West Porlock

Places of Interest

St Nicholas

Church

Photo: Neil Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Nicholas is a church.

Hawkcombe Woods

Forest

Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hawkcombe Woods is a national nature reserve near Porlock on Exmoor, Somerset, England. The 101 hectares woodlands are notable for their lichens, heath fritillary butterfly, red wood ant colonies, dead wood invertebrates and ancient pollards.

Dovery Manor Museum

Museum

Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dovery Manor Museum, also known as Porlock Museum, is a local museum in Porlock, Somerset, England. The building was built as a Manor house in the late 15th century and extended in the 17th century.

Places in the Area

Porlock Weir

Hamlet

Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Porlock Weir is a harbour settlement approximately 1.5 miles west of the inland village of Porlock, Somerset, England. "Porlock" comes from the Old English port loca, meaning an enclosure near a harbour.

Bossington

Village

Photo: Barbara Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bossington is a village, which is situated 1½ miles east of West Porlock.

Culbone

Hamlet

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Culbone is a hamlet consisting of little more than the parish church and a few houses, in the civil parish of Oare in the Exmoor National Park, Somerset, England. Culbone is situated 2 miles west of West Porlock.

West Porlock

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Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Curious Hamlets to Discover

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