Managing Organization: Trinity House
Website: http://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/interactive/gallery/coquet.html
Notes: The first keeper of Coquet lighthouse was William Darling, older brother of the famous heroine Grace Darling. Description of Tower: Square sandstone tower, upper part white.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1841 Date Present Tower Built: 1841 Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? No. Directions: For information on puffin-watching cruises to Coquet Island, contact Dave Gray Boat Trips, 2 Broomhill, Amble-by-the-Sea, Morpeth. Telephone: 01665 711975 Keepers: William Darling (1841-?)
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