Outdoor Wall Lanterns

An outdoor coach light is a wall-mounted lantern styled on the lamps once carried by horse-drawn coaches, usually with glass panels in a framed housing. It is a popular choice beside front doors, garages and porches on traditional homes. Modern versions often use an LED light source. The range here includes black four-panel coach lanterns with a selectable colour temperature.

Outdoor wall lights with a sensor switch themselves on automatically. A PIR sensor detects the body heat of a person moving nearby and turns the light on for a set time, while a photocell senses fading daylight and switches the light on at dusk. Choose PIR for security and photocell for dusk-to-dawn lighting. The range here includes lanterns with PIR and photocell sensors.

A few hundred lumens is usually enough for an outdoor wall light by a front door, porch or path, where the aim is to light steps, keyholes and faces. Larger areas such as driveways often need a floodlight instead. A frosted or diffused fitting can soften glare. The range here includes LED lanterns rated at several hundred lumens.

Outdoor wall lights are usually fitted at around eye level or a little above, which lights faces and steps without glaring into people's eyes. On PIR models, check the mounting height in the maker's instructions so the sensor covers the approach to the door or path. The range here includes lanterns with PIR sensors.

An outdoor wall light is a weather-resistant fitting mounted on an exterior wall to light doors, porches, paths and the outside of a building. Look for an IP rating that suits how exposed the wall is, as sheltered spots under a canopy need less protection. Styles include full lanterns, flatter half lanterns and coach lanterns.