Piers · Scottish Lowlands
South Pier
South Pier is a pier in the United Kingdom.
Roger Cornfoot — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Best time of year
- Summer
- Nearest railway station
- Acklington · 6.1 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
South Pier is a seaside pier on the coast of the Scottish Lowlands — Victorian pleasure architecture on stilts, still standing. The site is within the Northumberland Coast National Landscape (AONB), and is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the North Northumberland parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Acklington, about 6.1 km away. Postcode area NE65.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Northumberland Coast
- Ramsar wetland: Northumbria Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
South Pier may refer to: South Pier, Blackpool, a pier in Blackpool, England South Pier, Lowestoft, a pier in Lowestoft, Suffolk South Pier, Penzance, a pier in Penzance, Cornwall, England Charlevoix South Pier Light Station, a lighthouse in Charlevoix, Michigan, U.S. Gorleston South Pier Lighthouse, a coastwatch station in Gorleston, England
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 55.3382, -1.5715
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Amble by the Sea
- Postcode
- NE65 0AX
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Nearest railway station
- Acklington — 6.1 km
Sources
- osm: w70031119 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: South Pier (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is South Pier?
- South Pier is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode NE65 0AX), in the parish of Amble by the Sea.
- Is South Pier a protected site?
- Yes — South Pier is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Coast National Landscape (AONB).
- Is South Pier free to visit?
- Yes, South Pier is free to enter.
- How do I get to South Pier?
- The nearest railway station is Acklington, about 6.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE65 0AX.