Bowes Railway 2025
Tyne & Wear
Hooped in red & white and standing proud on the coastline midway between the Tyne and the Wear. Souter was the first lighthouse in the world designed and built to be powered by electricity. Opened in 1871.
Contacts
Address: Coast Road Whitburn Sunderland Tyne & Wear SR6 7NH
- Telephone: 0191 529 3161
- Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
- Website: View website
Open Days & Times
Daily 10 Feb-3 Nov. 1100-1700. Visit website for more details.
Travel
- By Bus: various
- By Rail: South Shields / 3 miles
Facilities
- Parking
- Refreshments
- Part disabled access
To the north The Leas is a two and a half mile stretch of magnesian limestone cliffs, wave-cut foreshore and coastal grassland.
The cliffs and rock stacks of Marsden Bay are home to nesting Kittiwakes, Fulmar, Cormorants, Shags and Guillemots.
South of the lighthouse is Whitburn Coastal Park and Nature Reserve – reclaimed colliery land, now a haven for wildlife.
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