Explore Minehead and its Surroundings

Burrowhayes Farm Riding Stables (4.3 miles)
Rides through the lovely Horner Valley and across open moorland.
www.burrowhayes.co.uk

Periton Park Riding Stables (1.2 miles)
Rides with small groups going directly onto Exmoor, with no road riding.
www.peritonpark.co.uk

Minehead and West Somerset Golf Club (1.2 miles)
An interesting course that mixes links characteristics with parkland.
www.mineheadgolf.co.uk

Exmoor Falconry and Animal Farm (4.2 miles)
Daily displays of falconry, ‘hawk walks’ and ‘owl hour’, plus you can take the resident llamas for a walk through the woods…
www.exmoorfalconry.co.uk

Dunster Castle (2.6 miles)
High on a hill overlooking Exmoor, Dunster Castle has real romance with its turrets and towers.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Kitnors Tea Room and Garden (4.3 miles)
A picturesque thatched cottage with wonderful gardens - perfect for a cream tea on a sunny day.

Reeves Restaurant (2.5 miles)
Classic and contemporary dishes cooked with real attention to detail.
www.reevesrestaurantdunster.co.uk

Blue Anchor Bay (2.6 miles)
Not one for sunbathing - the terrain here is rather rocky - but excellent for budding palaeontologists, since there is an abundance of fossils. The limestone in the rocks sparkles with a pink hue.

Dunster (2.5 miles)
In a spectacular position on Exmoor, surrounded by unspoilt, raw beauty, Dunster is a medieval village largely untouched by the relentless march of modern life. The streets are lined with unusual boutique shops, traditional pubs and pretty tea rooms. There is so much to do here – the outdoorsy will want to pull on their boots and take a ramble across Exmoor, girls of every age will love the Doll’s Museum and the romance of Dunster Castle will enchant everyone.

Locks Victorian Tea Room & Gardens (2.5 miles)
The savoury toothed amongst you will be enchanted by the opportunity to taste the soft, warm Dorset blue cheese scones that come with the Savoury Cream Tea at Locks, a delicious alternative to the ususal Cream Tea, which is also served of course. Dining in the traditional English rose garden this really is the perfect place to refuel after walking in Exmoor, shopping in Dunster High Street or spending time on the West Somerset Railway steam train from Minehead.