Embercombe Head

Places of Interest

Dunkery Hill

Peak

Photo: Mark J, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dunkery Beacon at the summit of Dunkery Hill is the highest point on Exmoor and in Somerset, England. It is also the highest point in southern England outside of Dartmoor. Dunkery Hill is situated 2 miles east of Embercombe Head.

Stoke Pero Church

Church

Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stoke Pero Church in Stoke Pero, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. Standing 1,013 feet above sea level, it is the highest church on Exmoor. Stoke Pero Church is situated 1½ miles northeast of Embercombe Head.

Places in the Area

Exford

Village

Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Exford is a rural village at the centre of Exmoor National Park, 7 miles north-west of Dulverton, and 10 miles south-west of Minehead, in Somerset, England. Exford is situated 2 miles south of Embercombe Head.

Porlock

Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Porlock is a coastal village in Somerset in Exmoor National Park with a population of 1,440 in 2011. Following West End Lane takes you to West Porlock and then Porlock Weir with its harbour.

Luccombe

Village

Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Luccombe or Luckham is a village and civil parish in the Exmoor National Park in the English county of Somerset. It at the foot of the moor's highest hill, the 1,750 feet Dunkery Beacon, and is about one mile south of the A39 road between Porlock and Minehead. Luccombe is situated 3½ miles northeast of Embercombe Head.

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