You may view the information for ALL the towns and villages
in Exmoor and West Somerset (the page may be very large)
or You can view your
preferred location from the list on the left.
This
bloom-filled seaside resort on the Bristol
Channel is Somerset’s most westerly town and
an important gateway to Exmoor National Park.
Its tourism boom only came about with the
arrival of the railway which encouraged the
Victorian obsession of sea-bathing.
Today Minehead
has its own Butlins holiday camp and a
restored, 17th century harbour
filled with pleasure boats. Beyond the town is
breathtaking scenery, numerous small villages
and a smattering of prehistoric burial mounds.
One of Minehead’s delights is an annual parade
of hobbyhorses – an important tradition in
these parts. The South West Coastpath starts
on the seafront.
