The Somerset & Exmoor Coast

The Somerset and Exmoor Coast is a unique and diverse coastline that offers everything from running, walking and outdoor activities to art, music, and performance alongside the food, flavours and hospitality making this coast of surprises welcoming to locals and visitors alike.

One of the key attractions on our coast is the King Charles III England Coast Path. The section from Brean Down to Minehead opened in 2015.

In 2022 the last stretch in the north of the county opened between Brean Down and Brean Cross Sluice and the final stretch from Minehead to Glenthorne, taking in the stunning Exmoor coast, opened in 2024.

For the last two years we have been celebrating this coastline with walks and events that have offered an insight into this unique coastline.

This year the 80 Miles in Eight Days Challenge Walk was completed by two walkers with over twenty other walkers clocking up 50 walking days and experiencing the joy of the Somerset coast

Highlights from this year’s Challenge Walk

We made it – we hit our £700 target

Waterproofs and Wellies

Funds raised through the 80 Miles in Eight Days Challenge Walk and Watchet Walking Week in 2025 have hit our £700 target enabling us to support two coastal primary schools with waterproofs and wellies from The Outdoor Guide Foundation‘s campaign to make the outdoors more accessible for all – particularly children.


If your school is close to the coast and you’d like your school to be considered for a set of waterproofs and wellies, visit The Outdoor Guide Foundation page and select ‘Tell us about your school’. Fill out the form and don’t forget to mention the 80 Miles in Eight Days Walk to be considered.

West Huntspill Primary

Pupils of West Huntspill Primary School receive their waterproofs and wellies from The Outdoor Guide Foundation
Pupils at West Huntspill Primary receive their waterproofs & wellies

If you are a local accommodation provider, visit the Get involved page to be included on the Somerset & Exmoor Coast site.

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Somerset & Exmoor Coast Highlights

Somerset’s coast is blessed with two National Trails, the King Charles III England Coast Path and the South West Coast Path.

This 80 mile stretch of coast also boasts the Quantock Hills National Landscape, the first in the UK, and the Exmoor National Park, while from Brean to Blue Anchor these shores are protected as Areas of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Special Areas of Conservation and protected wetland sites.

To the north is one of the longest stretches of sandy beach in Europe, while the heart of the Somerset coast features geological formations and stratified cliffs with fossils embedded in the rocks and loose on the shore.

Walking this diverse stretch of coastline is a journey through time and history alongside cutting edge climate change mitigation projects, hidden coves, historic port towns and villages, rolling hills and the gentle slopes of Somerset’s coastal farms.

For your #SomersetExmoorCoast experience take a look at our Walk the coast page, and find your own Somerset bolt hole in our Where to stay guide, there’s everything from campsites, glamping and luxurious shepherd’s huts to quaint cottages, cosy B&Bs and historic hotels.

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