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off to minehead - what can we do
we are 2 adults off to minehead but we have no idea what there is to do.
we are staying at butlins but not having kids we decided against the entertainment package so we will be going off resort alot, any reccommendations on where to go or what to do?
many thanks
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we are staying at butlins but not having kids we decided against the entertainment package so we will be going off resort alot, any reccommendations on where to go or what to do?
many thanks
x
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I stayed at Butlins Minehead in February last year and went on an interesting walk.
As you stand on the sea front, with Butlins behind you and the sea in front of you, you get the town on your left, with a large hill.
On the large hill is a church, but around that church is an amazing old village that I bet most people who visit Minehead know nothing about.
There are a number of different ways up to it, via roads or footpaths, in fact if you visit the tourist information shop in the town they will give you a street map to help you.
When you get up there then you can see the church, some lovely old thatched cottages, some narrow lanes, it is like another world.
You also get some great views of the bay (and Butlins)
Example photo here
http://www.somersetguide.co.uk/photos/images/m inehead_village.jpg
As you stand on the sea front, with Butlins behind you and the sea in front of you, you get the town on your left, with a large hill.
On the large hill is a church, but around that church is an amazing old village that I bet most people who visit Minehead know nothing about.
There are a number of different ways up to it, via roads or footpaths, in fact if you visit the tourist information shop in the town they will give you a street map to help you.
When you get up there then you can see the church, some lovely old thatched cottages, some narrow lanes, it is like another world.
You also get some great views of the bay (and Butlins)
Example photo here
http://www.somersetguide.co.uk/photos/images/m inehead_village.jpg
Here is also a published walk round the town, which is quite interesting and can while away a couple of hours.
For example, did you know Arthur C Clarke, the writer and inventor, was born in Minehead?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/somerset/content/articles /2005/06/30/coast05walks_start.shtml
For example, did you know Arthur C Clarke, the writer and inventor, was born in Minehead?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/somerset/content/articles /2005/06/30/coast05walks_start.shtml
Take a trip on the West Somerset Railway. or a visit to Dunster and have a wander around the castle and gardens.
Or try this for a day out further afield near Bideford, The Big Sheep. It's fun, and not just for kids.
http://www.thebigsheep.co.uk/
Or try this for a day out further afield near Bideford, The Big Sheep. It's fun, and not just for kids.
http://www.thebigsheep.co.uk/
Dunster Castle is nearby
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-vi sits/w-findaplace/w-dunstercastle/
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-vi sits/w-findaplace/w-dunstercastle/
A couple of miles west of Minehead is a lovely coastal village with harbour called Porlock Weir.
It is a nice place to vist on a sunny day, and it has a pub for sitting and watching the world go by
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porlock_Weir
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It is a nice place to vist on a sunny day, and it has a pub for sitting and watching the world go by
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porlock_Weir
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This web site below may help.
And as I said, it may be worth visting to Tourist Information Centre in the town (details on the web site)
http://www.minehead.co.uk/
And as I said, it may be worth visting to Tourist Information Centre in the town (details on the web site)
http://www.minehead.co.uk/
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