Lovely views and interesting, but a long walk and no shop or tea rooms. More

Walked to the lighthouse from the White Cliffs (about an hour); got very wet and dried off in the lighthouse tea room (Mrs Knotts Tea Rooms) which we thought was excellent. Lovely surroundings, a good hot cup of tea and what we thought was very good service. We visit a lot of lighthouses, mostly in South Africa but the explanations... More

The South Foreland Lighthouse is an impressive local attraction, set in beautiful location with views overlooking the Channel to France. We have often walked up to the lighthouse from St Margaret's where we live, just to enjoy the view - and up to about 2 months ago, that was pretty much all there was to do. Having been up the... More

Walked along the cliffs to the lighthouse. Tour Guide was very knowledgeable and made the tour round the lighthouse very interesting. Mrs Knotts tea rooms are fantastic a must visit and your spoilt for choice with the cakes. Proper old fashioned tea room try it or miss out More

fantastic place, lovely staff and children are very welcome More

I really enjoyed the guided tour of the lighthouse, the tour guides where very friendly and knowledgeable. The view from the top was fantastic. More

It's part of the National Trust, so it costs money if you're not a NT member. We walked out to the lighthouse from the White Cliffs of Dover Visitor Centre, which took us about 45 mins. It was a lovely walk across the field close to the edges of the famous White Cliffs of Dover. Once we got to the... More

We visited National Trust's South Foreland Lighthouse on a fine sunny morning in August. We walked from the pay and display at St Margarets on Cliff, only one mile but mostly uphill on poor footing. There is a National Trust car park, free to members, in Dover by the castle from which the two mile walk is easier and more... More

We walked along the White Cliffs to this disused lighthouse which is now owned by the National Trust. We had an excellent guide who told us the history of this lighthouse and about how a lighthouse works. The views from the top are far reaching, and apparently on a very clear day - clearer than on the day we were... More