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And you get a free Bonio for your canine companion, or you can buy them a 'pup cup' or treat from the counter.

Great dog friendly café with outdoor tables, friendly staff and loyalty cards.

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

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 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.

Can be busy.

Fab cafe with a great cake selection (including vegan offerings). Attached to a lovely garden centre plus craft collective.