List of Lighthouses

November 25, 20251472 Views Le Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Somme, West Flanders, Zeeland Flanders 8 min read

General information about this list of lighthouses

Top.Flanders' List of Lighthouses gives a complete overview of all lighthouses of the Opal Coast, the Somme, the Belgian coast and Zeelandic Flanders. Did you know that only 6 of the total of 25 lighthouses can be visited? What is striking about this is that not a single lighthouse on the Flemish coast is open to the public. Too bad! You have to go to the Opal Coast or Zeeland Flanders anyway. The effort to get to the top is invariably made up for by mighty panoramas - they are simply mighty viewpoints of the sea, the seaports and the land behind (hinterland, polders).

The list below was created based on information obtained from our own top.vlaanderen visits to lighthouses, consultation of the database of Real Estate Heritage (Flanders, Belgium), Wikipedia and various tourist websites.

Note that people do not always use the term "lighthouses": sometimes they also refer to "light towers" and sometimes to "shore lights."

Tips related to lighthouses

Tip 1: Did you know that in addition to lighthouses, you can also visit lightships? There is one, namely the "Sandettié", at the Harbour Museum of Dunkirk (France) and one in Antwerp (Belgium): the "West-hinder 3".

Tip 2: If you're visiting a lighthouse, it's best to check visiting hours carefully first. Many are only open to a limited extent or only for groups.

Tip 3: Know that when you visit a lighthouse it's best not to have too much vertigo (popularly called "fear of heights") and also not to be too claustrophobic.

Tip 4: Once you reach the top of a lighthouse it can sometimes be quite windy. Prepare for that and bring a windproof jacket. Also know that in strong gusts of wind, the entire structure may vibrate and/or move with it a bit.

Top.Flanders map with Lighthouses on the Opal Coast,
the Belgian coast and Zeeland Flanders

You can get the map in Full Screen mode by clicking on the little symbol under the + and -. Return to the page by pressing the Esc (Escape) key . Zooming in and out can be done by turning the mouse wheel .

Top.Flanders Table of Lighthouses on the Opal Coast,
the Belgian coast and Zeeland Flanders

Scroll to the right of the table to see even more characteristics of the lighthouses. So there are even more columns than those you initially see. You can also set the width of the columns at will.

Internet information about lighthouses

Top.Vlaanderen (pages with entries & photos about lighthouses):
Belgium: Blankenberge, Nieuwpoort
France: Calais, Cap Gris-Nez, Cayeux-sur-Mer, Cayeux-sur-Mer Le Hourdel, Dunkirk, Grevelingen
Netherlands: Breskens, Veere (Westkapelle)

Wikipedia information:
- Lighthouse:(NL - FR - EN)
- List of French Lighthouses:(NL - FR - EN)
- List of Dutch Lighthouses:(NL - FR - EN)
- Light Characteristics of Lighthouses:(NL - FR - EN)
- Fresnellens:(NL - FR - EN)

Other interesting websites about lighthouses:
- List of lighthouses visited by Top.Vlaanderen
- French lighthouses: Phares et Feux - Phares de France
- Dutch Lighthouses