Visiting Us

Opening Times

The Dungeness Old Lighthouse 2008 opening times are as follows:

Also Open School holidays & Bank holidays at 10:30am till last
entry at 4:30pm (weather conditions permitting).
The Lighthouse may close in bad weather in rare occasion.

Reopen March 2009

Please note that 4.30 is the last entrance into the Lighthouse
For group bookings of 25+ outside of seasonal hours please Contact Us

We respectfully remind our visitors that commercial photography / filming is not permitted except by prior arrangement with the owners (See the Venue Hire page for further details).

Please also be aware that no dogs / animals are permitted on the premises.

Group / School bookings - please contact us for prices.

Admission costs

Where to find us

The address and contact details for the Old Lighthouse are as follows:

Directions (Click here to view a map)

From M20: Take Jct 10 onto the A2070 towards Brenzett & Lydd airport. After 12 miles, turn left at the roundabout & join the A259. After 4 miles turn right onto the B2075 sign posted for Lydd. Immediately after bridge, take left hand fork. Turn left at roundabout onto Dungeness Rd. Continue for 4 miles. Turn right into Dungeness and the Old Lighthouse is at the end of the road.

From Folkestone: Follow the A259 and turn left at New Romney traffic lights onto the B2071 (Station Rd). At the T jct turn right. Follow the road for 5 miles, past the Pilot Inn. Turn left into Dungeness and the Old Lighthouse is at the end of the road.

From Hastings & Rye: Take the A259 towards New Romney. At the roundabout turn right. After 4 miles turn right onto the B2075 sign posted for Lydd. Immediately after the bridge take left hand fork. Turn left at roundabout onto Dungeness Rd. Continue for 4 miles, turn right into Dungeness and the Old Lighthouse is at the end of the road.