Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Bermuda
A Top Attraction in Southampton

 

Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Bermuda stands on a hill which is 245 high.     This 117 feet tall Gibbs Hill Lighthouse is the main sightseeing attraction in Southampton parish and one of our favorites. This is the oldest cast iron lighthouse in the world and was built in 1846.    If you want to get a panoramic view of Bermuda and its shoreline, there is no better place than seeing it from the balcony at the top of Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Bermuda.

 

Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Bermuda

But, you need to climb 185 steps to fulfill this desire.    A 1000-watt bulb sits inside a revolving lens. Ships can see the light beams it emits from 40 miles away.    There were too many ships getting wrecked by the hidden reefs around the islands of Bermuda.    The Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Bermuda was constructed as a navigational marker for the ships coming close to the island.

The Lamp - Gibbs Hill Lighthouse

The lamp was first lit on May 1st,1846. It was a revolutionary method at the time for reducing the number of shipwrecks.

While shipping now uses advanced navigation methods, such as GPS systems, the Gibbs Hill lighthouse Bermuda offers a backup method of shoreline navigation and still appreciated by modern mariners.     For generations, lighthouse keepers ran the property. Gibbs Hill lighthouse is now operated electronically and maintained by the government’s Marine and Ports Department.    Queen Elizabeth II visited Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Bermuda in 1953 shortly after her coronation.

 

Today a bronze plate on the roadside below the lighthouse marks where she stopped to watch the scenery of Great Sounds.  

 

The best view is from the balcony at the top of Gibbs Hill Lighthouse with its 360-degree views. 

View from top of Gibbs Hill Lighthouse

This is a spectacular vantage point to view the south shore horizons.

You get a fantastic view of the west-end as far as the Royal Naval Dockyard, the great sound with Hamilton harbor with the city in the distance, and the homes, swimming pools, farm fields, seascapes of Southampton and Warwick... just wonderful. 

 

The 185 steps climb at the Gibbs Hill lighthouse Bermuda is not as tough as it might appear. You need to take it easy. There are eight floors, with mini exhibits that describe the tower’s manufacture as well as general Bermuda history, provide resting platforms on the way up and down. 

 

Alongside the Gibbs Hill lighthouse, in a former signaling station used by the British Army, is a quaint Tearoom (which doubles as one of Bermuda’s most unique restaurants), open for breakfast, lunch, and weekend dinners in season, and a gift shop. 

 

To know more about the lighthouse tearoom, check Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Tea room 

 

Handy Information 

 

Address of Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Bermuda: 68 St. Anne’s Road, Southampton Parish. Phone: 441/238-8069  

 

Gibbs Hill lighthouse Bermuda is open daily from 9 a.m.—4:30 p.m. Closed in February for maintenance and on Christmas. Bus: #7 and #8 from the City of Hamilton. 

 

Admission Fee at the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Bermuda: 2.50$ per person, under five free.  

 

 

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