Waltzer

Waltzer is an amusement ride in Minehead, West Somerset District, England. Waltzer is situated nearby to Dosgems, as well as near the amusement ride Carousel.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Minehead railway station and Butlin’s Minehead.

Minehead railway station

Railway station

Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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. Minehead railway station is situated 1,600 feet west of Waltzer.

Butlin’s Minehead

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Butlin’s Minehead is situated 1,800 feet southeast of Waltzer.

Queen’s Hall, Minehead

Nightclub

Photo: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Queen's Hall in Minehead, Somerset, England, was built in 1914 on the sea front of Minehead as a theatre for films and live performances. It was designed by W. Queen’s Hall, Minehead is situated 1,600 feet west of Waltzer.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunster and Carhampton.

Dunster

Village

Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.

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. Dunster is situated 2 miles southeast of Waltzer.

Carhampton

Village

Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Carhampton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, 4 miles to the east of Minehead. Carhampton civil parish stretches from the Bristol Channel coast inland to Exmoor. The parish has a population of 865. Carhampton is situated 3 miles southeast of Waltzer.

Blue Anchor

Village

Photo: Mark Percy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blue Anchor is a seaside village, in the parish of Old Cleeve, close to Carhampton in Somerset, England. The village takes its name from a 17th-century inn; the bay, Blue Anchor Bay, was previously known as Cleeve Bay. Blue Anchor is situated 3 miles southeast of Waltzer.

Waltzer

Type: Amusement ride
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Minehead, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.20702° or 51° 12′ 25″ north

Longitude

-3.46093° or 3° 27′ 39″ west

Open location code

9C3R6G4Q+RJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5745213758

OpenStreetMap feature

attraction=amusement_ride

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