Landmark
Souter Lighthouse and The Leas
A red-and-white striped Victorian lighthouse on the cliffs between South Shields and Sunderland, the first designed to run on electricity. Children can climb the tower and then run about on the open clifftop grassland of The Leas.
📍 Whitburn, North East · SR6 7NH
Visitor information
- Ages
- 3–16+
- Typical visit
- Half day
- Address
- Coast Road, Whitburn, Sunderland SR6 7NH
- Opening times
- Lighthouse 11:00-16:00 (last entry 1h before close); cafe 10:00-16:30; check NT calendar for closed days.
Family facilities
Last checked 7 Oct 2026
- Café on site
- ParkingNT car park, charges £1/1h up to £4/day; free for NT members.
- IndoorIndoor and outdoor areas
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