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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.
Plan Your Visit. Find out about opening hours and tickets so you can plan your visit to Smeaton's Tower. Opening hours. In 2024, Smeaton's Tower will be open: • 10am-5pm, Tuesday-Sunday from Saturday 30 March-Sunday 29 September. • 10am-5pm, 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 26-27 October and 29 October-3 November. • Last entries are at 4.30pm.
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.
Smeaton Tower on Plymouth Hoe © Herb Thyme After the destruction by fire of Rudyard's oak and stone lighthouse in 1755, a structure was commissioned from a John Smeaton of whom it has been said that he never undertook anything that he did not complete to the satisfaction of those who employed him.
One of the most recognizable structures on Plymouth Hoe is Smeaton’s Tower, a historic lighthouse. 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.
Smeaton's Lighthouse now forms a centrepiece on the Hoe and has become one of the West Country's most well known landmarks. About two thirds of the structure built on the Eddystone reef was taken down in the early 1880's when the rock upon which it was standing was being undermined by the sea.
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Nov 27, 2020 · Smeaton’s Tower was the third lighthouse to be built on the notorious Eddystone Reef offshore from Plymouth. This reef is submerged with just 1-metre of rock visible at high tide making it almost impossible to locate.
