Things To Do near Porlock Beach

Best Exmoor Beaches, Minehead, Exmoor National Park (approx. 6 miles away)

Moving east to west, beaches in and around Exmoor National Park that we'd recommend visiting are listed below. Click through to see images and beach locations marked on Google maps.   Minehead to Porlock Weir Dunster Beach. Sand and stone. Massive low tide beach with plenty of parking....

West Somerset Railway, Minehead, Exmoor National Park (approx. 7 miles away)

[Main photo: the West Somerset Railway at Dunster Station]   The West Somerset Railway runs between Minehead and Bishops Lydeard The West Somerset Railway runs from the east border of Exmoor at Minehead and Dunster to Watchet and then Bishops Lydeard below the Quantock Hills. It’s a...

Brendon Common, Simonsbath, Exmoor National Park (approx. 7 miles away)

Brendon Common is one of Exmoor National Park's many attractions and we'll be adding more information shortly.

Minehead Beach, Minehead, Exmoor National Park (approx. 7 miles away)

Most popular family beach in this part of the Westcountry Minehead Beach is the most popular family beach in this part of the Westcountry. Located on the eastern border of Exmoor National Park below the imposing North Hill, it's a huge low tide mainly sand beach that's geared to holidaymakers. Th...

Butlin's Minehead, Minehead, Exmoor National Park (approx. 7 miles away)

[Main photo: Butlin’s Minehead seen from Minehead North Hill]   Famous UK coastal holiday spot Butlin’s Minehead is a famous UK coastal holiday spot. Overlooking Minehead Beach, Butlin’s Minehead is on the north eastern border of Exmoor National Park. Great for a beach holiday...

West Somerset Coast Path, Minehead, Exmoor National Park (approx. 7 miles away)

[Main photo: West Somerset Coast Path waymarker on the trail]   25 mile long distance walking route on the West Somerset coast The West Somerset Coast Path is a 25 mile long distance walking route that passes through Watchet. It's this area's version of Exmoor's South West Coast Path....

Foreland Point (National Trust), Lynmouth, Exmoor National Park (approx. 7 miles away)

[Main photo: walkers on the South West Coast Path on the western side of The Foreland overlooking Lynmouth Bay, Lynmouth and Lynton]   Foreland Point/The Foreland (National Trust) The most northerly point in Exmoor National Park and North Devon, Foreland Point juts out into the Bristol...

The Tallest Tree In England, Dunster, Exmoor National Park (approx. 7 miles away)

[Main photo: The Tallest Tree in England sign in Dunster Estate (The Crown Estate)]   The tallest tree in England The Dunster Douglas fir is situated in a grove of giant and exotic trees in Dunster Estate (The Crown Estate). It’s said to be the tallest tree in England.   L...

The Blue Ball Inn, Lynmouth, Exmoor National Park (approx. 8 miles away)

[Main photo: Blue Ball Inn seen from Countisbury Common near The Foreland and Foreland Point as part of the South West Coast Path loop walk]   Blue Ball Inn Superb pub with accommodation in a great location overlooking the beautiful West Country coastal villages Lynmouth and Lynton. Th...

Porlock Vale, Porlock, Exmoor National Park (approx. 8 miles away)

[Main photo: Porlock Bay and Porlock Vale]   Porlock Vale Cambridge Dictionary defines a vale as a valley or a ‘stretch of flat, low land between hills or mountains, usually drained by a river or its tributaries’. Porlock Vale is the flat, low land running inland from the rock and...

Watersmeet (National Trust), Lynmouth, Exmoor National Park (approx. 8 miles away)

[Main photo: the view from the footbridge at Watersmeet looking down the River Lyn to Horner’s Neck Wood. Watersmeet House is located to the right]   Watersmeet (National Trust) Wonderful National Trust property where Hoaroak Water joins the East Lyn River. Set in a steep-sided and h...

Exmoor High Moor, Simonsbath, Exmoor National Park (approx. 8 miles away)

Exmoor High Moor is one of Exmoor National Park's many attractions and we'll be adding more information shortly.

River Barle, Simonsbath, Exmoor National Park (approx. 8 miles away)

River Barle is one of Exmoor National Park's many attractions and we'll be adding more information shortly.

Dunster Gardens, Dovecote and Tithe Barn, Dunster, Exmoor National Park (approx. 8 miles away)

[Main photo: inside Dunster Dovecote]   Dunster Gardens, Dovecote and Tithe Barn and the Benedictine Dunster Priory ‘Early in the 12th Century William de Mohun gave the lands [Dunster] for a Benedictine Priory’. In addition to the Priory Church of St George, the gardens, dovecote a...

Exmoor Forest Inn, Simonsbath, Exmoor National Park (approx. 8 miles away)

Exmoor Forest Inn is one of Exmoor National Park's many attractions and we'll be adding more information shortly.