Burry Port Lighthouse

Burry Port is a small coastal town in the South of Wales.The harbour was built in the early 1830s and was the main port for exporting coal from the surrounding areas.The Harbour initially was named the Pembrey New Harbour and was a larger upgrade to the smaller harbour just along the coast.The harbour's name was changed by an act of parliament in 1835 to Burry Port Harbour and thus gave...

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Nash Point Lighthouse

 Visit Date: September 2019Nash Point Lighthouse is to be found on the South Wales Coast. It's an iconic and historic building that has now been given Grade 2 listed status.The lighthouse was built between 1831 -1832. And was first turned on On September 1st 1832.This lighthouse was constructed after the loss of "The Frolic" a shipwrecked here in 1831 with the loss of 78 lives. There are...

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Mumbles Lighthouse

Visit Date: August 2020:Mumbles is a small coastal village near the city of Swansea in South Wales.It sits at the eastern edge of the Gower peninsular much of which forms the first area in the United Kingdom to be designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.Mumbles or as we call it "The Mumbles" is a beautiful place to visit and I'm confident that the village will be the subject of a future...

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