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Lighthouse

Open year round

Trinity Buoy Wharf

Free

Limited Access

Open to visitors every Saturday and Sunday: April to September 11am- 5pm, October to March 11am- 4pm. Free entry.

Built in 1864, learn more about London's only Lighthouse here

The Lighthouse is home to Longplayer, a one-thousand-year-long musical composition. Learn more here

Please note there's no step free access to the Lighthouse. The staircase leading up to the top of the Lighthouse is narrow and fairly steep. There is a maximum of 6 people allowed on the staircase at one time. 

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