Wellington Monument, Culmstock Beacon & Blackdown Round

Woodspring Group

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Overview

We leave the car park and head up to the monument. Wander to Culmstock Beacon for our coffee stop and wonderful views. Then continue round through fields, tracks and quiet lanes.

Sunday, 31 May 2026

Start time:: 9:45 am
Estimated finish time:: 2:00 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 12.9km / 8.0mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: circular

Please inform the leader if you intend joining this walk.

Features

Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:: ST 14200 16801
Nearest postcode:: TA21 9PB
what3words:: eyeful.drifters.spans

Start time:: 9:45 am

Wellington Monument NT car park. Free for members (bring your NT card) NOTE: NT CP machine has been vandalised and you MUST pay/register NT card via JUSTPARK app. The network reception there is poor so strongly recommend you download and set up the app prior to arriving so only need to pay/enter card when parking. Also note that the postcode covers a wide area so the What3Words might be more useful.

Upcoming walks with Woodspring Group

Wells

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Burrator Reservoir & Walkhampton Common

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 12.6 miles

Kelston & Avon Valley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Holford to Wills Neck.

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Charterhouse and Velvet Bottom

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Holford East Quantoxhead

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Llandegfedd Reservoir

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.5 miles

Evercreech Loop to Bruton

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Binegar Church

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Pill, Abbots Leigh and Easton-in-Gordano

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 8.6 miles

Cleeve Hill, Cheltenham

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

CWMCARN ( near Newport).

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Flax Bourton to Failand

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Marshfield and Solsbury Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Okehampton - Dartmoor - 7 Tors

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 13.0 miles

Cadbury Castle & Courton Ridge

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.5 miles