Touring

Minehead is an excellent base for touring. Most of Somerset & Devon are readily accessible: south through Dunster and Tiverton to the Devon link road or via Taunton into South Somerset or to the M5. 

The A49 coastal road runs through West Somerset and North Devon passing Porlock, Lynton & Lynmouth (see picture of the Valley of the Rocks, Lynton on the left), Coombe Martin, Ilfracombe, Woolacombe and on to Barnstable. Cycling off road or on quiet country roads from Minehead and Porlock is excellent and we have cycle route maps of the area. 

Spring and Summer visitors should consider a "mini cruise" on the historic ships Balmoral and Waverley which sail out of Minehead harbour. Sailings include a day return down the Exmoor Coastline to Ilfracombe or across to Lundy Island, to the coast of Wales and to the 2 Bristol Channel Islands, Steepholme (see picture right) and Flatholme.

North Devon & West Somerset have plenty of places of interest. There are superb gardens such as the Edwardian, Victorian and Georgian garden complex at Hestercombe near Taunton. Historic homes and other sites abound in the area: Dunster Castle and grounds, Cleeve Abbey, Knightshayes, Forde Abbey, Arlington Court. Within the National Park there are many "gems" for the visitor such as Tarr Steps near Dulverton (pictured left). 

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