Smeaton's Tower visitor information

Location

The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 2NZ

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Current opening hours

• Tuesday to Friday, Saturdays and Bank Holiday Mondays: 10am to 12 noon (last entry at 11.30am) and 1pm to 3pm (last entry at 2.30pm)
• Sundays and Mondays: closed
• Please note: Smeaton's Tower closes for lunch from 12 noon to 1pm
• Due to civil ceremonies, Smeaton's Tower is occasionally closed on Fridays and Saturdays. We aim to publicise these dates as far in advance as possible

Admission charges

Ticket type	Full Price	Plym Card
Adult	£2	£1.90
Child (aged 5 to 16)/Student/Senior (aged over 60)	£1	90p
Child (aged under 5)	Free	Free
Family ticket (up to 2 adults and 3 children)	£4.80	£4.70
Group - adults (5 or more)	£1.50	£1.40
Group - seniors (5 or more - aged over 60)	75p	65p
Group - students (including schools from Wales, Scotland Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland, foreign and higher education students and accompanying adults)	75p	65p
Tourist Information staff, Blue Badge guides, Museums Association, Friends	Free	Free
Group - Schools in England (children in full time education up to age 16 and accompanying adults)	Free	Free

Preferred payment is by cash or cheque, payable at time of visit (cheques made payable to Plymouth City Council or Plymouth City Museum). Invoice only as a last resort.

Group and school visits

For all enquiries relating to group and school visits, please contact Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery.

Access

Due to its age and layout, we regret that disabled access to Smeaton’s Tower is very limited.

For your safety we ask visitors to note that the lighthouse contains 93 steps, steep ladders, low ceilings and small openings.

Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

We regret that food and drink are not allowed inside the lighthouse.