The Route

This page is currently awaiting an edit. The list below shows only those I was aware of for my 2012 tour. A full list will appear soon.

Below is the route I took in 2012 in six legs. Those marked with an * I have yet to visit or was not able to see on my tour.

You may notice that some of the more well-known lighthouses are missing from this list. The likely reason for this is that those I had already previously visited (such as Portland Bill and Hurst Point) were not part of my tour. These will appear on the edited page soon.

Leg 1 – East Coast England

• Naze Tower – north of Walton-on-Thames, Essex
• Dovercourt – two structures, south of Harwich, Essex
• Harwich – two lights, north of Harwich, Essex
• Orfordness – on end of long spit running parallel to Orford, Suffolk
• Southwold – Suffolk
• Pakefield – south of Lowestoft, Suffolk
• Lowestoft Harbour – Suffolk
• Lowestoft – north of Lowestoft, Suffolk
• Gorleston – Gorlestone on Sea, Norfolk
• Winterton – Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk
• Happisburgh – Norfolk
• Cromer – south east of Cromer, Norfolk
• Hunstanton – north of Hunstanton, Norfolk
• River Nene – two lights, Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire
• Killingholme – three lights, north of Immingham, Lincolnshire
• River Ouse Whitgift – Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire
• River Ouse Apex – Yorkshire Waterways Museum, Goole, North Humberside
• Spurn Light Vessel – Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
• Paull – south east of Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
• Thorngumbald Clough – south of Paull, East Riding of Yorkshire
• Spurn Point – south of Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire
• Withernsea – East Riding of Yorkshire
• Bridlington – East Riding of Yorkshire
• Flamborough – east of Flamborough, East Riding of Yorkshire
• Scarborough – North Yorkshire
• Whitby – north east of Hawsker, North Yorkshire
• Whitby Harbour – three lights, Whitby, North Yorkshire
• Teesmouth – north west of Redcar, North Yorkshire
• Hartlepool Seaton Carew – County Durham
• Hartlepool Harbour – County Durham
• Hartlepool The Heugh – east of Hartlepool, County Durham
• Seaham – County Durham
• Sunderland – two lights, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
• Souter – south east of South Shields, Tyne and Wear
• South Shields – Tyne and Wear
• North Shields – Tyne and Wear
• St Marys – north of Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
• Blyth – two lights, south of Blyth, Northumberland
• River Coquet – two lights, north east of Amble, Northumberland
• Seahouses – Northumberland
• Bamburgh – north west of Bamburgh, Northumberland
• Lindisfarne – on south of Holy Island, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland
• Berwick-upon-Tweed – north of Spittal, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland

Leg 2 – Scotland

• St Abb’s Head – St Abb’s, Scottish Borders
• Barns Ness – south east of Dunbar, East Lothian
• Fidra – Dirleton, East Lothian
• Inchkeith and Newhaven – two lights, Newhaven, Edinburgh, Midlothian
• Methil – Fife
• Elie Ness – south of Elie, Fife
• Anstruther – Fife
• Fife Ness – Fife
• Barry Buddon – Carnoustie, Angus
• Scurdie Ness – Angus
• Tod Head – Montrose, Aberdenshire
• Girdleness – Aberdeenshire
• Aberdeen Harbour – Aberdeenshire
• Buchan Ness – Boddam, Aberdeenshire
• Peterhead – Aberdeenshire
• Rattray Head – north east of Rattray, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire
• Fraserburgh – Aberdeenshire
• Kinnaird Head – Fraserburg, Aberdeenshire
• Rosehearty – Aberdeenshire
• Macduff Harbour – Macduff, Aberdeenshire
• Banff Harbour – Banff, Aberdeenshire
• Whitehills – Aberdeenshire
• Cullen – Moray
• Cliff Terrace – Buckie, Moray
• Buckie Harbour – Buckie, Moray
• Covesea Skerries – west of Lossiemouth, Moray
• Chanonry Point – Fortrose, Highland
• Cromarty – Highland
• Tarbat Ness – Wilkhaven, Highland
• Lybster – Highland
• Noss Head – Wick, Highland
• Duncansby Head – east of John O’Groats, Highland
• Dunnet Head – north of Dunnet, Highland
• Holburn Head – Scrabster, Highland
• Strathy Point – Totegan, Highland
• Cape Wrath – Highland
• Stoer Head – Raffin, Highland
• Rhue – Highland
• Rubh Re – Melvaig, Highland
• Skye Bridge – Eilean Ban, Highland
• Neist Point – Waterstein, Highland
• Ornsay Island – Ornsay, Highland
• Glenelg – north of Glenelg, Highland
• Ardnamurchan – Highland
• Corran – Highland
• Appin – north west of Appin, Argyll and Bute
• Crinan – Argyll and Bute
• Ardrishaig – Argyll and Bute
• Mull of Kintyre – south west of Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute
• *Sanda – off of Kintyre, Argyll and Bute
• *Caladh Beacon – north of Tighnabruaich, Argyll and Bute
• Toward Point – Toward, Argyll and Bute
• Renfrew – Renfrewshire
• Perch & Steamboat Quay – Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire
• Cloch – Cloch, Firth of Clyde
• Ardrosson Pier Head – North Ayrshire
• Troon Harbour – South Ayrshire
• Ayr – South Ayrshire
• Turnberry – South Ayrshire
• Girvan – South Ayrshire
• Loch Ryan – South Ayrshire
• Corsewall Point – Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire
• Killantringan – north of Portpatrick, Wigtownshire
• Portpatrick – Dumfries and Galloway
• Mull of Galloway – Cairngaan, Dumfries and Galloway

Leg 3 – North West England

• Silloth – two lights, Silloth, Cumbria
• Maryport – two lights, Maryport, Cumbria
• Whitehaven – various lights, Whitehaven, Cumbria
• St Bees Head – south west of Whitehaven, Cumbria
• Hodbarrow Point – east of Haverigg, Cumbria
• Ulverston – north east of Ulverston, Cumbria
• Walney Channel – Roa Island, Cumbria
• Walney Island – south of South End, Cumbria
• Morecambe – Lancashire
• Heysham – two lights, Heysham, Lancashire
• Glasson Dock – Lancashire
• *Plover Scar – west of Upper Thurnham, Lancashire
• Fleetwood High Light – Lancashire
• Fleetwood Low Light – Lancashire
• *Lytham – Fairhaven, Lancashire
• Hale Head – Hale, Cheshire
• Ellesmere Port – Ellesmere Port, Merseyside
• Woodside Ferry – Birkenhead, Merseyside
• New Brighton – New Brighton, Merseyside
• Leasowe – west of Wallasey, Merseyside
• *Bidston Hill – south of Wallasey, Merseyside
• Hoylake – Hoylake, Merseyside
• Hilbre Island – south west of Hoylake, Merseyside

Leg 4 – Wales

• Point of Ayr – Talacre, Flintshire
• Great Orme – Gwynedd
• Trwyn Du – north of Beaumaris, Isle of Anglesey
• Point Lynas – east of Amlwch, Isle of Anglesey
• Holyhead Breakwater – Porth-y-felin, Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey
• Holyhead Admiralty Pier – Isle of Anglesey
• South Stack – Isle of Anglesey
• Llanddwyn Island – Newborough, Isle of Anglesey
• Aberystwyth – south of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
• Fishguard – Pembrokeshire
• Strumble Head – north west of Goodwick, Pembrokeshire
• St Ann’s Head – Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, south west of St Ishmael’s, Pembrokeshire
• *Milford Haven – north east of St Ann’s Head, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Pembrokeshire
• *Saundersfoot – east of Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire
• Burry Port – Carmarthenshire
• *Whitford Point – north of Landimore, Glamorgan
• Mumbles – south west of Swansea, Glamorgan
• *Swansea – Glamorgan
• *Porthcawl – Bridgend
• Nash Point – west of St Donat’s, Vale of Glamorgan
• *Flatholm and Barry Dock – Barry, Vale of Glamorgan
• West Usk – east of St Brides Wentloog, Gwent
• East Usk – Nash, Gwent
• *Gold Cliff – Gwent
• *Charston Rock – east of Portskewett, Monmouthshire
• *Redcliffe – Chepstow, Monmouthshire

Leg 5 – South West England

• *Blacknore – west of Portishead, North Somerset
• Burnham-on-Sea Pillar – Somerset
• Burnham-on-Sea Lower Light – Somerset
• Lynmouth Foreland – north of Barton Wood, Devon
• Bull Point – north of Mortehoe, Devon
• *Crow Point – south west of Braunton, Devon
• Hartland Point – north of Hartland, Devon
• Trevose Head – west of Padstow, Cornwall
• Godrevy – Godrevy Island off of St Ives, Cornwall
• Pendeen – north of Lower Boscaswell, Cornwall
• Longships – visible from Land’s End, Cornwall
• Lizard – south of Landewednack, Cornwall
• Tater Du – south west of Penzance, Cornwall
• St Anthony’s – Falmouth harbour, Cornwall
• Smeaton’s Tower – Plymouth, Devon
• Start Point – south east of Hallsands, Devon
• *River Dart – Kingswear, Devon
• Berry Head – north east of Brixham, Devon
• Brixham Breakwater – Devon
• Teignmouth – Devon

Leg 6 – South and South East England

• *Beaulieu – south of Fawley, Hampshire
• Southsea Castle – south of Fratton, Hampshire
• Littlehampton – West Sussex
• Shoreham – Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex
• Newhaven – East Sussex
• Beachy Head and Belle Tout – south west of Eastbourne, East Sussex
• *Hastings – Hastings, East Sussex
• Dungeness – two lights, Dungeness, Kent
• Folkestone – Kent
• Dover – three lights, Dover, Kent
• South Foreland – two lights, St Margaret’s At Cliffe, Kent
• Ramsgate – Ramsgate, Kent
• North Foreland – north of Broadstairs, Kent
• Margate – Margate, Kent