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Arbroath Signal Tower Museum

Signal Tower Museum, Ladyloan, Arbroath, UK

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Description:

The Signal Tower Museum, located near the town’s picturesque harbour, enables visitors to discover the fascinating story of the Bell Rock Lighthouse designed by the famous engineer, Robert Stevenson (1772-1850), as well as an insight into Arbroath’s fishing and maritime past.

The Signal Tower Museum showcases how the lighthouse was constructed over 200 years ago, creating a marvel of engineering that still stands today as the oldest sea-washed lighthouse in the world. As well as this, the museum shows what life was like for the lighthouse keepers on board the Bell Rock, as well as the experiences of their families back at the Signal Tower shore station.

The Lighthouse Keepers’ Cottages situated in the courtyard of the museum grounds offer attractive exhibition areas, providing an insight into Arbroath’s Fishing and Maritime Heritage with audio-visual elements including quizzes and games for children.

Tower Towers that allow public access of the tower room are available by advance booking – please see the ANGUSalive website for information. Virtual tours in Gaelic, Polish, Romanian and English are available for those who don’t want to climb the 70 steps.

Top five things you can do at Signal Tower Museum:

Run around the stone representation of the 42 feet diameter light house foundation in the courtyard
Discover how Bassey the horse helped to build the Bell Rock Lighthouse
Learn about pirate Ralph the Rover and his dastardly deeds
Find out what life was like for the lighthouse keepers in an upright tube, surrounded by the sea
See the damage where the lighthouse lens was machine gunned by a fighter pilot during WW2

The teams in ANGUSalive’s museums, libraries and archives have a great local knowledge and a real enthusiasm for promoting Angus. As VisitScotland Information Partners and proud Angus ambassadors, ANGUSalive advisors can help visitors to our area make the most of their time in Angus by providing information about things to see and do, including some of the hidden gems that only locals know about. The teams also provide local amenities information, helping people to find everything from church services to emergency vet services.

ANGUSalive museums, libraries and archives also have a fun programme of events for adults and children and non-members are almost always welcome.

Opening Times:

1 November 2024 to 31 March 2025:
Friday to Monday – 10.30am to 4pm

Tower Towers that allow public access of the tower room are available by advance booking – please see the ANGUSalive website for information.

Entry Fee:
Free

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Dog Friendly

Our museum is dog friendly, we welcome visitors with well-behaved dogs. We expect owners to pick up and dispose appropriately of any dog mess and to inform a member of our team, as soon as possible of an accidents or damage caused by the dog, on the premises.

We also ask that –

Your dog is on a short lead and kept into your side at all times
Your dog is not left on its own anywhere on the premises
Your dog is not soaking wet when entering the premises, but be dried off before entering
Your dog keeps all paws on the floor, to prevent any jumping up on displays or sitting on furniture
You take your dog out of the museum if it becomes unsettled, barks repeatedly or causes upset to other visitors

Location

Signal Tower Museum, Ladyloan, Arbroath, UK

Accessibility:

Accessible Toilets
Bike Racks
Hearing Loop
Level Access Entry
Parking
WIFI Available

Disclaimer: While we strive to ensure that the accessibility information provided is accurate and up-to-date, we recommend contacting the venue directly for the most precise and current details regarding accessibility.