Culmstock Beacon Viewpoint

Culmstock Beacon Viewpoint

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Culmstock Beacon Viewpoint

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Blackdown Hills National Landscape

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

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November 17, 2022

Hiking

Looking out across the Culm Valley, Culmstock Beacon is a wonderful place to take in far reaching views. You can see almost to Exeter on a clear day.

The beacon is the flint hunt which was part of an early warning system against invasion during Elizabethan times. Most notably warning against the Spanish Armada. Fires were lit on the beacons when ships were seen, the series of beacons reaching from the south west to London.

You can go into the beacon, which was rebuilt in 1870 and look up at the sky where the fire would have been lit.

FARID L

January 11, 2024

Hiking

High on the southwest point of Blackdown Common is Culmstock Beacon. It is one of a chain of Elizabethan beacons used for lighting fires to warn of advancing enemies, for example, The Spanish Armada.
The beehive-shaped structure was built of flint. It was rebuilt in 1870 after the collapse of the earlier one.
Culmstock Beacon is a wildlife haven with stunning views, particularly in the late summer when the bell-heather is in bloom. Access via public bridleway.

Amanda And Arron Williams

February 14, 2025

Hiking

Great walks there is many ways to get to the Beacon, it's very cold up there and the ground was rocky wet and very muddy, good boots needed, you can see Dartmoor Exmoor and Somerset on a clear day.

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Blackdown Common Pond & Culmstock Beacon loop — Blackdown Hills

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Embark on the Blackdown Common Pond & Culmstock Beacon loop, an easy 3.2-mile (5.1 km) hike with 282 feet (86 metres) of elevation gain, typically completed in 1 hour and…

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