Minehead Coastal Town Somerset.
Minehead is a coastal town and civil parish in Somerset, England. It lies on the south bank of the Bristol Channel, 21 miles (34km) north-west of the county town of Taunton, 12 miles (19 km) from the border with the county of Devon and in proximity of the Exmoor National Park. The parish of Minehead has a population of approximately 11,981 making it the most populous town in the western part of the Somerset West and Taunton local government district, which in turn, is the worst area in the country for social mobility. This figure includes Alcombe and Woodcombe, suburban villages which have been subsumed into Minehead.
There is evidence of human occupation in the area since the Bronze and Iron Ages. Before the Norman conquest it was held by Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia and after it by William de Moyon and his descendants, who administered the area from Dunster Castle, which was later sold to Sir George Luttrell and his family. There was a small port at Minehead by 1380, which grew into a major trading centre during the medieval period. Most trade transferred to larger ports during the 20th century, but pleasure steamers did call at the port. Major rebuilding took place in the Lower or Middle town area following a fire in 1791 and the fortunes of the town revived with the growth in sea bathing, and by 1851 was becoming a retirement centre. There was a marked increase in building during the early years of the 20th century, which resulted in the wide main shopping avenue and adjacent roads with Edwardian style architecture. The town's flood defences were improved after a storm in 1990 caused flooding.
Minehead is governed by a town council, which was created in 1983. In addition to the parish church of St. Michael on the Hill in Minehead, the separate parish church of St Michael the Archangel is situated in Church Street, Alcombe. Alcombe is also home to the Spiritualist Church in Grove Place. Since 1991, Minehead has been twinned with Saint-Berthevin, a small town close to the regional centre of Laval in the Mayenne département of France. Blenheim Gardens, which is Minehead’s largest park, was opened in 1925. The town is also the home of a Butlins Holiday Park which increases Minehead's seasonal tourist population by several thousand.
There is a variety of schools and religious, cultural and sporting facilities including sailing and wind surfing and golf. One popular ancient local tradition involves the Hobby Horse, or Obby Oss, which takes to the streets for four days on the eve of the first of May each year, with accompanying musicians and rival horses. The town is the starting point of the South West Coast Path National Trail, the nation's longest long-distance countryside walking trail. The Minehead Railway was opened in 1874 and closed in 1971 but has since been reopened as the West Somerset Railway.
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Minehead, Somerset! (2018)
Having a look around the pretty seaside town of Minehead on a sunny May bank holiday.
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Minehead Golf Club Front 9
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Minehead Golf Club - Drone #11
Great views of Minehead Golf Club and the Golf Course in Somerset. Including great scenes of the Bristol Channel and life on the water.
Some scenes have views of Minehead beach, breaking waves and a guy having fun on a jet ski.
Minehead Somerset England 2016
Mercedes Trophy Round 2
Check out how I got on in the second round of the Mercedes Trophy at Minehead & West Somerset Golf Club.
Ride to #Minehead beach
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Stones Hotel Bar and Restaurant, Minehead, United Kingdom HD review
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A 4-minute walk from the West Somerset Coastal Path, Stones Hotel Bar and Restaurant provides stylish rooms and a wide-ranging food menu. With free parking and WiFi, this hotel is just 7 minutes’ drive from Dunster Castle.
Each guest room features oak furnishings and has a flat-screen TV with satellite channels and tea and coffee facilities. There is also an en suite shower with a hairdryer and toiletries provided.
The Stones restaurant serves fresh pizzas, steaks and gourmet burgers alongside a range of traditional British mains and desserts. The relaxing bar offers beers, wines and cocktails and includes a secluded beer garden. Live music or DJs are featured on Saturday nights until midnight.
Stones Hotel Bar and Restaurant is located around 15 minutes’ walk from the Minehead & North Somerset Golf Club. The pretty village of Porlock is 6 miles away, and is home to the West Somerset Rural Life Museum.
Aerial view - Minehead
View of Minehead using DJI phantom 3 advanced
Minehead is a costal town located in Somerset England. It lies on the south bank of the Bristol Channel 21 miles north west of Taunton.
Minehead exchange 1967 - 2017
This video covers some aspects of the closure of Minehead CB 10 manual exchange and its replacement with a Strowger Non Director GSC which was subsequently replaced with digital technology.
Minehead Train race
I follow a lovely steam train out of the station and chase it as far as I can, Unfortunately the train wins the race and steams ahead
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Scenic views of Minehead Beach and Harbour. Drone #5
Morning at Minehead Beach in Somerset. Filmed with the Phantom 3 Professional. Scenic views of Minehead Beach, Minehead Golf Course, Butlins and Minehead Harbour.
Strongvox, Ellicombe Gardens, Minehead, Somerset
Ellicombe Gardens is an exciting new executive development of 42 homes.
There are five styles of four bedroom detached homes, two different three bedroom homes and the launch of a three bedroom bungalow, hopefully offering accommodation to suit every lifestyle.
Minehead is often referred to as ‘The Gateway to Exmoor National Park’, given its unique and desirable position between the beautiful National Park of Exmoor and the sea.
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Minehead beach, harbour, and park
A summer stroll around Minehead, England, with music from Sugar Bullet Rise Up
Minehead Vue Observation wheel - shakey handheld video
Lovely sunny afternoon so took kids to Minehead for chippy tea and amusements, so quick spin on the observation wheel, so apologies for shakey handheld video.
I just had Canon S120 compact camera on me, should have taken something a bit smoother ;)
Towering over 100ft (35 metres) into the sky, this impressive structure is one of the tallest rides of it's kind currently travelling in the UK.
Mine head town centre.
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Minehead Beach.
Minehead, Somerset, June 2017.
Steam train on to turntable /Minehead Station
Steam train on to turntable /Minehead Station
Minehead coast path drone footage
Spectacular drone footage of Somerset’s beautiful coastline from Brean Down to Minehead, celebrating the opening of 58 miles of new and improved coast path on the 15th March 2016. This stretch is part of the 2700-mile continuous England Coast Path being established by Natural England. The route will take in the entire English coastline and be completed by 2020.