The first Salcombe Field of light finished on January 10th but with kind permission from the artist Bruce Munro and South Hams District Council the Field of Light 200 will be live until the end of April 2025.

The new site for the smaller, immersive art work is in Salcombe Lifeboat Park , also known as Cross Gardens.

The postcode is Shadycombe Road TQ8 8HA.  By car, please follow the Postcode on your Sat Nav.  On street parking and car parks are limited in the town but Shadycombe Car park is a 2 minute walk from the new location of the Salcombe Field of Light 200. 

No. The FoL has been donated completely free of charge to the RNLI by the Artist, Bruce Munro. Your donation goes to the RNLI to continue Saving Lives at Sea and to our mission To Save Every One. 

Yes you can and we will post your dedication on the dedications page on this website for friends and family to read. If you don’t want your dedication to be public, just leave that box empty when you sponsor a light. 

The art installation will be on from 4pm until 10pm each evening from 5th October 2024 to 10th January 2025. Please be aware that the Filed of Light will only become visible at dusk, it gradually get’s brighter as darkness falls, be patient, find a spot to sit and take it in as it comes alive, it’s magical. 

No, the Field of light is free to visit in Salcombe Lifeboat Park (Cross gardens). You can enter the park and sit and watch the lights gently changing with a view of the harbour in the background.  We hope to raise funds for the RNLI so we would love you to get involved and sponsor and dedicate a light stem.

After the success of the original Field of Light across the estuary last winter, we have developed this smaller, close up experience for people to enjoy.  You can now walk within a few feet of the lights or sit on the park benches and enjoy the experience. 

No, the park is closed to dogs but it is possible to see the art work from the pavement outside the park which is only a few metres from the lights.

Well behaved dogs on a lead are welcome in most shops, pubs and cafe’s in Salcombe. We are a very dog friendly town. There are also some great dogs walks close to the town and on local beaches.

As part of our planning application for the Field of Light located in East Portlemouth, a detailed independent ecology survey was carried out by Dr Steve Holloway. The full survey results are available on the SHDC planning portal. The conclusion of this assessment was that the proposed art installation would have a negligible, non-significant impact on the local ecology. Therefore, no mitigation measures are necessary.

Working with BMS (Bruce Munro Studios), local councils and the RNLI project team we researched and tested the light emissions of the Salcombe Field of Light. Each sphere emits 0.4 lux as measured by our technicians (1 lux is equal to 1 candle). Less than 1 lux is similar to moonlight on a clear night (Wikipedia). The level of 0.4 lux would remain similar or lower across the whole installation area. Our conclusion is that the art installation will glow like a bright night sky. The lights will be switched off at 10pm each evening. 

The power usage of the Field of Light is very low and we hope to use a green energy provider if possible. The overall power usage of all 20,000 stems was only 1.3kw. This is less than the power of a domestic electric kettle.The Field of Light 200 is made up of just 200 lights, not 20,000 as in the original installation.