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St Mary's Lighthouse causeway
Whitley Bay, North East England
A lighthouse on a tidal island, with a rock-pool causeway you can walk at low tide.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 75 min
St Mary's Island is reached by a short causeway that floods at high tide. The lighthouse has a small visitor centre and a climb to the lantern on open days. Seals and seabirds feed around the rocks, and the nature reserve is a good spot for winter birds.
Good to know
- Check tide times before crossing
- Dress warmly; it's exposed
- Pair with a walk along Whitley Bay promenade
- Best time
- Low tide
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Sealed road, paid car park beside the causeway
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Rubbish bins
- Toilets
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