St.Mary's Lighthouse and Visitor Centre

St.Mary's Lighthouse and Visitor Centre Heritage and outdoor education for the community since 1987! Our official page for news. See featured photos for safe crossing and lighthouse opening times.

Groups, parties, room hire and weddings contact us. Events https://bookwhen.com/ntc-lighthouse This is the official page for St. Mary’s Lighthouse and Visitor Centre. Since 1987, the Lighthouse and former keepers’ cottages have been operated as a visitor centre by North Tyneside Council. The surrounding Nature Reserve contains rockpools, clifftop grassland, a beach and wetland habitat. Check our m

onthly opening times for climbing the lighthouse 137 steps and for the gift shop and takeaway hot drinks, events and information on weddings, parties, room hire and more in our photos. Please call us and leave a message (as we don't operate normal hours due to the tides) or email for more information. [email protected] 0191 643 4778.

Do you have an interest in being a little bit arty, Have the kids finally gone back to school, do you need some quiet aw...
01/09/2026

Do you have an interest in being a little bit arty, Have the kids finally gone back to school, do you need some quiet away from the noise of daily life, do you want to try something different and still be able to make it back for the school run? If the answer is ‘Yes’ to any of the above questions then we have the right event for you!

Join us on Tuesday 15th September for some peaceful Coastal Collaging. Learn about the nature around St Marys island, have a guided rockpool session before then using recycled materials to collage using the island and Lighthouse as inspiration, all without those noisy kids!!

Tell your mum/dad/husband/wife/significant other/friend and get booked on now!

Booking is required so please click on the link below to book and for extra information.

https://bookwhen.com/ntc-lighthouse

29/08/2026

What a lovely day to kick off the bank holiday weekend, check out our pinned opening times ❤️

28/08/2026

Thank you for coming and to all the special guests thank you 🎉👏🎂

Thanks for coming to St Mary's 128th Birthday! Amazingly, the rain held off for the birthday party so we had singing goo...
28/08/2026

Thanks for coming to St Mary's 128th Birthday! Amazingly, the rain held off for the birthday party so we had singing good conversations about our heritage and free cake! Thanks to special guests Blyth Tall Ships Sea Shanty Singers, Friends of LV50, Seaton Sluice and old Hartley local history society (Seaton Sluice Watch House Museum) and Fusiliers Museum of Northumberland.

26/08/2026

Fri 28th Aug 11.30 with free cake whilst it lasts, sea shanties and special guests from heritage venues see you there at the picnic party! Click our events to find out more 😊

Thanks to the last of our lovely summer fossil Frolic ers 😊 showing of some of the amazing fossils found 😊
24/08/2026

Thanks to the last of our lovely summer fossil Frolic ers 😊 showing of some of the amazing fossils found 😊

22/08/2026

Thanks to all the amazing people who attended the wildlife festival this afternoon it was super!

St. Mary's Island Wildlife Conservation Society St Mary's Island Wetland Conservation Group
Tynemouth Seal Hospital
British Divers Marine Life Rescue
Northumberland IFCA



ERIC North East
Berwickshire & Northumberland Marine Nature Partnership

Thank you!

St mary's wildlife festival is on today! 1-5pm see you this afternoon.
22/08/2026

St mary's wildlife festival is on today! 1-5pm see you this afternoon.

21/08/2026
18/08/2026

**sound up** Wow amazing special technology in an exclusive event

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St. Mary's Island
Whitley Bay
NE264RS

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+441916434777

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