Walk the Somerset & Exmoor Coast

Somerset & Exmoor Coast Trail


Walk Grade
Challenging
Distance
80 miles
Duration
8 days
Self-guided Walk
Where
National Trust - Brean Down, Brean Down Road, Brean TA8 2RS
Themes
Geology, Heritage and History, Nature and ecology
Good to know
Venue on the Coast Path

Walk the entire coast of Somerset in eight days. Take in the spectacular Somerset and Exmoor coast on a journey through time and history on two of England’s coastal National Trails. From Brean Down at end of the Mendip Hills, you’ll be walking on the King Charles III England Coast Path past sandy beaches, coastal estuaries, salt marshes, nature reserves, protected geological beaches and cliffs, and rolling hills, woodlands, villages and seafaring towns to reach Minehead, the gateway to Exmoor. Here you join the start of the South West Coast Path and follow it through shady woodland pathways to the top of Exmoor and one of the most remote and wildest parts of your journey before descending to Porlock Weir and continuing through woodland to reach County Gate and the border with Devon.

Along the entire route we have worked with local businesses to create stamping stations for The Somerset & Exmoor Coast Passport, which is available from visitor and information centres on the Somerset coast.

Please note: this map shows approximate location
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