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'''Porlock''' is a coastal village in [[Somerset]] in [[Exmoor National Park]] with a population of 1,440 in 2011. |
'''Porlock''' is a coastal village in [[Somerset]] in [[Exmoor National Park]] with a population of 1,440 in 2011. |
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Following West End Lane takes you to West Porlock and then Porlock Weir with its harbour. |
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==Understand== |
==Understand== |
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==Get in== |
==Get in== |
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Porlock can be reached by car on the A39 from [[Minehead]] |
Porlock can be reached by car on the A39 from [[Minehead]] |
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==Get around== |
==Get around== |
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==See== |
==See== |
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| name=Dovery Manor Museum | alt= | url=http://www.doverymanormuseum.org.uk/ | email= |
| name=Dovery Manor Museum | alt= | url=http://www.doverymanormuseum.org.uk/ | email= |
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| address=Doverhay, TA24 |
| address=Doverhay, Porlock TA24 8PY | lat=51.20919 | long=-3.59315 | directions= |
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| phone=+44 1643 863083 | tollfree= |
| phone=+44 1643 863083 | tollfree= |
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| hours=M-Sa 10:30AM-4:30PM; Su 10AM-4PM 1st May to 30th Sep | price=Free |
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| wikidata=Q7230185|wikipedia=Dovery Manor Museum |
| wikidata=Q7230185|wikipedia=Dovery Manor Museum |
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| content=Museum of local artefacts, photographs and pictures. |
| content=Museum of local artefacts, photographs and pictures. |
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| name=The Church of St Dubricius | alt= | url= | email= |
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| wikidata=Q5117396 |
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| content= The church dates from the 13th century. The spire was damaged in a storm of 1703. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building. Within the church is a 15th-century tomb of John Harrington who fought alongside Henry V in France in 1417. |
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| name=Bury Castle | alt= | url= | email= |
| name=Bury Castle | alt= | url= | email= |
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| address= | lat= | long= | directions=east of the village |
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=east of the village |
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| content=An Iron Age hill fort that is a National Trust property. |
| content=An Iron Age hill fort that is a National Trust property. |
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* On Porlock Hill, there is the prehistoric '''Porlock Stone Circle'''. |
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* '''Culbone Church''' is said to be the smallest church in England. The main structure is frim the 12th century. Services are still held there, despite the lack of road access – Culbone is a {{mi|2.5}} walk from Porlock Weir, and some {{mi|4}} from Porlock. |
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* The village adjoins the '''Porlock Ridge and Saltmarsh nature reserve''', created from the lowland behind a high shingle embankment which was breached by the sea in the 1990s, which has now been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Copses of white dead trees remind the visitor of when this was freshwater pasture. |
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* At low tide the remains of a '''submerged forest''' can be seen on Porlock Beach. The area was several miles inland until the sea level in the Bristol Channel rose about 7000 to 8000 years ago. |
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==Do== |
==Do== |
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The [[South West Coast Path]] goes through Porlock, many walkers stopping rather than continuing the long walk to Lynton. There is also a 'Coleridge Way' walk. |
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| name=Exmoor Owl & Hawk Centre | alt= | url=https://www.exmoorowlhawkcentre.co.uk | [email protected] |
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| address=West Lynch Farm, Allerford, TA24 8HJ | lat=51.21787 | long=-3.57597 | directions= |
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| phone=+44 1643 862 816 | tollfree= |
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| wikidata=Q26583596 |
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| content=Owl and hawk flying displays. A riding stable offering holidays too. |
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==Buy== |
==Buy== |
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==Eat== |
==Eat== |
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===Porlock Weir=== |
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| name=Ziangs On The Weir | alt= | url=https://www.ziangsworkshop.com | email= |
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| address=6 Harbour Studios, Lane Head, TA24 8PB | lat=51.21945 | long=-3.62875 | directions= |
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| phone=+44 1643 863 215 | tollfree= |
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==Drink== |
==Drink== |
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[[File:The Royal Oak in High Street - geograph.org.uk - 933714.jpg|thumb|Royal Oak in High St.]] |
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| name=Royal Oak | alt= | url=http://www.royaloakporlock.com/ | email= |
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| address=High St, TA24 8PS | lat=51.20939 | long=-3.59490 | directions= |
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| phone=+44 1643 862 798 | tollfree= |
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| hours=11:30AM- (closed M) | price= |
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| name=The Ship Inn | alt= | url=http://www.shipinnporlock.co.uk/ | email= |
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| address=High St, TA24 8QD | lat=51.20900 | long=-3.59863 | directions= |
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| phone=+44 1643 862 507 | tollfree= |
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| hours=Su–Th 9AM–11PM, F Sa 9AM–11:30PM | price= |
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| wikidata=Q26583830 |
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| content=13th-century coaching inn |
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===Porlock Weir=== |
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| name=The Bottom Ship | alt= | url=https://www.shipinnporlockweir.co.uk | [email protected] |
| name=The Bottom Ship | alt= | url=https://www.shipinnporlockweir.co.uk | [email protected] |
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| address=Anchor road, TA24 8PB | lat=51.21865 | long=-3.62772 | directions= |
| address=Anchor road, TA24 8PB | lat=51.21865 | long=-3.62772 | directions= |
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==Sleep== |
==Sleep== |
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| name=The Gables B&B | alt= | url= | email= |
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| address=The Drang, Doverhay, TA24 8LG | lat=51.20871 | long=-3.59367 | directions= |
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| wikidata=Q26629016 |
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===Porlock Weir=== |
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| name=Porlock Weir Hotel | alt= | url=https://www.porlockweirhotel.co.uk/ | email= |
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| address= B3225, TA24 8PB | lat=51.21885 | long=-3.62774 | directions= |
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| phone=+44 1643 800 400 | tollfree= | fax= |
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==Connect== |
==Connect== |
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==Go next== |
==Go next== |
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*East to [[Lynton and Lynmouth]] {{mi|13.8}} on the A39 after climbing Porlock Hill into Exmoor. |
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* West to [[Minehead]] {{mi|5.6}} on the A39. |
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{{IsPartOf|Somerset (England)}} |
{{IsPartOf|Somerset (England)}} |
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{{RelatedWikipedia|Porlock}} |
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Latest revision as of 02:45, 27 May 2023
Porlock is a coastal village in Somerset in Exmoor National Park with a population of 1,440 in 2011. Following West End Lane takes you to West Porlock and then Porlock Weir with its harbour.
Understand
[edit]Get in
[edit]Porlock can be reached by car on the A39 from Minehead
By bus
[edit]The Exmoor Coaster open top double deaker bus runs from Lynmouth to Watchet via Minehead along the A39 with magnificent coastal views.
Get around
[edit]
Map of Porlock
See
[edit]1 Dovery Manor Museum, Doverhay, Porlock TA24 8PY, ☏ +44 1643 863083. M-Sa 10:30AM-4:30PM; Su 10AM-4PM 1st May to 30th Sep. Museum of local artefacts, photographs and pictures. Free. 
2 The Church of St Dubricius. The church dates from the 13th century. The spire was damaged in a storm of 1703. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building. Within the church is a 15th-century tomb of John Harrington who fought alongside Henry V in France in 1417.
3 Bury Castle (east of the village). An Iron Age hill fort that is a National Trust property.
- On Porlock Hill, there is the prehistoric Porlock Stone Circle.
- Culbone Church is said to be the smallest church in England. The main structure is frim the 12th century. Services are still held there, despite the lack of road access – Culbone is a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) walk from Porlock Weir, and some 4 mi (6.4 km) from Porlock.
- The village adjoins the Porlock Ridge and Saltmarsh nature reserve, created from the lowland behind a high shingle embankment which was breached by the sea in the 1990s, which has now been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Copses of white dead trees remind the visitor of when this was freshwater pasture.
- At low tide the remains of a submerged forest can be seen on Porlock Beach. The area was several miles inland until the sea level in the Bristol Channel rose about 7000 to 8000 years ago.
Do
[edit]The South West Coast Path goes through Porlock, many walkers stopping rather than continuing the long walk to Lynton. There is also a 'Coleridge Way' walk.
1 Exmoor Owl & Hawk Centre, West Lynch Farm, Allerford, TA24 8HJ, ☏ +44 1643 862 816, [email protected]. Owl and hawk flying displays. A riding stable offering holidays too.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]Porlock Weir
[edit]1 Ziangs On The Weir, 6 Harbour Studios, Lane Head, TA24 8PB, ☏ +44 1643 863 215. Takeaway
Drink
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1 Royal Oak, High St, TA24 8PS, ☏ +44 1643 862 798. 11:30AM- (closed M).
2 The Ship Inn, High St, TA24 8QD, ☏ +44 1643 862 507. Su–Th 9AM–11PM, F Sa 9AM–11:30PM. 13th-century coaching inn
Porlock Weir
[edit]3 The Bottom Ship, Anchor road, TA24 8PB, ☏ +44 1643 863288, [email protected].
Sleep
[edit]1 The Gables B&B, The Drang, Doverhay, TA24 8LG.
Porlock Weir
[edit]2 Porlock Weir Hotel, B3225, TA24 8PB, ☏ +44 1643 800 400.
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]- East to Lynton and Lynmouth 13.8 mi (22.2 km) on the A39 after climbing Porlock Hill into Exmoor.
- West to Minehead 5.6 mi (9.0 km) on the A39.