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UK - Lighthouses - St Mary's lighthouse decorated with colourful flags

St. Mary's Lighthouse is on tiny St Mary's Island, just north of Whitley Bay on the coast of North East England. The small rocky tidal island is linked to the mainland by a short concrete causeway which is submerged at high tide. It was decommissioned by Trinity House in 1984. While it no longer functions as a working lighthouse, it is easily accessible (when the tide is out) and is regularly open to visitors; in addition to the lighthouse itself there is a small museum and visitor's centre.

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St. Mary's Lighthouse is on tiny St Mary's Island, just north of Whitley Bay on the coast of North East England. The small rocky tidal island is linked to the mainland by a short concrete causeway which is submerged at high tide. It was decommissioned by Trinity House in 1984. While it no longer functions as a working lighthouse, it is easily accessible (when the tide is out) and is regularly open to visitors; in addition to the lighthouse itself there is a small museum and visitor's centre.
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