Happisburgh Lighthouse
A red-and-white striped lighthouse, the oldest working lighthouse in East Anglia, beside a village on crumbling cliffs being eaten away by the sea.
Happisburgh Lighthouse was built in 1790 and is the oldest working lighthouse in East Anglia. It is also the only lighthouse in Britain run by an independent charity. Its three red and white stripes make it highly photogenic, and on some summer Sundays visitors can climb the tower. The soft cliffs of the nearby village retreat several metres each year, making it one of the most severely eroded stretches of coastline in Britain. Footprints dating back about 850,000 years have been discovered on the beach. The lighthouse lies about 25 km from Cromer.
Opening hours
Exterior open all day; tower climbs on open days only
Nearby sights
- Cromer Town & Crabs
- Cromer Pier
- Felbrigg Hall
- Sheringham Park
- North Norfolk Railway (Poppy Line)
- Holt
- Cley Marshes
- Cley Windmill