Discover: Berwick Lighthouse

Renowned for its distinctive red and white colouring, the charming Berwick Lighthouse has welcomed seafarers at the Mouth of the River Tweed for nearly 200 years. The lighthouse is England’s most northerly and is found at the end of an 877-metre-long breakwater stretching into the tempestuous north sea. The protruding position of the lighthouse means that the structure and its paintwork is acutely exposed to the elements and as such the lighthouse displays a rugged, weather-beaten appeal year round.

The 43-ft tapered tower was built to the design of Joseph Nelson and is uniquely crowned with a conical top composed of one solid piece of stone. Painted mainly white, it has a red band at the base and a red roof. More than just a navigational aid, the lighthouse is an enduring symbol of the borderland town of Berwick and over the centuries the tower has featured on countless pictures, photographs and paintings. It is also an integral part of the town’s renowned ‘Lowry Trail’ which follows in the footsteps of one of Britain’s best loved artists, LS Lowry, who holidayed in the town from the 1930s right up until his death in 1976. 

Photography by Daryl Walker