About Watchet:
Watchet offers a variety of activities to suit all interests and ages, including deep sea fishing, fossil hunting and several excellent cafes and restaurants, family-friendly pubs such as The Bell and Star Inns, Chives delicatessen, award-winning Albert's 'Ardware, and gift shops like Celtic Dreams. Its attractive marina and recently enhanced esplanade are a popular destination to relax. The ancient little seaport of Watchet has a fascinating history told in two interesting museums, from the invasion of the Vikings to Romantic poet Coleridge, who was said to have composed The Rime of the Ancient Mariner here.
About West Somerset:
West Somerset is a beautiful holiday destination, with activities and attractions for all tastes and weather – beaches, quaint villages, horseback riding, fishing, antique shopping, Exmoor crafts, a vintage steam railway, a dramatic coastal walk, and historic sites like Dunster Castle. From Watchet you are in easy reach of Blue Anchor just 2 miles away with its pebbly beach and swimming pool, a fun excursion on the West Somerset Steam Railway, the long stretch of sandy beach at Minehead, Cheddar Caves and Gorge, Clarks Village outlet shopping in Street, Tropiquaria zoo a few minutes away, cider farms such as Sheppy's, and the beautiful holiday areas of Exmoor and the Quantocks.