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Location: Hemyock, Mid Devon, Devon, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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1. The Wellington Monument & the Blackdown Hills loop from Taunton

60.0km

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540m

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2. Wellington Monument & Barrington Court loop from Taunton

78.4km

04:17

800m

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3. Wellington Monument – View South Over Hemyock loop from Buckland St. Mary

53.6km

02:47

640m

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51m

July 22, 2022

This highlight is at the car park but its a short walk (lumpy ride) along the flat path to reach the monument.

Tours are available from April to October 10:00 - 16:00, booking essential. You can view the monument from outside and walk around the area which has great views without booking.

The Wellington Monument is the tallest three sided obelisk in the world at 175ft. It was commissioned in 1817 to commemorate the Duke of Wellingtons victory at the battle of Waterloo. Originally designed to be a plinth with a stature of the duke on top but the money ran out and it was eventually finished in 1820.

It's been damaged by lightning and needed major restoration several times since it's completion.

The National Trust took over the management in 1934 and undertook many cycles of repair over the years. The most recent 3.1million pound project has been recently completed with the aim of not needing more repair work in the near future.

Vanessa Woodfine

October 11, 2020

Currently the monument is covered in scaffolding so there wasn't much to see when we got there. Not sure how long it'll be there until. But it was nice to have a little break from the crazy hills in the area!

(Scaffolding is now removed and the restoration complete 2022)

JohnB

July 3, 2022

The monument has been repaired and it is possible to climb the over 200 steps to a lookout point at the top of the monument by booking online - if you can manage that after cycling up the Blackdowns.

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Location: Hemyock, Mid Devon, Devon, South West England, England, United Kingdom

Wellington Monument

1. The Wellington Monument & the Blackdown Hills loop from Taunton

2. Wellington Monument & Barrington Court loop from Taunton

3. Wellington Monument – View South Over Hemyock loop from Buckland St. Mary

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