Minehead
Minehead is a coastal town and civil parish in Somerset, England. It lies on the south bank of the Bristol Channel, 21 miles north-west of the county town of Taunton, 12 miles from the boundary with the county of Devon and close to the Exmoor National Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dunster Castle and Minehead railway station.
Dunster Castle
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Dunster Castle is a former motte and bailey castle, now a country house, in the village of Dunster, Somerset, England. The castle lies on the top of a steep hill called the Tor, and has been fortified since the late Anglo-Saxon period.
Minehead railway station
Railway station
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Minehead railway station is situated in Minehead, Somerset, England. First opened in 1874 as the terminus and headquarters of the Minehead Railway, it was closed by British Rail early in 1971.
Butlin’s Minehead
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Butlins Resort Minehead is a holiday camp operated by Butlins, located in Minehead in Somerset, England. It opened in 1962 and remains in use today. It was known as Butlin's Minehead until 1987, and as Somerwest World from then until 1999, when it reopened as Butlins Minehead Resort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunster and Wootton Courtenay.
Dunster
Village
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Dunster is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, within the north-eastern boundary of Exmoor National Park. It lies on the Bristol Channel 2.5 miles southeast of Minehead and 20 miles northwest of Taunton.
Wootton Courtenay
Village
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Wootton Courtenay is a village and civil parish on Exmoor in Somerset, England. The parish includes the hamlets of Brockwell and Huntscott. The village lies on the route of the Macmillan Way West and the Celtic Way Exmoor Option. Wootton Courtenay is situated 2½ miles southwest of Minehead.
Minehead
- Type: Locality
- Location: West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.2017° or 51° 12′ 6″ northLongitude
-3.4762° or 3° 28′ 34″ westElevation
72 feet (22 metres)Open location code
9C3R6G2F+MGGeoNames ID
7298281
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