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  1. Smeaton's Tower has been a Grade I-listed building since 1954. It is open for visitors, who may climb 93 steps, including steep ladders, to the lantern room, and observe Plymouth Sound and the city.

  2. Find out about opening hours and tickets so you can plan your visit to Smeaton's Tower.

  3. Smeaton’s Tower (or Smeaton’s Light) was the third of four famous lighthouses that have been built to mark the dangerous Eddystone Reef, a treacherous group of rocks that lie some 14 miles south west of Plymouth. Most of the Eddystone reef is submerged and only three feet of rock is visible at high tide – even on calm days, water can be ...

  4. Originally built on the Eddystone Reef in 1759 by engineer John Smeaton, it was dismantled and reassembled on the Hoe in 1884 after being replaced by a newer lighthouse. It is now a popular visitor attraction and offers panoramic views from its lantern room.

  5. Nov 27, 2020 · The lighthouse is closed in the winter months. West Hoe Road, Plymouth PL1 2NZ. Find on Google Maps. Visit the Smeaton’s Tower Website. Meandering Wild. I'm Suzanne the traveller and photographer behind Meandering Wild.

  6. View Map. Opening Times. * Smeaton's Tower will be open Tuesday-Sunday, 10am-5pm from Saturday 30 March until Sunday 29 September 2024 plus 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 26-27 October and 29 October-3 November 2024. Last entries are at 4.30pm. What's Nearby. Attraction. Event. Eating Out. Accommodation. Activity. Previous Next. Hoe Promenade.

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  8. Smeaton's Tower was demolished out at sea on its rocky base and the upper part was brought ashore, stone by numbered stone to be re-erected on the Hoe on a new foundation. No longer required as a lighthouse, the foundation stone of the renamed "Tower" was laid 20 October 1882 and in September 1884 it was was opened to the public.*

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