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Dunster Castle, Dunster, nr Minehead, Somerset TA24 6SL. Tel:
01643 821314. Ancient castle with fine interiors and sub-tropical
gardens. Romantic castle with turrets and towers. Dramatic hilltop
location with sweeping views over Exmoor and the Bristol Channel.
Home to the National Collection of strawberry trees. National
Trust. Charges apply. www.nationaltrust.org.uk. About 2 miles
south east of Minehead.
The Dunster Dolls Museum,
Memorial Hall, 17 High Street, Dunster, Minehead, TA24 6SF. Collection
of 7000 dolls from different periods and countries. About 2 miles
south east of Minehead.
West Somerset Railway Plc, The Railway Station, Minehead, Somerset,
TA24 5BG. Tel: 01643 704996. Enjoy 20 miles of glorious Somerset
scenery with the West Somerset Railway. The train runs from Bishops
Lydeard, near Taunton, beside the Quantock Hills northwards to
the coast, then on to Minehead. www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk.
Station at Minehead.
Driftwood Cafe in Blue
Anchor. Driftwood Café, Blue Anchor Bay, Blue Anchor,
Somerset, TA24 6LD. Cafe, Food, beach themed goods. www.thedriftwood.co.uk.
Close to the West Somerset Railway.
Cleeve Abbey, Washford, Somerset, TA23 0PS. The picturesque Cistercian
abbey of Cleeve boasts the most impressively complete and unaltered
set of monastic cloister buildings in England. Toilets. Shop.
Most of ground floor accessible either via 4 steps or via alternative
route. Ramp access from grounds to church and cloisters; cobbles
and gravel in courtyard. www.english-heritage.org.uk. About 6
miles east of Minehead.
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