The view
Over the whole island.
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Gibbs Hill Lighthouse is a cast-iron lighthouse on a hill in Southampton Parish in south-west Bermuda, about 7 km in a straight line south-west of the capital, Hamilton. It is the taller of Bermuda's two lighthouses and one of the first in the world made of cast iron. Its parts were made in London in 1844 and erected on the hill by the Royal Engineers. Because the hill is one of the highest points on the island, its light sits about 108 m above sea level, and aircraft can see its flashes from more than 160 km away. It was worked largely by hand until it was automated in 1964. Visitors climb 185 steps in eight flights to the gallery at the top, which looks over almost all of Bermuda, with its bays, white houses and the surrounding ocean. There is a restaurant and café at the base, and at the top a Fresnel lens dating from 1904. Climbing the lighthouse is paid. The stairs are narrow and steep, so it does not suit anyone afraid of heights; clear days give the best view, and it can be windy at the top.
Over the whole island.
Eight flights.
From 1904.
Southampton, Bermuda
185 steps.
The stairs are narrow and steep, not for those afraid of heights.
