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Family-friendly things to do at Souter Lighthouse
There are lots of family activities at Souter Lighthouse and The Leas to help make the most of your visit. Find out more about what's on and plan your visit.
Summer holiday activities
Join us for a Summer of Play, sponsored by Starling Bank. Get active and challenge your family with self-led outdoor games and activities this summer, and you can try our our self-led Active Mile course in the coastal park any day of the week too. If you need a break after all that fun, enjoy an ice cream in the café, have a picnic in the foghorn field or even head down to the beach. Nature lovers can join us for a moth night or seashore safari. For details of all these events and more, head to our what's on page.
Head into the lighthouse to find out how lighthouse keepers lived, play interactive games and climb to the top of the tower for a bird's eye view.
Planning your family visit
- Baby-changing facilities are available
- For safety reasons, back-carriers are not permitted inside the lighthouse.
Family-friendly events
Souter's year-round events programme offers lots for families to do, indoors and out. To find out what's on, head to our events page.
Family fun at Souter Lighthouse
Souter is a very special lighthouse to visit, it was the first in the world designed and built to be powered by electricity. You can discover how lighthouse keepers lived and how they helped to keep ships at sea safe. Get hands-on with interactive activities and climb 76 steps to the top of the tower, where you’ll find Souter’s huge, powerful lamp and views stretching for miles.
With the Foghorn Field outside and over two miles of open grassland on The Leas, there’s plenty of space to run, play and picnic.
'50 things to do before you're 11¾'
You can tick a few outdoor mini-adventures off your ‘50 things’ list any day of the week. Just for starters you could:
- No. 7 Fly a kite
- No. 11 Explore on wheels
- No. 20 Go paddling
- No. 39 Catch a crab
- No. 44 Watch a bird
It doesn't matter if you’re over 11¾ - parents and grandparents can join in too.
Borrow a balance bike
Your little ones can borrow a balance bike free of charge when visiting Souter Lighthouse and The Leas. You don’t need to book anything; just turn up and get going. They're available during school holidays and weekends, as long as the weather isn't too wet or wild.
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