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One of the many eateries along the main street.

Minehead (148 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Somerset (4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction NW)

Minehead is a quintessential English seaside resort on the beautiful Somerset coast whose mild climate has been a magnet for visitors since Victorian times. At the end of Quay.....

Ivy's Cottage

Selworthy Green (30 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (6.9 miles, 11.0 km, direction W)

Selworthy Green is the start of a picturesque walk through steep woodlands to the gorse-gold and heather clad summit of Selworthy Beacon from which there are magnificent views over the undulating countryside...

Holford, Quantock Hills

Holford (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction E)

Holford lies in a peaceful wooded valley at the foot of the lovely Quantock Hills crowning the landscape where the county of Somerset sweeps towards the coast...

Porlock.

Porlock (52 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Somerset (8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction W)

Once, long before the 11th-century when the sea receded the village of Porlock was a Port....

A packhorse bridge in the village of Winsford on Exmoor National Park, Somerset.

Winsford (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction SW)

One of the prettiest and most unspoilt of villages, steeped in history and mentioned in the Domesday book..

Porlock Weir, West Somerset.

Porlock Weir (57 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (10.5 miles, 17.0 km, direction W)

The fickle seas of the Middle Ages caused neighbouring Porlock's harbour to dry up giving Porlock Weir the opportunity to open up as a small port. These day's Porlock Weir is.....

Bridgwater

Bridgwater (38 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Somerset (17.5 miles, 28.1 km, direction E)

Bridgwater emerged from a village of the Middle Ages to become a prosperous river-port. Later, it became known as the place where Monmouth proclaimed himself King...

Southerndown

Southerndown (6 Pictures)

in the county of Glamorgan (21.2 miles, 34.1 km, direction NW)

The village of Southerndown is set back from the dramatic dry-stone cliffs surrounding Dunraven Bay, these are mostly formed by alternate layers of limestone and shale, which give the cliffs their unusually regular pattern...

Church in Mariansleigh, Devon

Mariansleigh (2 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (22.0 miles, 35.4 km, direction SW)

This charming tiny village is set in lovely rural mid-Devonshire countryside within a short distance from the meandering River Mole in the beautiful Mole Valley, and the picturesque Crooked Oak stream...

Cardiff Castle

Cardiff (154 Pictures)

in the county of Glamorgan (22.8 miles, 36.7 km, direction NE)

Cardiff, vibrant capital city of Wales is located on the banks of the beautiful, meandering River Taff. It is an ancient city with an amazing history and strong maritime connections...

Recommended attractions near Blue Anchor

Dunster - Village & Castle (1) - June 2003

Dunster Castle & Garden (46 Pictures)

(2.1 miles, 3.3 km, direction W)

The high walls of Dunster Castle look down over the quaint village of Dunster from its imperious setting atop of a classically.....

Quantock Hills

Quantock Hills (216 Pictures)

(6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction E)

This beautiful range of hills is a part of England where stags and deer can still be seen roaming freely. In many ways the.....

Halsway Manor Children's Festival

Halsway Manor (4 Pictures)

(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction SE)

Halsway Manor is unique residential Folk Centre set on the southern slopes of the Quantock Hills in West Somerset. Set in.....

Porlock Bay

Exmoor National Park (107 Pictures)

(11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction W)

A castle perched high above the sea dominates the north-eastern corner of Exmoor. For hundreds of years Dunster Castle has stood.....

Tarr Steps, Dulverton, Somerset, dating from 1000 BC

Tarr Steps (9 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.2 km, direction SW)

A Prehistoric bridge dating from 1000 BC. The bridge crosses the river Barle with some of its stones weighing 5 tonnes, and said.....

The beach at Barry Island, South Wales, seen in 2001.

Barry Island Pleasure Park (7 Pictures)

(15.8 miles, 25.5 km, direction N)

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Taunton Castle, Taunton, Somerset

Taunton Castle (1 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.1 km, direction SE)

The turbulent past of historic Taunton Castle, is masked by its transformation into a luxurious comfortable hotel with an award.....

Watersmeet near Lynmouth, North Devon

Watersmeet (36 Pictures)

(17.6 miles, 28.4 km, direction W)

This is a delightful fishing lodge from 1823 located at the picturesque spot in the East Lyn Valley where the waters of the River.....

Field with Black Down Hills, Devon

Black Down Hills (8 Pictures)

(18.5 miles, 29.8 km, direction S)

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Snowdrops at Otterhead. The Blackdown hills in the county of Somerset, England

The Blackdown Hills (21 Pictures)

(19.3 miles, 31.0 km, direction SE)

Fascinating scenic area where you can enjoy an extraordinary variety of scenery ranging from tiny coppices to vast woodlands, all.....

Valley of rocks near Lynton, Devon

The Valley of Rocks (22 Pictures)

(20.4 miles, 32.8 km, direction W)

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Sunset, Birnbeck Pier,Weston-Super-Mare

Birnbeck Pier (1 Pictures)

(21.1 miles, 34.0 km, direction NE)

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Ogmore Castle, South Wales uk

Ogmore Castle (2 Pictures)

(22.6 miles, 36.3 km, direction N)

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Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (9 Pictures)

(22.6 miles, 36.4 km, direction NE)

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Cardiff Castle

Cardiff Castle (36 Pictures)

(22.9 miles, 36.9 km, direction NE)

Resting two miles up the River Taff from the Severn estuary, the majestic sight of Cardiff Castle gives little hint of its.....

Amur leopard

The Wildlife Park at Cricket St. Thomas (2 Pictures)

(30.5 miles, 49.1 km, direction SE)

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