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The Somerset town of Minehead is situated close to Exmoor National Park, and is a popular destination with tourists. You can enjoy a day trip on one of the town’s fishing boats, or visit Butlins Somerset World on the seafront. Other attractions include the Somerset Steam Railway and the Minehead Meander walk.
 
 
 
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Church Steps
Church Steps is the old entry into Higher Town, the old part of Minehead which lies on North Hill and was the usual way up to St. Michael’s Church. There...
 
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Cloutsham Ball
Holnicote Estate lies between Minehead and Porlock and, at approximately 12500 acres, is one of the largest National Trust holdings in Britain, being given to the Trust by the Acland...
 
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Higher Town
Historically, Minehead is in three sections; Higher Town on the top of the North Hill, Quay Town around the harbour and Lower Town. Almost all of the last-named was destroyed...
 
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Holnicote Estate
The Holnicote Estate is a varied landscape of woodland, moors, farms and coast in the heart of Somerset, close to Minehead. Over twelve and a half thousand acres, this...
 
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Minehead Harbour
Most of the harbours along the Bristol Channel coast of Somerset are tidal, Minehead being no exception. It is a well-used harbour with a number of local fishing boats –...
 
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Rural Life Museum
The museum is housed within the beautiful old school house. The building operated as a school between 1821 and 1981 and became the Rural Life Museum in 1983....
 
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Selworthy Church
The church of All Saints, Selworthy, is probably one of the best known on Exmoor and has had connections with the great estate of Holnicote for several centuries. Set 500...
 
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Selworthy Green
Selworthy Green, with its rough circle of thatched cottages around a central green, is one of the tourist highlights of Exmoor. What is not perhaps clear is that it has...
 
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South West Coast Trail
The South West Coast National Trail runs for 630 miles along one of the world's most beautiful coastlines. Starting in Minehead and ending in Poole, the Trail takes in long...
 
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St.Michael’s Church
This church is one of the outstanding landmarks of Minehead, being situated high above the town on the slopes of North Hill. The list of vicars dates back to c1200;...
 
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Waverley
The “Waverley” is the last ocean-going paddle steamer in the world. Built for the London & North Eastern Railway in 1947, she is now owned by the Paddle Steamer Preservation...
 
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West Somerset Railway
The West Somerset Railway is the longest preserved railway in the UK, running 20 miles from Minehead to Bishops Lydeard along 10 miles of coast and then through the Quantock...
 
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