeper and his family would have lived in this sea-view cottage which, after a careful restoration, has been transformed into a comfortable two-bedroom holiday home. 

    Enjoy a cup of tea in the garden and soak up the sweeping views. Stretching north from Souter Lighthouse is The Leas, a two and a half mile expanse of magnesian limestone cliffs, wave-cut foreshores and coastal grassland. Start a 2 mile walk from Souter Lighthouse and end at Rocket Green meadow; home to autumn gentian, bee orchid and dropwort.

    Further afield, explore the vibrant city of Newcastle, just a 15 mile drive from the cottage. With its shops, museums, galleries and award-winning restaurants, it’s well worth a visit.

    • Wi-Fi, available
    • Garden, available
    • EV charging, not available
    • Fridge, available
    • Freezer, available
    • Microwave, available
    • Open fire / wood burner, not available
    • Television, available
    • DVD, available
    • Washing machine, available
    • Dishwasher, available
    • Tumble dryer, available
    • Cot & high chair, available

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