Fire Beacon Hill is a local nature reserve and on a clear day the views are superb. You can see the south coast all the way along Lyme Bay in Dorset to the east and Berry Head near Brixham in the south west.

A beacon was located up here in Elizabethan times to warn the Queen of a Spanish invasion. It is a special place for nature watching with the Nightjar, Dartford Warbler, Exmoor ponies and Belted Galloway cattle all resident. It is also an important area of lowland heath, a previously common land type but now much rarer due to agriculture and forestry taking over.

Nicola Minimicroadventures

December 3, 2022

Nice gravel, and gorgeous views!

The Bike Man

August 12, 2023

Loose and fun gravel to be had a must of you are in the area and on the EDT

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Location: Sidmouth, East Devon, Devon, South West England, England, United Kingdom

View from Fire Beacon Hill

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