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St. Mary's Lighthouse and Visitor Centre

St. Mary's Lighthouse | St. Mary's Island, Whitley Bay NE26 4RS, England
44-191-200-8650
4.5 of 5 stars 43 Reviews
Type: Lighthouses
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cullurcoats
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10 reviews 10 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012

once inside please go to the top and admire the view

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012

This has been somewhere I have visited since I was a small child. I am from south shields so not very far to get there. My fiancée and I have decided to get married here, he is from Whitley bay. We are going to be keeping our fingers crossed for the weather in June 2013 :)We are all booked and... More

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Tyne and Wear
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23 reviews 23 reviews
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24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2012
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This is a great place to let you dogs or kids go wild. Scramble across the rocks looking for crabs in rock pools. Get the benefits of fresh sea air and blow the cobwebs away (just be careful that you don't get stuck over there if the tide comes in)

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houghton-le-spring
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24 reviews 24 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2012

We last visited on New Years Day. It was cold but we were well wrapped up and we had a great few hours just walking around.

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York
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2012

fascinating lighthouse, nice little shop, nice walk to the little island

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Liverpool
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2012

Lovely interesting lighthouse with great views over the North sea and along the coast. only accessible at low tide because it gets cut off so check the tide tables before you go.

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Stone
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

The whole trip was interesting from going across the causeway, to viewing the wildlife in the area. Good visitor centre

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wakefield
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 April 2012

for a few quid you can climb to to top,which was a little scary but hreat views when you come back down you go through the gift shop which is usually over priced tat but not this one they have some nice suvoniers at reasonable prices.

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manchester
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2012

lovely walk across the causeway at low tide. Pay extra to go to the top of the lighthouse.

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Alloa
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 April 2012

Plenty of space for kids to run, great views, good value, picnic tables

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