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Nice cafe to the side!!

wellington monument sits on the top of the black down hills so be prepared for a big climb from all directions

Good service

Has loads of vegan cake ! In an interesting park as well.

The easier ascent of Dunkery Beacon

Top 100 climbs 5 Dunkery Beacon This corner of Exmoor is hill-climbing heaven, with a pleathora of nasty roads to grind up and fly down. It's a job to single out one climb that sets itself apart from all the others, but the road heading away from Luccombe up to the Beacon is a beast. Leave the crossroads and head into thick forest. Ramping up straight away at 17% and winding across a steep cattle grid, the road heads upwards under the trees. With the opening stretch over, your legs will already be burning by the time the gradient affords you a brief rest. And then it climbs again - if you thought the first part was a trial, think again. A perfect stretch of unrelenting 17% gradient cuts its way through the gorse, turning left then right, steeper at each turn, before delivering you to the finale. Ahead, the road winds like a streamer dropped from a tall building, kinking left and right, left and right, steep all the way. You'll finish, consumed by fatigue, adjacent to a small stone car park.

The Taunton branch of the Bicycle Chain stores. A useful stop for repairs, spares or a new bike! Open Mon to Sat from 9:00 - 17:30

Braziers is a coffee roaster where you can buy quality house blends of coffee beans, ground or at wholesale. They also sell coffee making kit like filters and pour over funnels. The café serves great coffee as well as other drinks, cakes and food. It's not huge and it's a good idea to bring a lock as you can't always see your bike from the tables. Open everyday from 8:30 - 16:00.