Dunkery Beacon at the summit of Dunkery Hill is the highest point on Exmoor. It is also the highest point in southern England outside of Dartmoor. There has been some debate about the origin of the name "Dunkery" and its predecessors "Duncrey" and "Dunnecray". It has been suggested that it comes from the Welsh din meaning hillfort and creic or creag meaning rock
The sandstone hill rises to 519 metres and provides views over the surrounding moorland, the Bristol Channel and, reportedly hills up to 86 miles away which I presume refers to The Brecon Beacons in Wales and The Malvern Hills.
If you walk up from Horner Woods, I should imagine it is a pretty tough walk but there are a number of car parks high on the moors which make a visit very easy. The gradient doesn't get much steeper than in the first two photos. Due to my walking problems, I had to let Sal go up on her own whilst I went and discovered the delights of the Webbers Post area of Horner Plantation. I then met up with her back at the main Horner Woods car park and she was pretty shattered.
No visit to Horner Woods would be complete without a visit to the cafe and enclosed garden and we duly called in before heading off to Dunkery Hill. One of the nicest days of our holiday.
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| Path to Dunkery Beacon |
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| Path to Dunkery Beacon |
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| Exmoor |
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| Above Horner Woods |
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| Above Horner Woods |
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| Webbers Post Signpost |
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| Above Horner Woods |
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| Lane to Horner Vilage |
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| Horner Woods |
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| Luccombe Plantation |
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| Horner Plantation |
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| Horner Plantation |
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| Horner Plantation |
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| Horner Plantation |
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| Horner Plantation |
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| Horner Plantation |
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| Horner Plantation |
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