Berry Head Lighthouse — Attraction in Brixham

If your visiting Brixham Devon go to Berry Head lighthouse Follow signs and near destination you will approach a lane where only one car can travel through so carefully continue where you will come to a car park at the end You pay on leaving take note on how long your stay has been The machine on the left hand side works best Leading to Berry head there is a pathway good for disabled access that leads to Berry head Lighthouse which has been active and has been in operation since 4 May 1906. Berry Head is reputedly the shortest lighthouse in Great Britain This is a popular National nature reserve and views are spectacular on arrival as your looking out over Torbay If your lucky Dolphins are spotted here and lots of wildlife Tip: Take binoculars If you go now it is the time as we had beautiful wild flowers all around us it was truly magical I can only describe a dreamy place Perfect for a family picnic!! It has a guard house cafe there I didn’t visit but it looked popular with Benches outside This stunning place is a must visit and it’s a wonderful day out I’m so happy we found it! and will be going again for a fun day with my family The only cost was...

Just one of the most beautiful places to sit and think. It's wild up there on a wet and windy day but you can warm up in the Fort Cafe...lovely coffee. 😋

On a more clement day it is glorious to sit in front of the lighthouse, watch the birds and waves and take in the fabulous view. It means an awful lot to me up there, it's almost like being on top of the world.

At dimpsy it has another attraction, the Greater Horseshoe Bats that come out to feed. It is wonderful to catch glimpses of them flying around in their protected environment. Sit extremely still, be very quiet and you may see the deer that come out after...

Great for birdwatching at the end of May - kestrels, swallows, guillemots, gannets and a large cliffside seabird colony.

Park in the nearby car park and walk up past the excellent Guardhouse Cafe to the peninsular with the lighthouse on. Road access from Brixham and a bit tight for 400 or so metres where might need to reverse for about 20m for oncoming cars, especially if busy.

Can't seem to access the lighthouse because it is fenced off but you can get close. Great nearby compass map of the coastline and distances. Probably worth taking a pair of binoculars for birds, dolphins or the...