Toll Road

Porlock Toll Road

Motorcycle ride up Porlock Toll Road

PORLOCK HILL BY THE LESS STEEP TOLL ROAD

The lesser known climb up onto Exmoor.

Journey up the Porlock Toll Road

Journey up the Porlock Toll Road 9th July 2013

Passing the Bench Porlock Toll Road

Riding the go kart past the bench on Porlock toll road, which overlooks Porlock Bay

Porlock Toll Road

The Best Bend Porlock Toll Road

Well, go karting got a bit more exciting on this... short... bend. Weeeeeeee!!!!

The Steepest A-Road in the UK! - Porlock Hill - 2 Up Fully Loaded

Take a look at the steepest gradient A-Road in the UK. Porlock Hill climbs approximately 725ft in just under a mile and to a total of 1300ft in under 2 miles.

Located on the The Atlantic Highway (A39) between Minehead and Lynmouth. This forms a tiny section of a very nice road between Somerset and Cornwall.

This was shot by my glamorous assistance (The Boss) whilst on an overnight camping trip to exmoor.

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Porlock Drive on A39 through town from East to West and Hill climb.

Porlock, Drive on A39 through town from East to West, from Minehead Road to Porlock Hill to Exmoor, West Somerset, UK. Sunday morning December 11th.
Winter dawn colours. Nokia N8, Mounted on back of car screen mount CR-122 placed behind the car sun visor. ClassicFM radio.

Porlock Toll road on a Harley.

The lovely 4.2-mile scenic route from Porlock towards Lynton dates from the 1840s and was built to offer a more gentle alternative to the infamously steep Porlock Hill.

The road was dug out manually to provide work for local people following the Napoleonic Wars. Tolls were then taken at the bottom of the hill by staff at The Ship Inn and there used to be a tollgate opposite what is now the village hall. At busy times of the day staff would run out from the bar to deal with travellers; at less busy times one of the boys would sit by the gate.

Today, starting in Porlock, some two miles from Porlock Weir, the scenic route twists through idyllic woodland, offering tantalising glimpses through the trees to Porlock Bay. As the road climbs, never at more than 1 in 14, it passes the toll house where a modest toll is collected.

As the trees thin, the panoramic splendour of the Somerset coast is revealed, with vistas across the Bristol Channel towards Swansea and the Gower Peninsiula. The road clings to the hillside through open moorland dotted with heather, gorse and whortleberry bushes, joining the A39 by the AA Box at Pitt Combe Head.
Ever since the early days of motoring Porlock has enjoyed a unique place in the history of motor sport. It forms one of the most exciting stages in the Somerset Stages Rally which takes place each spring. Back in the 1960s it was used as an RAC Rally stage, one of the fastest drivers at the time being the late Pat Moss – sister of Stirling Moss – who completed it in 3min 56sec

Today the road is used not only by traffic wishing to avoid Porlock Hill, but also by cyclists, walkers and people who just want to enjoy the sensational views. There are several stopping places and a picnic area.

Cycling The Porlock Toll Road: Somerset's Hidden Gem

My thoughts and comments on the iconic, twisty climb from the Bay of Porlock onto Exmoor.

Biking Porlock Hill Toll Road

Me on my Yamaha WR250X while on holiday in Somerset, found an awesome toll road just off of the VERY steep Porlock hill. Amazing road if a bit scary on a bike due to mossy road conditions making it slippy.

Music: Blackmill - Lucid Truth

Ride Up Porlock Hill

BMW F700GS ride up Porlock Hill 19 Feb 2018

Lombard Rally Bath 2018, Porlock Toll Road, Lower Part

Russ Cooper and Oliver Tomlins in a standard Triumph TR7 drive the Porlock Toll Road on the Lombard Rally Bath 2018. Oliver had made some basic pace notes from watching other in-car videos and using OS map information.

Porlock Hill, Somerset UK. Sept.'09

The drive up Porlock Hill in Somerset . Porlock Hill is a section of the A39 west of the village of Porlock. The road climbs approximately 1,300 ft (400 m) in less than 2 miles (3.2 km) up onto Exmoor:
Best m8 driving and me behind the camera.

A39 Porlock Hill

The A39 at Porlock Hill is the UK's steepest A-road. This video shows just how steep it is!

Al's Porlock Revenge

The Ascent of Porlock Hill and Dunkery Beacon on a road bike. Shot from a helmet cam

Cycling up Porlock Hill A39 - The UK's 4th toughest hill

I recently had the chance to tackle Porlock Hill on the A39 while carrying out a recce of a new route for day 1 of The Wrong Way Back 2017.

This was mine and Shane's first attempt of tackling the hill and it did feel like we where walking the green mile when we left the campsite.

The first thing that hits you long before the gradients of the hill kick in is the smell of over heating vehicle brakes.

One thing to look out for is the cattle grid near the top of the climb.

Keep a £1 handy for the decent back down the toll road and also take care on the bends as they can get slippery in the wet due to moss blinding up on the sheltered bends.

So if you have been wanting to do this climb and are putting it off I would say go for it as you won't be disappointed when you make it to the top.

Porlock 2017

Family Camping trip to Porlock, Exmoor, Somerset in spring 2017

A Fast Paced Look at Porlock & Sparkhayes Marsh Somerset - The Rising Tide

A fast paced look in and around the Porlock Bay - Sparkhayes Marsh area as the Moon unleashed its gravitational pull during high summer, the 21st & 22nd of August 2013.
This area is now allowed to flood, the casualties being some farm buildings & trees which are unable to survive salt waters.

Connection to Culbone

A short film exploring change in the hamlet of Culbone, in Exmoor National Park. Culbone is famous for having the smallest parish church in England