Highlight • Natural Monument
Selworthy Beacon
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One of Exmoor National Park’s Somerset hilltops, Selworthy Beacon offers extravagant views and is a wonderful summit to reach. You’ll find it right on the craggy coastline between Minehead and …
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David Howells
September 10, 2022
Hiking
Selworthy Beacon is a hill and Marilyn (Prominence of 150m) of Exmoor in Somerset, England. It lies within the boundaries of Exmoor National Park, to the north of the village of Selworthy and northwest of Minehead. A road leads to the top, where there is a National Trust plaque and a view of the south coast of Wales across the Bristol Channel. The South West Coast Path also climbs the hill and ends slightly shy of the summit.
Dan Hobson
June 12, 2019
Hiking
When you reach the 1,011-foot (308 m) summit of Selworthy Beacon, you're afforded magnificent views over the rolling countryside and out to sea. There are many great walks in the area and the South West Coast Path crosses the beacon.
Andy Field
July 26, 2021
Mountain biking
Fantastic views over Exmoor and the Bristol Channel across into Wales. Makes it well worth the steep climb up here!
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Elevation 300 m
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