Minehead - Minehead visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Minehead' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from Somerset.

Minehead is a popular seaside resort town on the northwest coast of Somerset in England, close to Exmoor. The town is very old, mentioned in the Doomesday Book of 1066. Many of the local attractions are either the local countryside or historical buildings, often owned by either the National Trust or English Heritage.

Minehead Attractions

• Exmoore National Park - for horse riding, walking, cycling, camping and historical sites.
• Holnicote Estate - covers 12,500 acres of Exmoor, including the villages and hamlets of Allerford, Bossington, Horner Luccombe and Selworthy. Managed by the National Trust.
• Horse Riding - various stables in Exmoor and surrounding area.
• Cleeve Abbey - 13th century abbey. English Heritage site 6 miles from Minehead, entrance fees apply.
• Yarn Market - 17th-century timberframed octagonal market hall in Dunster, run by English Heritage. 3 miles from Minehead, admission free.
• Dunster Castle - 19th century building and grounds managed by the National Trust, 3 miles from Minehead and entrance fees apply.
• Dunster Working Watermill - restored 18th-century watermill built on the site of a mill mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086. Managed by the National Trust, entrance fees apply.
• Coleridge Cottage - former home of the Samuel Taylor Coleridge who lived here in 1797. Managed by the National Trust, entrance fees apply.
• Fyne Court - wooded garden originally built for the Crosse family near Broomfield, 21 miles from Minehead. National Trust property, admission free.

About Minehead

This small coastal town was an important trading port with Wales, providing a good staging post to cross the Severn Estuary for Barry. Mentioned in the 1086 Doomsday Book, it named after 'mynedd', which is Welsh for Mountain. The main economy was based around trading cattle, sheep, wool, butter, fish and coal with Wales. Today, tourism plays an important part.

Minehead Tourist Information Centre
Warren Road,
Minehead
Tel: 01643 702624

Car: Minehead is 60 miles from Bristol (M5 and A39) and 45 miles from Exeter (A396).
Train: Minehead Railway Station.