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Dunkery Beacon
519m (1703ft)

Exmoor, Somerset, England

Dunkery Beacon is the highest point in the county of Somerset.

The summit of Dunkery Beacon is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.


Record Dunkery Beacon as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered


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140th highest in England,
319th in England & Wales

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72nd highest in England,
940th highest in Great Britain

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English Trig Point (Pillar)

Walk Dunkery Beacon walking UK Mountains in  Exmoor National Park Somerset, England

Dunkery Beacon Summit

Photo: Judy Platt

You can find Dunkery Beacon & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

Exmoor National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL9 Exmoor


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

181 Minehead & Brendon Hills, Dulverton & Tiverton


See Dunkery Beacon and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:


You can walk to the top of Dunkery Beacon by using either of these 2 easy‑to‑follow route maps:
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Walk so132 Dunkery Beacon from Webbers Post

Exmoor's & Somerset's Highest Point

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 6.75ml (11km)
Ascent:1,254ft (382m)
Time:3.75hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 4 Icon (Moderate)
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Walk so187 Dunkery Beacon and Stoke Pero from Luccombe

Exmoor's and Somerset's Highest Point

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 9.5ml (15km)
Ascent:2,038ft (621m)
Time:5½ hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 6 Icon (Moderate)

Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited Dunkery Beacon Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Dunkery Beacon

Darren Peake walked up Dunkery Beacon on July 16th, 2015 [from/via/route] Sparkhayes Campsite Porlock. [with] Solo (not Han) [weather] Sunny - Hot at start. Clear Skies. Colder temps up top with wind. - park of a 16ml circular route from Porlock.

Robert Lloyd climbed Dunkery Beacon on August 10th, 1991 [with] Imelda,James,Andrew [weather] Cloudy

Mike Walker bagged Dunkery Beacon on August 11th, 2010 [from/via/route] Walk so132 Dunkery Beacon from Webbers Post [with] Theresa [weather] Warm & sunny

Anthony Scott hiked Dunkery Beacon on April 14th, 2017 [from/via/route] Minehead [with] me [weather] White cloud - Biked up to the car park & walked the last half mile up

Stephen Reader summited Dunkery Beacon on May 3rd, 2016 [from/via/route] Webbers Post & East Water Vally [with] Bev & Afia [weather] Sunny

Janet Wells conquered Dunkery Beacon on May 12th, 2009 [with] Jim

Andy Richards has scaled Dunkery Beacon [with] Becky and our dogs Guinness and Rover [weather] Sunny & warm

Michael Rygol, Louise Sandwith, Mark Davidson and David Parker have all walked, climbed & bagged Dunkery Beacon.

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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Dunkery Beacon

Dunkery Beacon from Webbers Post

Dunkery Beacon from Webbers Post

Photo: Harold English (1)


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