Must-see beach · Highland, Scotland
Stroma Lighthouse
Stroma Lighthouse is a beach in Highland, Scotland.
Stroma Lighthouse: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Stroma Lighthouse
Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Stroma Lighthouse — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 58.69588, -3.11679. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Stroma Lighthouse
- Canisbay Parish War Memorial · fort · Highland · ~10 km · Must-see
- Duncansby Head Lighthouse · beach · Highland · ~10 km · Must-see
- Castle of Mey · fort · Highland · ~10 km · Must-see
- Cantick Head · beach · Orkney Islands · ~13 km · Must-see
- Longhope Lifeboat Museum · museum · Orkney Islands · ~14 km · Must-see
- Tomb of the Eagles/Isbister Chambered Tomb · fort · Orkney Islands · ~16 km · Must-see
- St John's Loch · lake · Highland · ~18 km · Must-see
- Loch Heilen · lake · Highland · ~18 km · Must-see
- Dunnet Head Lighthouse · beach · Highland · ~19 km · Must-see
- Dunnet Church · church · Highland · ~19 km · Must-see
- Scapa Flow Visitor Centre & Museum · museum · Orkney Islands · ~20 km · Must-see
- Keiss Castle · fort · Highland · ~22 km · Must-see
- Cava · river spot · Orkney Islands · ~26 km · Must-see
- Skitten Broch · fort · Highland · ~29 km · Must-see
- Castle Sinclair Girnigoe · fort · Highland · ~30 km · Must-see
- Noss Head · beach · Highland · ~31 km · Must-see
- Broch of Ayre · fort · Orkney Islands · ~31 km · Must-see
- Thurso Castle · fort · Highland · ~31 km · Must-see
Other beaches & coast near Stroma Lighthouse
- Duncansby Head Lighthouse · beach · Highland · ~10 km · Must-see
- Cantick Head · beach · Orkney Islands · ~13 km · Must-see
- Dunnet Head Lighthouse · beach · Highland · ~19 km · Must-see
- Noss Head · beach · Highland · ~31 km · Must-see
- Holburn Head · beach · Highland · ~33 km · Must-see
- Hoy High Lighthouse · beach · Orkney Islands · ~35 km · Must-see
- Hoy Low · beach · Orkney Islands · ~37 km · Must-see
- Sands of Evie · beach · Scotland · ~59 km · Must-see
- Auskerry Lighthouse · beach · Orkney Islands · ~60 km · Must-see
- Brough of Birsay Lighthouse · beach · Orkney Islands · ~63 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Stroma Lighthouse safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Stroma Lighthouse yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Stroma Lighthouse?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Stroma Lighthouse?
Nearby: Canisbay Parish War Memorial (fort, 10 km), Duncansby Head Lighthouse (beach, 10 km), Castle of Mey (fort, 10 km), Cantick Head (beach, 13 km), Longhope Lifeboat Museum (museum, 14 km), Tomb of the Eagles/Isbister Chambered Tomb (fort, 16 km).
Is Stroma Lighthouse worth visiting?
Stroma Lighthouse is listed as a must-see beach in Scotland on Spotwander.