West Usk Lighthouse

at , Newport , NP10 8SF United Kingdom

1. Bed and Breakfast
2. Landmark & Historical Place

Description

West Usk Lighthouse is a Grade II-listed building on the Severn Estuary at the mouth of the River Usk south of the city of Newport, South Wales.HistoryThe lighthouse was the first to be built by renowned Scottish civil engineer James Walker in 1821. Amongst other projects, Walker went on to build another 21 lighthouses. The land around the lighthouse has been reclaimed as farmland but it stood on an island until 1856. It was decommissioned as an operational lighthouse in 1922.The lighthouse is currently operating as a hotel and in July 2008 featured in an episode of the Channel 5 television series The Hotel Inspector.For hotel guests, a private road off the B4239 leads to the lighthouse. Alternatively, it may be reached by a 1km walk along the sea wall footpath from the car park of the Lighthouse Inn on Beach Road.The less substantial East Usk Lighthouse, on the opposite bank of the River Usk, is within the Newport Wetlands wildlife reserve.

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Summary

West Usk Lighthouse is Newport based place and this enity listed in Bed and Breakfast category. NP10 8SF. Contact phone number of West Usk Lighthouse: 01633 810126