Ranger Guided Walk at Dunkery Beacon
Thursday 30th October 2025 from 15:30pm to 19:00pm
Dunkery Beacon
Exmoor National Park, North West of Wheddon Cross, Somerset, TA24
Join National Park Ranger Tim Parish for a guided walk from Webbers Post up to the top of Dunkery Beacon – the highest point on Exmoor as the sun sets. There’ll be amateur astronomers on hand to guide you around the constellations if skies are clear. Under clear skies the 360- degree views of the night sky will be awe-inspiring but even on a cloudy wet day we’ll make our way up listening for the deer and sounds of Exmoor at night.
This event takes place as part of the Exmoor Dark Skies Festival 2025.
Event organiser
Exmoor National Park is organising this event
Please contact Exmoor National Park directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
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Event booking
For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.
Visit event websiteEvent darkness
The below chart shows if and when the skies will be at their darkest during this event. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing.
Thu 30th Oct
Local light pollution
Dunkery Beacon is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a dark site location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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