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Kilve Oil Retort Chimney – Kilve Beach Fossil Beds loop from Lilstock

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West Somerset District

Stringston

Kilve Oil Retort Chimney – Kilve Beach Fossil Beds loop from Lilstock

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Kilve Oil Retort Chimney – Kilve Beach Fossil Beds loop from Lilstock

01:52

7.11km

50m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

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Quantock Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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677 m

West Somerset Coast Path

Highlight • Trail

3.42 km

Kilve Oil Retort Chimney

Highlight • Monument

In the early 1900s, it was thought that the Kimmeridge shale at Kilve could be a commercial source of oil. It was explored, but never lucrative enough to really work. …

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3.60 km

Kilve Beach Fossil Beds

Highlight • Beach

Kilve beach is made up of wave cut platforms of oil-bearing shale and lias which contains numerous fossils. If you take a walk on the exposed bedrock, you're very likely to see ammonites.

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3.93 km

Kilve Cliffs Coastal Path

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Look out for the incredible rock formations along the beach.

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5.82 km

Control Tower

Highlight • Structure

7.11 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.34 km

2.72 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.00 km

1.65 km

351 m

Elevation

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Friday 28 August

21°C

15°C

98 %

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Kilve Oil Retort Chimney – Kilve Beach Fossil Beds loop from Lilstock

West Somerset Coast Path

Kilve Oil Retort Chimney

Kilve Beach Fossil Beds

Kilve Cliffs Coastal Path

Control Tower

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