Things To Do near Porlock Beach

Bossington Cottages, Porlock, Exmoor National Park (approx. 2 miles away)

[Main photo: cottages lining the road that runs through Bossington village]   Beautiful cottages in Bossington village Beautiful cottages line the road that runs through Bossington village. The majority of the cottages date from the 14th and 15th centuries. We’d recommend exploring t...

Exmoor Owl and Hawk Centre, Porlock, Exmoor National Park (approx. 2 miles away)

The Exmoor Owl and Hawk Centre is now permanently closed.

Allerford Museum West Somerset Rural Life Museum and Victorian School, Porlock, Exmoor National Park (approx. 2 miles away)

[Main photo: Allerford Museum/West Somerset Rural Life Museum and Victorian School]   Allerford Museum/West Somerset Rural Life Museum and Victorian School Local museum in Allerford close to Allerford Packhorse Bridge. We’d recommend visiting as part of a tour of the local villages S...

Allerford Packhorse Bridge, Porlock, Exmoor National Park (approx. 2 miles away)

[Main photo: Allerford Packhorse Bridge close to the A39 and Porlock in Porlock Vale]   Pretty medieval packhorse bridge Allerford is known for its pretty medieval packhorse bridge. It’s one of many beautiful Exmoor villages that sit below Selworthy Beacon and Bossington Hill. You ca...

Bossington Hill (National Trust), Porlock, Exmoor National Park (approx. 3 miles away)

[Main photo: information board on Bossington Hill]   Bossington Hill (National Trust) provides a classic Exmoor coastal view Bossington is a coastal village near Porlock in Exmoor National Park. Bossington Hill is part of the huge whaleback hill that rises to the east of Bossington. Wa...

Dunkery and Horner Wood National Nature Reserve, Porlock, Exmoor National Park (approx. 3 miles away)

[Main photo: Horner Wood from Dunkery Hill near Dunkery Beacon]   One of the largest National Nature Reserves in England Dunkery and Horner Wood is one of the largest National Nature Reserves in England. 'The nature reserve supports a wealth of wildlife including rare and endangered...

Selworthy Wood (National Trust), Porlock, Exmoor National Park (approx. 3 miles away)

[Main photo: the Memorial Hut in Selworthy Wood]   Selworthy Wood (National Trust) Selworthy Wood is beautiful woodland covering the flank of the steep hill that rises to Selworthy Beacon. Paths climb through the wood to the high ground at the beacon and Bossington Hill from where you...

Webber's Post (National Trust), Porlock, Exmoor National Park (approx. 3 miles away)

[Main photo: National Trust information board at Webber’s Post]   Webber’s Post (National Trust) Webber’s Post is a viewpoint and beauty spot in one of the most extraordinary areas in Exmoor National Park. It overlooks Horner Wood. Dunkery Hill and Exmoor’s highest point at Dun...

Selworthy Green (National Trust), Porlock, Exmoor National Park (approx. 3 miles away)

[Main photo: cottage on Selworthy Green]   Selworthy Green (National Trust) Selworthy is a popular National Trust village in Exmoor National Park. The main attraction is Selworthy Green. Wander up past the National Trust shop and you'll come to a beautiful village green fringed by that...

Periwinkle Tea Room (National Trust), Porlock, Exmoor National Park (approx. 3 miles away)

[Main photo: Periwinkle Tea Room on Selworthy Green]   Periwinkle Tea Room (National Trust) Selworthy is a popular National Trust village in Exmoor National Park. The main attraction is Selworthy Green. Wander up past the National Trust shop and you'll come to a beautiful village green...

Holnicote Estate (National Trust), Porlock, Exmoor National Park (approx. 3 miles away)

[Main photo: Holnicote Estate information board on site]   Holnicote Estate in a huge countryside National Trust property Holnicote Estate is a huge countryside National Trust property in the north eastern section of Exmoor National Park that runs from the coast to heavily wooded valle...

Rowbarrows, Exford, Exmoor National Park (approx. 4 miles away)

[Main photo: the view from Rowbarrows to Dunkery Beacon in summer]   Rowbarrows A barrow is a prehistoric burial mound. There are hundreds of barrows on Exmoor. Great Rowbarrow and Little Rowbarrow are collectively referred to as the Rowbarrows and are situated close to Exmoor National...

Macmillan Way West, Exford, Exmoor National Park (approx. 4 miles away)

Macmillan Way West is one of Exmoor National Park's many attractions and we'll be adding more information shortly.

Dunkery Beacon (National Trust), Porlock, Exmoor National Park (approx. 4 miles away)

[Main photo: the beacon topping Dunkery Hill]   Dunkery Beacon (National Trust) is the highest point in Exmoor National Park Dunkery Beacon is the highest point in Exmoor National Park. At 519 metres above sea level, it provides amazing 360 degree views of this part of the UK including...

Best Exmoor Walks, Lynmouth, Exmoor National Park (approx. 4 miles away)

If you're on holiday in Exmoor, make sure you walk its moor, coast, wooded valleys and rolling countryside. The most obvious place to start is its highest point at Dunkery Beacon. It's an easy ascent from the small car parking areas by the road that cuts across Dunkery Hill near Wheddon Cross. Th...