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Porlock Attractions
Listed below are attractions in Porlock:
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Acland Memorial Hut was erected in the mid-19th century by a member of the Acland family to commemorate the Sunday walks taken by the family on the hills of...
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Coastal hills run westwards from Minehead separated from the main Exmoor heights by the Vale of Porlock. At their extreme western end stands Bossington Hill which drops down to Hurlstone...
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This chapel is typical of the small Methodist chapels scattered across Exmoor. It lies on the edge of Bossington just under a mile from Porlock. Like many of its kind,...
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Chetsford Water rises just above Chetsford Bridge which lies on the moorland road between Porlock Hill and Exford. It becomes Nutscale Water at the eponymous reservoir and then changes...
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Dunkery Beacon at 1705 ft (519 m) is the highest summit in Somerset. The hills of Exmoor are gently rounded with no sudden dangers providing a superb area for walking....
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Exmoor ponies are the oldest breed in the UK – possibly dating back to prehistoric times. They are classified as a rare breed and in the wild are rarer than...
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Porlock Weir has grown up about 1.5 miles west of Porlock itself to serve the small harbour. This harbour, which can only be entered when the tide is right, is...
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This hut was built to mark the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 2002. It stands at the highest point of this hill on the site of a former...
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Dating from the early 17th Century, Landacre Bridge carries the Exford-South Molton road across the Barle valley about seven miles south-west of Porlock, crossing the river as its flows south...
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In the West Country certainly, wealthy families would have a chapel-of-ease close to them for private worship. Lynch lies in the parish of Selworthy about a mile from Porlock....
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Porlock Weir lies about 1.5 miles west of Porlock and is a small settlement which has grown up around the harbour, much of the land and buildings being in the...
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Robbers Bridge is an old stone bridge carrying the minor road from Porlock Hill to Oare and Malmesmead over Weir Water about 3 miles west of Porlock to the...
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This delightful old stone bridge crosses the infant River Exe about five miles south of Porlock. It carries the minor road from Porlock Hill to Exford over the river about...
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Porlock is a large, busy village 6 miles west of Minehead serving a local community of some 1300 people. The church of St. Dubricius is named for the Celtic missionary...
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This church is not dedicated to a particular saint and is one of the most remote on Exmoor, standing 1013 feet above sea level on the moors about two miles...
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