Happisburgh lighthouse, saved from the brink of rack and ruin in 1990 with help from her late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, has been given a new lease of life with a new royal patron.

February 28, 2017 at 3:07pm GMT The humble lighthouse has been performing a vital task for centuries, but now there is just one independently operated in the UK – Happisburgh Lighthouse. Pretty ...

A two-week project to repaint Happisburgh Lighthouse has been completed. Three hundred litres of paint was required to redecorate the Norfolk landmark, which has been in use since 1791. The ...

The red-and-white-striped Happisburgh Lighthouse, built in 1790, is the only independently run lighthouse in Great Britain. Happisburgh Lighthouse, Norfolk, 2021.

The lighthouse was saved from closure in 1988 by being taken over by an independent charitable trust which continues to run the light. It will take 300 litres of paint to complete the job.

The stripy Norfolk landmark - said to be the oldest working lighthouse in East Anglia - opened in 1791. The £20,000 job is expected to take two weeks.

Happisburgh is a 40-minute drive from Norwich, and a two-hour from Cambridge. This tiny village isn't the only place in Norfolk that's been praised by holidaymakers in recent months.

Happisburgh Lighthouse will be reopening to the public for a series of open days from Sunday, July 25. The structure is the oldest working lighthouse in East Anglia and the only independently ...

An image of Happisburgh from above. The proposed new car park would sit between the row of homes to the right, and the lighthouse on the left. (Image: Mike Page) ...

The stripy Norfolk landmark - said to be the oldest working lighthouse in East Anglia - opened in 1791. The £20,000 job is expected to take two weeks.