Bull Point Lighthouse

Dog-friendly

Built by Trinity House in 1975—replacing an earlier light built in 1879—to guide vessels navigating off the North Devon coast

Bull Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Bull Point, about one mile (1.6 km) north of the village of Mortehoe, on the northern coast of Devon, England. The lighthouse provides a visual aid to the villages of Mortehoe, Woolacombe and Ilfracombe, and warns of the inhospitable and rocky coast that lines the area. The original lighthouse was constructed in 1879 after a group of local “clergy, ship-owners, merchants and landowners” appealed to Trinity House for one. A fog horn was added in 1919 and it was electrified in 1960.In September 1972 the headland on which the lighthouse stood subsided making the structure dangerous. Trinity House used an old light tower from elsewhere for two years whilst a new structure was rebuilt further inland. This was completed in 1974 at a cost of £71,000 and is currently in use. It was fully automated from completion, stands 11 metres tall, has a light intensity of 800,000 candelas and can be seen for 24nmi. The diaphone foghorn was switched off in 1988, apparently the redundant equipment remains inside. The lighthouse was automated in 1995. The site can be visited by an adjacent public footpath.

Location

Bull Point Lighthouse

Address

S W Coast Path, Woolacombe, Ilfracombe EX34 8LR, UK

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020 7481 6900

www.trinityhouse.co.uk

enquiries@trinityhouse.co.uk

Driving from our parks

Lynmouth Retreat: 21.81 miles / 44 mins

Rating

★★★★★4.5

Based on 83 reviews

Info correct at time of publish: January 19, 2026. Always check with location before visiting.

Reviews

Marek Kurowski (Kuri)

10 months ago

Absolutely fantastic location with a beautiful vantage point on all sides. On a sunny day, a walk there is a great relaxation in nature. You can spend several hours just walking around. At low tide there is access to the beach

Ben Elliott

10 months ago

A single track lane and public footpath runs from the intersection between North Morte Road and Channel View. Access is by foot only. ~1.5miles each way between Mortehoe car park and the Lighthouse. Stunning views across the headland. We really enjoyed it and ideal for the pram too!

Brian Squires

11 months ago

Bull Point lighthouse is on the South West coast path route. The lighthouse is not open to the public and the houses associated with the lighthouse are now holiday lets. However the area around the lighthouse is free to roam and is a great place to visit if you like rugged landscape and dramatic sea cliffs, Rockingham beach is also close by. You can access the area by an easy walk along the service road from Mortehoe, which is about a mile away. This is one of my walks/areas which I regularly return to, it's nice.

Matthew Twiss

a year ago

For a few days, we went away,
To Bull Point’s cliffs, where oceans play.
In the keeper’s cottage snug and warm,
We watched the dance of sun and storm.
The fog rolled in, a ghostly shroud,
Wrapped round the cliffs, both fierce and proud.
And when the rain began to fall,
The lighthouse cast its steady call.
Its sweeping beam cut through the night,
A guiding hand, so strong and bright.
Through fog and rain, its rhythm stayed,
Keeping ships from rock’s cruel blade.
The stars came out, the skies were clear,
But that beam kept shining, year on year.
It felt like magic, wild and free,
A perfect place for us to be.

Sue

3 years ago

Walked from Mortehow, took a couple of hours, up and down the coast path, quite steep, great views, came back up the road to the village which was the easy way back. Can be livestock so dogs should be on lead.