Amy's Guidebook
Food scene
The cider farm is a beautiful attraction with animals, a nature walk, play equipment for children and a huge orchard where they grow their own apples for their award winning ciders and apple juice. Open 10am to 6pm everyday (and until 8pm Saturday) the farm offers quality breakfasts and a lunch menu that lasts all afternoon. We recommend the pizzas; freshly made and cooked in their own pizza ovens (and a little cider tasting if that takes your fancy!) Just a ten minute walk from the property through the village and along Abbey Road.
Call 01984 641 416 (check opening hours in the winter months before visiting).
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Torre Cider Farm
The cider farm is a beautiful attraction with animals, a nature walk, play equipment for children and a huge orchard where they grow their own apples for their award winning ciders and apple juice. Open 10am to 6pm everyday (and until 8pm Saturday) the farm offers quality breakfasts and a lunch menu that lasts all afternoon. We recommend the pizzas; freshly made and cooked in their own pizza ovens (and a little cider tasting if that takes your fancy!) Just a ten minute walk from the property through the village and along Abbey Road.
Call 01984 641 416 (check opening hours in the winter months before visiting).
The pub is located at the far end of the village on the A39 towards Minehead. Recently under new management the pub serves quality food between 12pm and 2pm and 5pm and 9pm every day (please check their website in advance due to Covid opening hours). We can highly recommend the ‘build you own’ burgers! Dogs are welcome, high chairs are available and there is plentiful outdoor seating for those sunny days.
Call to book: 01984 641633
Washford Inn
Station RoadThe pub is located at the far end of the village on the A39 towards Minehead. Recently under new management the pub serves quality food between 12pm and 2pm and 5pm and 9pm every day (please check their website in advance due to Covid opening hours). We can highly recommend the ‘build you own’ burgers! Dogs are welcome, high chairs are available and there is plentiful outdoor seating for those sunny days.
Call to book: 01984 641633
A five minute drive towards the sea, the café is a firm favourite of ours. Offering quality breakfasts and lunches both inside and outside it’s a beautiful setting to enjoy some food, furry friends are always welcome and it ties in perfectly with a walk on the dog friendly beach!
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Driftwood Cafe
Blue Anchor Bay RoadA five minute drive towards the sea, the café is a firm favourite of ours. Offering quality breakfasts and lunches both inside and outside it’s a beautiful setting to enjoy some food, furry friends are always welcome and it ties in perfectly with a walk on the dog friendly beach!
Either a five minute drive or a 40 minute walk down the Mineral Line to Watchet you’ll find a small tapas bar on Anchor Street in Watchet offering different meze dishes. You can also bring your own bottle for a small charge.
Booking advised for this little gem by calling: 01984 633366.
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The Cat’s Whisker
6a Anchor StEither a five minute drive or a 40 minute walk down the Mineral Line to Watchet you’ll find a small tapas bar on Anchor Street in Watchet offering different meze dishes. You can also bring your own bottle for a small charge.
Booking advised for this little gem by calling: 01984 633366.
This pub is particularly popular, with a beautiful river running alongside the beer garden. The pub is a five to ten minute walk along Abbey Road from the property. The pub is open for food between 12pm and 2pm and 6.30pm and 9pm every day (please note the pub opens 17th May due to Covid restrictions). Dogs are welcome, there’s play equipment for children and a lovely sheltered outdoor seating area.
Call to book: 01984 640415
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The White Horse Inn
Abbey RoadThis pub is particularly popular, with a beautiful river running alongside the beer garden. The pub is a five to ten minute walk along Abbey Road from the property. The pub is open for food between 12pm and 2pm and 6.30pm and 9pm every day (please note the pub opens 17th May due to Covid restrictions). Dogs are welcome, there’s play equipment for children and a lovely sheltered outdoor seating area.
Call to book: 01984 640415
Our favourite pub for wonderful food. Perfect for a celebration or a special night out.
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Luttrell Arms Hotel
32-36 High StOur favourite pub for wonderful food. Perfect for a celebration or a special night out.
Reeves Restaurant
High StreetA highly recommended restaurant for a special evening.
The Hood Arms
A favourite pub of ours for high quality food!
If you like Indian food this is a great restaurant in Watchet that also does takeaways to your door!
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The Spice Merchant.
14 Market StIf you like Indian food this is a great restaurant in Watchet that also does takeaways to your door!
Hundreds of gins, ales, beer and ciders to choose from! A must place to visit of an evening in Watchet.
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Pebbles Tavern
24 Market StHundreds of gins, ales, beer and ciders to choose from! A must place to visit of an evening in Watchet.
Sightseeing
Cleeve Abbey, English Heritage Site, is a short walk along Abbey Road. It's a beautiful Abbey that's been well preserved.
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Cleeve Abbey
Abbey RoadCleeve Abbey, English Heritage Site, is a short walk along Abbey Road. It's a beautiful Abbey that's been well preserved.
Tropiquaria is a great family friendly attraction which has an array of tropical creatures and animals. Great particularly for families.
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Tropiquaria Wildlife Park
Washford CrossTropiquaria is a great family friendly attraction which has an array of tropical creatures and animals. Great particularly for families.
West Somerset Steam Railway, Washford Station (also includes a heritage museum). Accessible by a five minute walk through the village. It's a beautiful heritage railway that runs between Minehead and Bishop's Lydered. Check the timetable in advance.
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West Somerset Railway (Minehead)
West Somerset RailwayWest Somerset Steam Railway, Washford Station (also includes a heritage museum). Accessible by a five minute walk through the village. It's a beautiful heritage railway that runs between Minehead and Bishop's Lydered. Check the timetable in advance.
The Washford to Watchet Mineral Line is a beautiful 2.5 mile flat walk along the old iron ore distribution line to the Ancient Harbour Town accessible in the centre of the village.
The Old Mineral Line
The Old Mineral LineThe Washford to Watchet Mineral Line is a beautiful 2.5 mile flat walk along the old iron ore distribution line to the Ancient Harbour Town accessible in the centre of the village.
Dunster Castle is a beautiful castle dating back to the 14th century. It's now a National Trust site after being handed over to the Trust by a local family the Luttrell's.
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Dunster Schloss
Dunster Castle is a beautiful castle dating back to the 14th century. It's now a National Trust site after being handed over to the Trust by a local family the Luttrell's.
A new development in the harbour town of Watchet, it hosts galleries and an excellent cafe.
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East Quay Watchet
Harbour RoadA new development in the harbour town of Watchet, it hosts galleries and an excellent cafe.
Lynton and Lynmouth (a 40 minute drive across Exmoor in to North Devon) - Two beautiful towns worth exploring, there’s even an incline railway for you to try out! Five minutes further in the car and you’ll reach the breath taking ‘Valley of the Rocks’ with some of the area’s best views.
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Lynmouth
Lynton and Lynmouth (a 40 minute drive across Exmoor in to North Devon) - Two beautiful towns worth exploring, there’s even an incline railway for you to try out! Five minutes further in the car and you’ll reach the breath taking ‘Valley of the Rocks’ with some of the area’s best views.
Nether Stowey
Hosts the start of the Coleridge way walk to Porlock and the Samuel Coleridge Museum.
Dulverton (a 25 minute drive on to Exmoor) – beautiful town with lots of small shops, Tarr Steps, an ancient bridge with a beautiful walk is always worth visiting. It also has some incredible places to eat including Woods, Tongdam Thai Restaurant and The Bridge Inn.
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Dulverton
Dulverton (a 25 minute drive on to Exmoor) – beautiful town with lots of small shops, Tarr Steps, an ancient bridge with a beautiful walk is always worth visiting. It also has some incredible places to eat including Woods, Tongdam Thai Restaurant and The Bridge Inn.
Home to the tallest tree in England, The Forestry Commission have created a beautiful walk through the trees and along the river with information boards and children's play equipment.
Nutcombe Bottom, Tall Trees Trail
Broadwood RoadHome to the tallest tree in England, The Forestry Commission have created a beautiful walk through the trees and along the river with information boards and children's play equipment.
A beautiful dog friendly beach with sand and pebbles. Be careful of the mud if you walk towards the sea when the tide is out. Check tide times before visiting.
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Blue Anchor Beach
A beautiful dog friendly beach with sand and pebbles. Be careful of the mud if you walk towards the sea when the tide is out. Check tide times before visiting.
A beautiful reservoir on Exmoor, where you can rent kayaks, boats and paddle boards and enjoy time on the lake. There's a circular nine mile walk around the waters edge.
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Wimbleball Lake
A beautiful reservoir on Exmoor, where you can rent kayaks, boats and paddle boards and enjoy time on the lake. There's a circular nine mile walk around the waters edge.
A must place to visit on Exmoor during January and February where there's a whole valley of beautiful snowdrops!
Snowdrop Valley
A must place to visit on Exmoor during January and February where there's a whole valley of beautiful snowdrops!
Doniford Farm does brilliant food, we particularly enjoy their Sunday Roast! There's plenty of animals to see and a great soft play for small children.
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Doniford Farm Park
Doniford RoadDoniford Farm does brilliant food, we particularly enjoy their Sunday Roast! There's plenty of animals to see and a great soft play for small children.
A beautiful walk over the Quantocks just a ten minute drive from the property - check out local footpath maps before setting off.
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Staple Plain Car Park
A beautiful walk over the Quantocks just a ten minute drive from the property - check out local footpath maps before setting off.
A beautiful forestry commission site on the Quantocks with lots of different walks, a river for children and dogs to play in and a spot for BBQ's in the summer.
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Great Wood
Adscombe LaneA beautiful forestry commission site on the Quantocks with lots of different walks, a river for children and dogs to play in and a spot for BBQ's in the summer.
Channel Adventure
Warren RoadLots of different water and land sport activities for everyone based in Minehead.
We'd recommend checking out this footpath map for information about all the local paths around us. https://footpathmap.co.uk/map/?zoom=14&lng=-3.36404&lat=51.16167
Washford
We'd recommend checking out this footpath map for information about all the local paths around us. https://footpathmap.co.uk/map/?zoom=14&lng=-3.36404&lat=51.16167