Somerset Coast Walk - Day 3: Minehead to Watchet

Walk: Somerset Coast - Day 3: Minehead to Watchet

On day three continue on the King Charles III England Coast Path to Watchet. We begin in Minehead’s old town, passing the harbour and quayside cottages before reaching the Iron Giant’s Hands sculpture where our time on the South West Coast Path ends. From here, the trail shadows the West Somerset Railway with the chance of old steam trains and diesel engines passing as we walk through Dunster and Blue Anchor to reach Watchet.

We continue on The Esplanade of this vibrant seaside town before skirting Minehead Golf Club to reach Dunster with its iconic Beach Huts and relaxed atmosphere. Leaving Dunster we cross Ker Moor to Blue Anchor and the opportunity for an ice cream on the seafront. The next section of our walk sits on top of rock formations and geological faults and the views of the shore below offer an insight into the reasons behind the cliff instability in this area. Passing through woodland and farmland we reach the old port town of Watchet, a thriving historic harbour town with an arts centre, marina and local shops and cafés.

Along the entire Challenge route there are stamping stations for the Somerset & Exmoor Coast Trail Passport with maps, diary pages and spaces to collect stamps on your walk.

Look out for events, offers and promotions at the location of the walk each day, some of our supporters are timing activities to make your trip as enjoyable as possible with special treats such as packed lunches or cream teas available at the start or end of your day’s walking.

Due to the challenge nature for some participants of this walk, we have made the decision not to accept dogs on the walk.

Full details of the itinerary and walk leaders will be distributed prior to the start of the challenge.

Itinerary:

We meet at the end point of your day’s walking at 9am, where there will be parking available. Here you will be joined by Walk Leaders and back-markers and driven to the start location to walk back to your car / transport.

At the start location, walkers opting not to use our transport may join and, following a briefing for the day, the walk will begin.

Where public transport is available at start and / or end locations it is shown below as PTS (public transport available at the start) or PTE (public transport available at the end), this is based on services running as normal for the time of year.

Further information will be included in the walk information pack sent out before the walks.

Day 3 – Minehead to Watchet (Moderate) (PTS + PTE)

Terrain:

Difficulty level - Moderate

Distance - 8.5 miles

Duration - 5 - 7 hours

Day 3 is on the King Charles III England Coast Path and has some hills but it is relatively flat with no stiles. However, we have classed it as moderate due to the distance. We’ve kept this walk shorter to allow you to rest after the ups and downs of Exmoor!

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