Local Guidebook

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Allison & Neil
Local Guidebook

Sightseeing

An ancient castle and comfortable country home with dramatic vistas and subtropical gardens. Wonderful working water mill on the estate with tea room alongside
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Castello di Dunster
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An ancient castle and comfortable country home with dramatic vistas and subtropical gardens. Wonderful working water mill on the estate with tea room alongside
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Quantock Hills AONB
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Kilve Beach near Watchet is a fascinating stretch of the Jurrasic coast. Grand limestone cliffs back the slate and shingle beach, with interesting rock formations sweeping the shoreline. There are impressive fossils dotted around, and plenty of rock pools to explore if you are looking for something to entertain the kids. Similarly, the ever-changing shapes and curves give plenty of material for keen photographers. Or perhaps head for a walk – you’ll be surprised how far you can get (in a sturdy pair of boots!) A large grassy area behind the beach makes a great spot for a picnic or head to the nearby Chantry Tea Gardens
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Spiaggia di Kilve
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Kilve Beach near Watchet is a fascinating stretch of the Jurrasic coast. Grand limestone cliffs back the slate and shingle beach, with interesting rock formations sweeping the shoreline. There are impressive fossils dotted around, and plenty of rock pools to explore if you are looking for something to entertain the kids. Similarly, the ever-changing shapes and curves give plenty of material for keen photographers. Or perhaps head for a walk – you’ll be surprised how far you can get (in a sturdy pair of boots!) A large grassy area behind the beach makes a great spot for a picnic or head to the nearby Chantry Tea Gardens
Travel on the West Somerset Steam Railway from Watchet to Washford and it is a short walk to the abbey - remember to ask about the discount offer for abbey visitors on the railway. Explore the abbey buildings and see the foundations of the church in the peaceful surroundings whilst enjoying the lovely views
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Cleeve Abbey
Abbey Road
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Travel on the West Somerset Steam Railway from Watchet to Washford and it is a short walk to the abbey - remember to ask about the discount offer for abbey visitors on the railway. Explore the abbey buildings and see the foundations of the church in the peaceful surroundings whilst enjoying the lovely views
This small village seems caught in a time capsule, it lies just off the Main A39 and on the edge of the Bristol channel. The village centre has a feeling of great tranquility with it’s exquisite manor house, thatched cottages, medieval barns, it’s own duck pond and old mill building. The village has a long history, in Saxon times it was included in the “Royal Hundreds” of Williton and was well defended by King Alfred from the Danes who would attack the coastal villages. After the Norman Conquest it was given to the Paganel family and later passed to the Luttrell family in 1207 when Geoffrey Lutterell married the Paganel heiress.
East Quantoxhead
This small village seems caught in a time capsule, it lies just off the Main A39 and on the edge of the Bristol channel. The village centre has a feeling of great tranquility with it’s exquisite manor house, thatched cottages, medieval barns, it’s own duck pond and old mill building. The village has a long history, in Saxon times it was included in the “Royal Hundreds” of Williton and was well defended by King Alfred from the Danes who would attack the coastal villages. After the Norman Conquest it was given to the Paganel family and later passed to the Luttrell family in 1207 when Geoffrey Lutterell married the Paganel heiress.
There is no definite date of origin to the Tarr Steps, with various theories to support different ages. Some date it back as far as 1000BCE of the Bronze Age. The official listing is to the medieval period. Well marked footpaths allow you to explore the woodland around Tarr Steps. Paths run along the valley between Simonsbath and Dulverton and to the village of Withypool. For a short circular walk, you can walk along the riverbank for about a mile to a footbridge. Here you can cross the river and return on the other side, finally making the most of the clapper bridge for your final crossing. Lovely pub next to the steps to finish off your visit with lunch or dinner
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Tarr Steps
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There is no definite date of origin to the Tarr Steps, with various theories to support different ages. Some date it back as far as 1000BCE of the Bronze Age. The official listing is to the medieval period. Well marked footpaths allow you to explore the woodland around Tarr Steps. Paths run along the valley between Simonsbath and Dulverton and to the village of Withypool. For a short circular walk, you can walk along the riverbank for about a mile to a footbridge. Here you can cross the river and return on the other side, finally making the most of the clapper bridge for your final crossing. Lovely pub next to the steps to finish off your visit with lunch or dinner
Like most ports in West Somerset, the harbour is tidal and is home to a small flotilla of yachts and is visited by many more in spring and summer. The port has existed for more than a thousand years. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle reports that in 1052 Harold Godwinson came from Ireland with nine ships and plundered the area and before that in 866 AD it was raided by Danes. In the 18th and 19th centuries coal from South Wales was the main cargo and in World War II pit props cut in local forests were the return cargo. The South West Coast Path and other trails link to Porlock Ridge and Saltmarsh and Culbone, the smallest parish church in England.
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Porlock Weir
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Like most ports in West Somerset, the harbour is tidal and is home to a small flotilla of yachts and is visited by many more in spring and summer. The port has existed for more than a thousand years. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle reports that in 1052 Harold Godwinson came from Ireland with nine ships and plundered the area and before that in 866 AD it was raided by Danes. In the 18th and 19th centuries coal from South Wales was the main cargo and in World War II pit props cut in local forests were the return cargo. The South West Coast Path and other trails link to Porlock Ridge and Saltmarsh and Culbone, the smallest parish church in England.
The famous Lynton and Lynmouth funicular Cliff Railway opened in 1890 and is the highest and the steepest totally water powered railway in the world! This historic funicular Cliff Railway is bronze winner of Devon's Large Attraction of the Year 2018. The Cliff Railway connects the twin towns of Lynton and Lynmouth providing stunning coastal views that will be the highlight of any visit. This working heritage railway is grade II listed, the UK's only fully water powered railway and one of just three examples left in the World! Perched on the cliff top, and at 500ft above the lower station, is a grade II listed Cliff Top Cafe offering perhaps the best location for a Cream Tea in the Westcountry. With amazing views and great food, it's just what you need before discovering what other secrets Lynton and Lynmouth has to offer.
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Funicolare di Lynton e Lynmouth (Stazione superiore)
Lee Road
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The famous Lynton and Lynmouth funicular Cliff Railway opened in 1890 and is the highest and the steepest totally water powered railway in the world! This historic funicular Cliff Railway is bronze winner of Devon's Large Attraction of the Year 2018. The Cliff Railway connects the twin towns of Lynton and Lynmouth providing stunning coastal views that will be the highlight of any visit. This working heritage railway is grade II listed, the UK's only fully water powered railway and one of just three examples left in the World! Perched on the cliff top, and at 500ft above the lower station, is a grade II listed Cliff Top Cafe offering perhaps the best location for a Cream Tea in the Westcountry. With amazing views and great food, it's just what you need before discovering what other secrets Lynton and Lynmouth has to offer.
Home of Romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge The poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge rented the cottage for three years from 1797. As well as writing poetry he was a literary critic and philosopher who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets. It was while he was living in Nether Stowey that Coleridge wrote This Lime-Tree Bower My Prison, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, part of Christabel, and Frost at Midnight. While writing Kubla Khan; or, A Vision in a Dream: A Fragment, Coleridge was said to have been interrupted by the arrival of a "Person from Porlock". It is unclear whether this really happened or was part of a dream but has become a literary allusion for unwanted intruders who disrupt inspired creativity. During Coleridge's time at the house William Wordsworth visited him and subsequently rented Alfoxton Park, a little over 3 miles (4.8 km) away. There are references to the cottage in several of Coleridge's poems, including To The Rev G Coleridge (lines 52–61), This Lime Tree Bower My Prison; Frost at Midnight; and Fears in Solitude (lines 221–226)
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National Trust - Coleridge Cottage
35 Lime St
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Home of Romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge The poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge rented the cottage for three years from 1797. As well as writing poetry he was a literary critic and philosopher who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets. It was while he was living in Nether Stowey that Coleridge wrote This Lime-Tree Bower My Prison, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, part of Christabel, and Frost at Midnight. While writing Kubla Khan; or, A Vision in a Dream: A Fragment, Coleridge was said to have been interrupted by the arrival of a "Person from Porlock". It is unclear whether this really happened or was part of a dream but has become a literary allusion for unwanted intruders who disrupt inspired creativity. During Coleridge's time at the house William Wordsworth visited him and subsequently rented Alfoxton Park, a little over 3 miles (4.8 km) away. There are references to the cottage in several of Coleridge's poems, including To The Rev G Coleridge (lines 52–61), This Lime Tree Bower My Prison; Frost at Midnight; and Fears in Solitude (lines 221–226)
Periwinkle Cottage is a picture postcard cottage situated on Selworthy Green. Set on a hillside on the edge of the National Trust’s Holnicote Estate, the views from Selworthy offer a breathtaking panorama of the adjacent villages, fields and Exmoor towards Dunkery Beacon.
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Selworthy
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Periwinkle Cottage is a picture postcard cottage situated on Selworthy Green. Set on a hillside on the edge of the National Trust’s Holnicote Estate, the views from Selworthy offer a breathtaking panorama of the adjacent villages, fields and Exmoor towards Dunkery Beacon.
RNLI Minehead Lifeboat Station
Quay West
Stogumber Station
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National Trust - Watersmeet
Watersmeet Road
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Wildlife Park

Tropiquaria Zoo is one of the most unique zoos or wildlife parks in the country. The former "Art Deco" BBC radio transmitter station originally built in 1933, now houses our Tropical Hall, Nocturnal House and Aquarium. Outside we have 4 acres of animal enclosures, along with our two life size pirate ships, and adventure castle,
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Parco Faunistico Tropiquaria
Washford Cross
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Tropiquaria Zoo is one of the most unique zoos or wildlife parks in the country. The former "Art Deco" BBC radio transmitter station originally built in 1933, now houses our Tropical Hall, Nocturnal House and Aquarium. Outside we have 4 acres of animal enclosures, along with our two life size pirate ships, and adventure castle,
Entry to the farm and animal enclosures is free. However, they do ask for donations. At Doniford Farm, there’s indoor play area with bouncy castles (small charge to use them) so the weather can’t spoil your fun! There are also small ride on trikes and cars for little ones to ride on in the courtyard. The large tea room also has a collection of toys so you can relax and enjoy some homemade food. Doniford farm shop sells fantastic local produce.
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Doniford Farm Park
Doniford Road
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Entry to the farm and animal enclosures is free. However, they do ask for donations. At Doniford Farm, there’s indoor play area with bouncy castles (small charge to use them) so the weather can’t spoil your fun! There are also small ride on trikes and cars for little ones to ride on in the courtyard. The large tea room also has a collection of toys so you can relax and enjoy some homemade food. Doniford farm shop sells fantastic local produce.

West Somerset Steam Railway

THE LONGEST HERITAGE RAILWAY IN ENGLAND Our Railway, a true country branch line of the old Great Western Railway is full of fascination whether you are looking for a nostalgic ride back in time through lovely countryside or to study the railway and industrial heritage which our line preserves.. The historic steam locomotives, coaches and wagons, and the buildings of our ten unique stations linked by a twenty mile scenic journey will repay hours of exploration. The surrounding countryside is as varied as it is beautiful. The gently rolling Quantock hills and distant Exmoor, unspoilt villages and farms nestling in leafy lanes, the cliffs and coast of the Bristol Channel with views of distant South-Wales, confident Church Towers, Dunster's imposing Castle and Minehead's seaside charm are all waiting to be discovered.
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Watchet Station
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Williton Railway Station
Station Road
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Watchet Station
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Food scene

Indian restaurant and take away
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The Spice Merchant.
14 Market St
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Indian restaurant and take away
Torre Cider Farm has been producing traditional scrumpy for over 20 years, ranging from dry to medium sweet cider, as well as making our delicious fresh apple juice. They also sell the ever popular cider vinegar which has an array of interesting uses, so there is something for everyone, all of which is free to taste in the farm shop or simply enjoy the surroundings with a nice pint of cider! It is free to come and visit, you can browse our well stocked farm shop selling locally produced food and crafts, stop for some homemade treats in our tea room, come and view the farm animals whilst letting your children play. ​ You are more than welcome to wander around the farm and orchard where you will see a wide range of wildlife and variety of birds, just be prepared for muddy conditions if wet! We are a dog friendly place, we just ask that dogs are kept on a lead, you ensure any dog mess is picked up and that you respect other guests when using the tea room and shop. We look forward to welcoming you into our new home and hope to meet and speak with you soon.
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Torre Cider Farm
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Torre Cider Farm has been producing traditional scrumpy for over 20 years, ranging from dry to medium sweet cider, as well as making our delicious fresh apple juice. They also sell the ever popular cider vinegar which has an array of interesting uses, so there is something for everyone, all of which is free to taste in the farm shop or simply enjoy the surroundings with a nice pint of cider! It is free to come and visit, you can browse our well stocked farm shop selling locally produced food and crafts, stop for some homemade treats in our tea room, come and view the farm animals whilst letting your children play. ​ You are more than welcome to wander around the farm and orchard where you will see a wide range of wildlife and variety of birds, just be prepared for muddy conditions if wet! We are a dog friendly place, we just ask that dogs are kept on a lead, you ensure any dog mess is picked up and that you respect other guests when using the tea room and shop. We look forward to welcoming you into our new home and hope to meet and speak with you soon.
The Star Inn is a friendly pub with a welcoming bar, log fire and good food to go with good beer. In the summer the large beer garden is open and well behaved dogs on a lead are welcome throughout the pub. The Star Inn was first documented as the Royal Oak in 1794, the first landlord was Josiah Watts 1794 – 1808. Robert Stoate closed and reopened the pub during 1825 as the Star Inn. During it’s history the pub was owned by the Egremont trustees in the 1870’s then the Wyndham Estate in the 1890’s. The Star Inn is situated next to a babbling brook and you can always hear the sea from the pub.
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The Star Inn
Mill Lane
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The Star Inn is a friendly pub with a welcoming bar, log fire and good food to go with good beer. In the summer the large beer garden is open and well behaved dogs on a lead are welcome throughout the pub. The Star Inn was first documented as the Royal Oak in 1794, the first landlord was Josiah Watts 1794 – 1808. Robert Stoate closed and reopened the pub during 1825 as the Star Inn. During it’s history the pub was owned by the Egremont trustees in the 1870’s then the Wyndham Estate in the 1890’s. The Star Inn is situated next to a babbling brook and you can always hear the sea from the pub.
Bursting with charm and local characters the bar and lounge attract an eclectic mix of locals, residents and visitors. With open fires, comfy seating and traditional décor the bar is recognised as one of the finest examples of a traditional English pub, whilst the lounge offers cosy corners, arm chairs and quieter spots ideal for reading the paper or enjoying an afternoon tea. The bars and garden are popular with locals and visitors alike; with open fires, comfy seating, cosy corners and al fresco dining, there is something for everyone.
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Luttrell Arms Hotel
32-36 High St
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Bursting with charm and local characters the bar and lounge attract an eclectic mix of locals, residents and visitors. With open fires, comfy seating and traditional décor the bar is recognised as one of the finest examples of a traditional English pub, whilst the lounge offers cosy corners, arm chairs and quieter spots ideal for reading the paper or enjoying an afternoon tea. The bars and garden are popular with locals and visitors alike; with open fires, comfy seating, cosy corners and al fresco dining, there is something for everyone.
The Driftwood is a licensed 1930’s beachside Cafe and Restaurant alongside the Coast path, with the beach in front of the cafe and the West Somerset Railway running directly behind it. The Blue Anchor steam railway station is only 50 metres away, so catch the train from Watchet! Seating inside, outside and a sheltered verandah to suit the weather and seasons Dog friendly
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Driftwood Cafe
Blue Anchor Bay Road
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The Driftwood is a licensed 1930’s beachside Cafe and Restaurant alongside the Coast path, with the beach in front of the cafe and the West Somerset Railway running directly behind it. The Blue Anchor steam railway station is only 50 metres away, so catch the train from Watchet! Seating inside, outside and a sheltered verandah to suit the weather and seasons Dog friendly

Places to eat & drink

A large range of local Ciders from Somerset and surrounding counties (over 30 draught ciders!!) Somerset Pomona, Ice Cider, 7yr old, 15yr old & 20 yr old Cider Brandy fom Burrowhill Real Ales served straight from the cask – Otter, Exmoor, Moles & many other breweries You will find us in CAMRA’s ‘Good Beer Guide 2017,2018 & 2019. Large selection of Single Malts, Gins & Rums Dogs on leads welcome except on music nights. Unfortunately we are having to ask people not to bring dogs in on music nights due to a couple of recent incidents. Sorry. Regular music evenings – we are the ‘Real’ music venue in West Somerset. Regular Acoustic Night on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, and Sea Shanty night on the 3rd Tuesday of the month. . You are welcome to bring in fish & chips from next door or we can ring an order through to our local deli and they can deliver Ploughman’s or Deli platters for 2, pie & mash, paninis etc
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Pebbles Tavern
24 Market St
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A large range of local Ciders from Somerset and surrounding counties (over 30 draught ciders!!) Somerset Pomona, Ice Cider, 7yr old, 15yr old & 20 yr old Cider Brandy fom Burrowhill Real Ales served straight from the cask – Otter, Exmoor, Moles & many other breweries You will find us in CAMRA’s ‘Good Beer Guide 2017,2018 & 2019. Large selection of Single Malts, Gins & Rums Dogs on leads welcome except on music nights. Unfortunately we are having to ask people not to bring dogs in on music nights due to a couple of recent incidents. Sorry. Regular music evenings – we are the ‘Real’ music venue in West Somerset. Regular Acoustic Night on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, and Sea Shanty night on the 3rd Tuesday of the month. . You are welcome to bring in fish & chips from next door or we can ring an order through to our local deli and they can deliver Ploughman’s or Deli platters for 2, pie & mash, paninis etc
A multi-award winning craft brewery producing a full range of beers in cask , Keg , bottles and cans. The brewery is located next to the West Somerset Railway, the longest steam heritage railway in the country. There is a shop on-site and Taproom where the beers can be enjoyed on draught. Live music , trivia nights and stand up comedy evenings are regular throughout the year in the Taproom. Every Friday from 6pm Street Food is available on the premisies , ranging from wood fired pizza , Indian curries , gourmet hotdogs and much more.
Quantock Brewery
A multi-award winning craft brewery producing a full range of beers in cask , Keg , bottles and cans. The brewery is located next to the West Somerset Railway, the longest steam heritage railway in the country. There is a shop on-site and Taproom where the beers can be enjoyed on draught. Live music , trivia nights and stand up comedy evenings are regular throughout the year in the Taproom. Every Friday from 6pm Street Food is available on the premisies , ranging from wood fired pizza , Indian curries , gourmet hotdogs and much more.

Arts

Churchgate Gallery
High Street
Hauser & Wirth was founded in 1992 in Zurich by Iwan Wirth, Manuela Wirth and Ursula Hauser, who were joined in 2000 by Partner and Vice President Marc Payot. A family business with a global outlook, Hauser & Wirth has expanded over the past 27 years to include outposts in Hong Kong, London, New York, Los Angeles, Somerset, Gstaad and St. Moritz. The gallery represents over 75 artists and estates who have been instrumental in shaping its identity over the past quarter century, and who are the inspiration for Hauser & Wirth’s diverse range of activities that engage with art, education, conservation and sustainability. Hauser & Wirth has built a reputation for its dedication to artists and support of visionary artistic projects worldwide. In addition to presenting a dynamic schedule of exhibitions, the gallery collaborates with renowned curators to present museum quality surveys and invests considerable resources in new scholarship and research. Since its earliest days, the gallery has mounted historically significant exhibitions. The inaugural exhibition in 1992 took place at Hauser & Wirth’s first gallery, located in the first-floor apartment of an Art Deco villa in the heart of Zurich; it united mobiles and gouaches by Alexander Calder with sculptures and paintings by Joan Miró. Since then, the gallery has continued to forge an academically rigorous, ambitious program of historic exhibitions, providing a natural home for a number of major 20th-century European and American artist estates, and encouraging a continued and engaging discourse around their oeuvres. These include Louise Bourgeois, The Estate of Philip Guston, The Eva Hesse Estate, Allan Kaprow Estate, Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts, The Estate of Jason Rhoades, Dieter Roth Estate and The Estate of David Smith. Hauser & Wirth is widely admired for a sympathetic approach to restoring historic buildings and giving them a new lease of life as contemporary art spaces that invigorate surrounding communities. From the conversion of its first permanent venue in the former Löwenbräu brewery building that became Hauser & Wirth Zürich in 1996, the gallery has developed and sensitively restored existing structures that respond to their environments, connecting international art with local culture through architecture. In 2003, an Edward Lutyens-designed former bank on Piccadilly became Hauser & Wirth’s first London gallery, while a decade later, in 2013, the legendary Roxy discotheque and skating rink became the gallery’s second New York space. In recent years, the gallery has renovated Durslade Farm, a collection of dilapidated farm buildings in rural Somerset, into world-class art center Hauser & Wirth Somerset, as well as redeveloping a 100,000 sq. ft. former flour mill, the Globe Mills complex, in downtown Los Angeles in 2016. In 2018, Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles was awarded Los Angeles Conservancy’s highest honor, the Chair’s Award, which recognizes the importance of preserving the historic places that make Los Angeles unique. Hauser & Wirth is currently constructing its first purpose-built gallery space at 542 West 22nd Street in New York’s West Chelsea art district. As a publisher specializing in books on modern and contemporary art, Hauser & Wirth has published over 120 titles in its quarter-century history of exhibitions, projects and research. Hauser & Wirth’s publishing activity, brought together under Hauser & Wirth Publishers, consists of monographs, artists’ books, historic exhibition catalogues, collections of artists’ writings and catalogues raisonnés. Hauser & Wirth Publishers works with academics and curators to bring current, leading research to its readers. Its first dedicated bookshop opened in November 2016 in the new home of Hauser & Wirth’s downtown Manhattan gallery. A commitment to education underpins the Hauser & Wirth exhibition roster. Every show is accompanied by a series of lectures, interactive seminars, innovative workshops, and special events developed for a range of ages and target audiences. These programs are intended to inspire creativity and foster a passion for contemporary art, nature and architecture within all areas of the community. In Somerset, the gallery has created strong links with local schools, universities and charities, and also provides courses for adults and special interest groups. Hauser & Wirth Somerset welcomes around 100 school groups every year. Events include an annual summer school for young people in collaboration with Bristol Old Vic Theatre, seasonal workshops for adults, such as basket weaving, and Open Farm Sunday, a yearly initiative that opens Durslade Farm to visitors, as well as the annual Pumpkin Festival in celebration of the harvest. This public engagement is mirrored in Los Angeles where the learning program aims to instigate a dialogue between the works on view and the city’s diverse audiences. Food comprises a pivotal element of the experience of Hauser & Wirth’s galleries. Bringing together Iwan and Manuela Wirth’s passion for art with their enthusiasm for hospitality, gastronomy and community, the galleries sit alongside a series of bars and restaurants conceived as social gathering spaces. Roth Bar & Grill in Somerset and Manuela restaurant in Los Angeles provide informal and convivial atmospheres where honest, seasonal and locally-sourced food is served. Roth Bar & Grill works closely with local farmers, gamekeepers and gardeners, to use entirely local and ethical British produce. Similarly, at Manuela, an urban kitchen garden provides the restaurant with herbs, fruits and vegetables as well as a chicken house and run for the restaurant’s 11 rare-breed chickens. Also onsite at Hauser & Wirth Somerset is Durslade Farmhouse, a six-bedroom guesthouse within a Grade II-listed farm building, full of character and bold twists that celebrate the natural antiquity of the building. More recently, the Wirths opened The Fife Arms in Braemar, Scotland, an imposing Arts & Crafts hotel that underwent extensive restoration to return the building to its former glory. With their deep-rooted investment in community, history, wildlife and landscape, each of the Wirths’ ventures is embedded in the unique heritage and traditions of its local culture.
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Hauser & Wirth Somerset
Dropping Lane
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Hauser & Wirth was founded in 1992 in Zurich by Iwan Wirth, Manuela Wirth and Ursula Hauser, who were joined in 2000 by Partner and Vice President Marc Payot. A family business with a global outlook, Hauser & Wirth has expanded over the past 27 years to include outposts in Hong Kong, London, New York, Los Angeles, Somerset, Gstaad and St. Moritz. The gallery represents over 75 artists and estates who have been instrumental in shaping its identity over the past quarter century, and who are the inspiration for Hauser & Wirth’s diverse range of activities that engage with art, education, conservation and sustainability. Hauser & Wirth has built a reputation for its dedication to artists and support of visionary artistic projects worldwide. In addition to presenting a dynamic schedule of exhibitions, the gallery collaborates with renowned curators to present museum quality surveys and invests considerable resources in new scholarship and research. Since its earliest days, the gallery has mounted historically significant exhibitions. The inaugural exhibition in 1992 took place at Hauser & Wirth’s first gallery, located in the first-floor apartment of an Art Deco villa in the heart of Zurich; it united mobiles and gouaches by Alexander Calder with sculptures and paintings by Joan Miró. Since then, the gallery has continued to forge an academically rigorous, ambitious program of historic exhibitions, providing a natural home for a number of major 20th-century European and American artist estates, and encouraging a continued and engaging discourse around their oeuvres. These include Louise Bourgeois, The Estate of Philip Guston, The Eva Hesse Estate, Allan Kaprow Estate, Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts, The Estate of Jason Rhoades, Dieter Roth Estate and The Estate of David Smith. Hauser & Wirth is widely admired for a sympathetic approach to restoring historic buildings and giving them a new lease of life as contemporary art spaces that invigorate surrounding communities. From the conversion of its first permanent venue in the former Löwenbräu brewery building that became Hauser & Wirth Zürich in 1996, the gallery has developed and sensitively restored existing structures that respond to their environments, connecting international art with local culture through architecture. In 2003, an Edward Lutyens-designed former bank on Piccadilly became Hauser & Wirth’s first London gallery, while a decade later, in 2013, the legendary Roxy discotheque and skating rink became the gallery’s second New York space. In recent years, the gallery has renovated Durslade Farm, a collection of dilapidated farm buildings in rural Somerset, into world-class art center Hauser & Wirth Somerset, as well as redeveloping a 100,000 sq. ft. former flour mill, the Globe Mills complex, in downtown Los Angeles in 2016. In 2018, Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles was awarded Los Angeles Conservancy’s highest honor, the Chair’s Award, which recognizes the importance of preserving the historic places that make Los Angeles unique. Hauser & Wirth is currently constructing its first purpose-built gallery space at 542 West 22nd Street in New York’s West Chelsea art district. As a publisher specializing in books on modern and contemporary art, Hauser & Wirth has published over 120 titles in its quarter-century history of exhibitions, projects and research. Hauser & Wirth’s publishing activity, brought together under Hauser & Wirth Publishers, consists of monographs, artists’ books, historic exhibition catalogues, collections of artists’ writings and catalogues raisonnés. Hauser & Wirth Publishers works with academics and curators to bring current, leading research to its readers. Its first dedicated bookshop opened in November 2016 in the new home of Hauser & Wirth’s downtown Manhattan gallery. A commitment to education underpins the Hauser & Wirth exhibition roster. Every show is accompanied by a series of lectures, interactive seminars, innovative workshops, and special events developed for a range of ages and target audiences. These programs are intended to inspire creativity and foster a passion for contemporary art, nature and architecture within all areas of the community. In Somerset, the gallery has created strong links with local schools, universities and charities, and also provides courses for adults and special interest groups. Hauser & Wirth Somerset welcomes around 100 school groups every year. Events include an annual summer school for young people in collaboration with Bristol Old Vic Theatre, seasonal workshops for adults, such as basket weaving, and Open Farm Sunday, a yearly initiative that opens Durslade Farm to visitors, as well as the annual Pumpkin Festival in celebration of the harvest. This public engagement is mirrored in Los Angeles where the learning program aims to instigate a dialogue between the works on view and the city’s diverse audiences. Food comprises a pivotal element of the experience of Hauser & Wirth’s galleries. Bringing together Iwan and Manuela Wirth’s passion for art with their enthusiasm for hospitality, gastronomy and community, the galleries sit alongside a series of bars and restaurants conceived as social gathering spaces. Roth Bar & Grill in Somerset and Manuela restaurant in Los Angeles provide informal and convivial atmospheres where honest, seasonal and locally-sourced food is served. Roth Bar & Grill works closely with local farmers, gamekeepers and gardeners, to use entirely local and ethical British produce. Similarly, at Manuela, an urban kitchen garden provides the restaurant with herbs, fruits and vegetables as well as a chicken house and run for the restaurant’s 11 rare-breed chickens. Also onsite at Hauser & Wirth Somerset is Durslade Farmhouse, a six-bedroom guesthouse within a Grade II-listed farm building, full of character and bold twists that celebrate the natural antiquity of the building. More recently, the Wirths opened The Fife Arms in Braemar, Scotland, an imposing Arts & Crafts hotel that underwent extensive restoration to return the building to its former glory. With their deep-rooted investment in community, history, wildlife and landscape, each of the Wirths’ ventures is embedded in the unique heritage and traditions of its local culture.
Situated in the Main Street of Watchet the gallery specialises in original works of art, both contemporary and period.
The Lynda Cotton Gallery
46-47 Swain St
Situated in the Main Street of Watchet the gallery specialises in original works of art, both contemporary and period.
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East Quay Watchet
Harbour Road
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Museum

Located where the Esplanade meets Market Street and occupying the ground floor of Watchet’s former Market House is Watchet Market House Museum. The Market House is a two-storied stone building which was constructed during 1819-20 with open arches to the ground floor and an open staircase at its west end to the upper floor, under which was the Court Leet lock-up. The market was held on Saturdays and continued until the 1830s. The ground floor was later converted to a shop and from the 1920s the upper floor was used as a mission church, now known as Holy Cross Chapel.
Watchet Museum
32 Swain St
Located where the Esplanade meets Market Street and occupying the ground floor of Watchet’s former Market House is Watchet Market House Museum. The Market House is a two-storied stone building which was constructed during 1819-20 with open arches to the ground floor and an open staircase at its west end to the upper floor, under which was the Court Leet lock-up. The market was held on Saturdays and continued until the 1830s. The ground floor was later converted to a shop and from the 1920s the upper floor was used as a mission church, now known as Holy Cross Chapel.
The Watchet Boat Museum is home to the largest collection of Flatner boats in the world. These traditional boats, popularly known as 'flatties', where used along the shore of the Bristol Channel, where the shallow water would expose a large expanse of mud flat at low tide. To navigate these shallow waters a flatner boat did not use a keel and had a bow at each end. Watchet fishermen would take their flatner boats out when the tide was at its highest but they always followed the course of channels to minimise the chance of being stranded on the flats when the tide receded. The star exhibit is the last known example of a sea-going flatner boat. In addition to flatner boats the museum houses boats made to transport cut and dried blocks of peat to market.
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Watchet Boat Museum
Harbour Road
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The Watchet Boat Museum is home to the largest collection of Flatner boats in the world. These traditional boats, popularly known as 'flatties', where used along the shore of the Bristol Channel, where the shallow water would expose a large expanse of mud flat at low tide. To navigate these shallow waters a flatner boat did not use a keel and had a bow at each end. Watchet fishermen would take their flatner boats out when the tide was at its highest but they always followed the course of channels to minimise the chance of being stranded on the flats when the tide receded. The star exhibit is the last known example of a sea-going flatner boat. In addition to flatner boats the museum houses boats made to transport cut and dried blocks of peat to market.
Housed in Taunton’s historic castle, the Museum of Somerset tells the county's fascinating story from prehistoric times to the present day. Within the 12th century castle walls you’ll find contemporary gallery spaces and great family visitor facilities, all situated within the vibrant town centre. Discover 400 million years of history With an amazing nine themed galleries, each with its own distinctive character, there’s something for everyone to discover. Our ‘must see’ exhibits include a 200 million year old Plesiosaur fossil (a type of marine reptile); the impressive Low Ham Roman mosaic; a stunning Bronze Age Gold Torc; the Giant’s Shoes worn by 7ft4 Joseph Sewell; and the Banwell Bear skull of an 80,000 year old Ice Age hunter-killer. The museum also houses The Somerset Military Museum.
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Il Museo di Somerset
Castle Green
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Housed in Taunton’s historic castle, the Museum of Somerset tells the county's fascinating story from prehistoric times to the present day. Within the 12th century castle walls you’ll find contemporary gallery spaces and great family visitor facilities, all situated within the vibrant town centre. Discover 400 million years of history With an amazing nine themed galleries, each with its own distinctive character, there’s something for everyone to discover. Our ‘must see’ exhibits include a 200 million year old Plesiosaur fossil (a type of marine reptile); the impressive Low Ham Roman mosaic; a stunning Bronze Age Gold Torc; the Giant’s Shoes worn by 7ft4 Joseph Sewell; and the Banwell Bear skull of an 80,000 year old Ice Age hunter-killer. The museum also houses The Somerset Military Museum.