Washford Station Museum can be found between Watchet and Blue Anchor on the line’s second highest summit. The station building was built in 1874 and...

A trust was established in order to preserve and protect the long and illustrious history of the railways in this region. It established a...

Washford Mill is home to a collection of shops selling Somerset crafts and local produce, set in the original mill building. The restored water mill...

Cleeve Abbey in Washford, founded between 1186 and 1191 by William de Roumare, grandson of the Earl of Lincoln, was once inhabited by monks of...

Torre Cider Farm offers a tour around the site to watch the traditional way cider is made, including a walk through the apple orchard and...

The Bakelite Museum in Williton is tucked away in a historic watermill and is home to the largest collection of vintage plastics in Britain. You’ll...

St Decuman’s Church, which is mainly Perpendicular, was built up from the original 13th Century structure. A niche in the battlemented tower contains a figure...

St Decuman’s Holy Well is situated down the lane from the parish church in Watchet. A little way from the town centre, the well was...

The Jubilee Geological Wall was built by volunteers from a local centre which caters for adults with learning disabilities, under the guidance of Dr Eric...

The museum at Watchet is situated on the ground floor of the old Market House – the top floor being the Holy Cross Chapel, a...

There has been a port at Watchet for over a thousand years and the harbour was still used by commercial boats until 2000. It has...

Watchet Boat Museum focuses on the town’s maritime history and is housed in what used to be a West Somerset Railway goods shed. On display...

Dunster Castle is situated atop a hill, overlooking the village. The approach is up a steep wooded walk to the 15th Century gatehouse. Beyond this...

Dunster Castle stables were constructed in the mid 17th Century and are a listed grade II building. Exmoor markets are now held at the stables,...

Dunster Water Mill, which lies alongside the River Avill, was built in 1680. There was a water mill here at the time of the Domesday...

Although the medieval house in Dunster is known as The Nunnery, and was once incorporated into the nearby monastic buildings, it is thought to have...

The Dolls Museum in Dunster is situated in the Memorial Hall. Mrs Mollie Hardwick began collecting dolls in 1957 and these were gifted to the...

It was in the wool and cloth making trade that the village of Dunster made its wealth and the National Park Visitor Centre has some...

An extremely rare find in All Saints Church in Monksilver is an Easter sepulchre. Resembling a tomb is no doubt how it came to be...

Conygar Tower in Dunster is owned by the Crown Estate and can be seen from miles around. It may look as if it had some...

The famous Butter Cross in Dunster dates from the late 14th to the early 15th Century. You can find this stone wayside cross at the...

Combe Sydenham Country Park has connections with Sir Francis Drake; his second wife, Elizabeth, was the daughter and heiress of Sir George Sydenham who owed...

Built in 1856, St Etheldreda’s Church in West Quantoxhead replaced an earlier, medieval one. The architect, John Norton, chose the late 13th Century Geometric style...

Restored in the 1800s, the church of St George in the village of Bicknoller sits in a peaceful setting. The oldest parts of the building...

St Mary’s in the village of Stogumber is around 600 years old with a tower built in the 14th Century. The 18th Century chandelier was...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Robbers Bridge is an old stone bridge carrying the minor road from Porlock Hill to Oare and Malmesmead over Weir Water about 3 miles...

Exmoor ponies are the oldest breed in the UK – possibly dating back to prehistoric times. They are classified as a rare breed and in...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Dunster is a small village about 1.5 miles east of Minehead on the Bristol Channel coast. It is a largely unspoiled spot and the centre...