Doniford Halt railway station
Doniford Halt railway station is a request stop situated on the West Somerset Railway, a heritage railway in Somerset, England. It is situated by Helwell Bay between Watchet and Doniford.Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: heritage railway station in Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Doniford Beach Halt”, “Doniford Halt”, and “Doniford Halt Station”
- Address: Doniford Road, Watchet
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Williton railway station and Watchet Boat Museum.
Williton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Williton railway station in Williton, Somerset, England, was opened by the West Somerset Railway in 1862 and closed by British Rail in 1971. It was reopened in 1976 as a heritage line. Williton railway station is situated 1 mile south of Doniford Halt railway station.
Watchet Boat Museum
Museum
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Watchet Boat Museum is a small museum in Watchet, Somerset, England. It is housed in the 1862, Victorian, former railway goods shed of Watchet railway station, which is today located on the heritage West Somerset Railway. Watchet Boat Museum is situated 1 mile west of Doniford Halt railway station.
Watchet Harbour Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Robert Cutts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Watchet Harbour Lighthouse is a marine navigational aid marking the entrance to a Marina within the town of Watchet, in Somerset, England. Watchet Harbour Lighthouse is situated 1 mile northwest of Doniford Halt railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woolston and Washford.
Woolston
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Riley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Woolston is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles south of Doniford Halt railway station.
Washford
Village
Photo: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Washford is a village on the Washford River in the civil parish of Old Cleeve, Somerset, England. The village is next to Cleeve Abbey, one of the best-preserved medieval monasteries in England. Washford is situated 2½ miles southwest of Doniford Halt railway station.
Old Cleeve
Village
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Cleeve is a village 5 miles south east of Minehead in Somerset, England, and also a civil parish. The civil parish of Old Cleeve covers an area of 2,092 hectares and includes the villages of Old Cleeve, Roadwater and Washford as well as hamlets such as Bilbrook, Chapel Cleeve, Golsoncott and Leighland Chapel. Old Cleeve is situated 3 miles west of Doniford Halt railway station.
Doniford Halt railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Watchet, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.17835° or 51° 10′ 42″ northLongitude
-3.31156° or 3° 18′ 42″ westElevation
62 feet (19 metres)Inception
1987Operator
West Somerset Railway plcNetwork
West Somerset RailwayOpen location code
9C3R5MHQ+89OpenStreetMap ID
node 269692305OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Doniford Halt railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Doniford Halt”
- French: “Doniford”
- Polish: “Doniford Halt”
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