The first mention of Darłowo Lighthouse is from 1715 when the city council ordered lights to be installed on both sides of the mouth of the river Wieprz.

The lighthouse was topped with a red light which had a range of about 6 nautical miles.

A twin light source was installed with a changer, each bulb having a power output of 1000 watts.

Only during the modernisation in 1996 was the light source changed for 100 watt halogen bulbs with a six-bulb changer.

The lighthouse is open to the public and can be reached by crossing the river Wieprz by a drawbridge.