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Things to doAnnual RNLI Blue Anchor to Minehead Raft Race This popular race takes place in August and attracts rafting teams from across Britain as they compete to finish the five mile course. New to this year is a two-tiered event, with two races running simultaneously - one for the more serious competitors, starting from Blue Anchor Beach, and the 'Fun & Fancy Dress' race, starting from Minehead (golf club end). It is not only a major summer event in the area but it is also one of the biggest of its kind in the country and it has become somewhat of a tradition to close with a spectacular firework display on Minehead harbour.
Aquasplash Leisure CentreThe centre has a 4 lane 25 meter pool, a Fitness Suite and a Health Suite.
Butlins MineheadDay visits are available to the Minehead resort. Enjoy the wide range of activities that are on offer, such as the sub-tropical waterworld with flumes, a traditional funfair and adventure playgrounds. Dunster By CandlelightAnnual Dunster by Candleight festival takes place on the first Friday and Saturday in December . Friday marks the beginning of the festival with the now famous Lantern Lighting Procession, starting on the steep at about 5pm and continuing through the medieval village until all lanterns have been lit. During the evening a variety of shops and restaurants are open, including street stalls and entertainers, such as the West Somerset Morris Men, Carol Singers and a Brass Band.
Collections are made in aid of St. Margaret's Somerset Hospice For more information please click on the link below: www.dunsterbycandlelight.co.uk Images supplied by kind permission of Somerset Tourism, Somerset County Council
Exmoor Food FestivalThe Exmoor Food Festival 2007 begins on Satuday 6th October and finishes on Sunday 14th October. The Festival covers a wide range of events such as food fairs to Exmoor banquets, and from a farm walk to the chance at making Indian breads and dishes made with local ingredients. There are horse-rides across the moor, chocolate making and a visit to a local brewery to see how beer is made. Please check for events listed on the web link www.exmoorfoodfestival.co.uk Or Tel: 01458 241401 Email: vikkit@foodliinks.org.uk Minehead Harbour
Sail from Minehead’s historic harbour on the pleasure steamers Balmoral or the Waverly for a day, an afternoon or an evening cruise along the Bristol Channel.
Or The Booking Hotline: 0845 130 4647
Minehead and West Somerset Golf ClubSecond oldest club in the county of Somerset. Visitors are always welcome.
The Old Mineral LineThe Old Mineral Line runs from Watchet to Washford and was once used to transport mined iron ore, from the Brendon Hills, back into the port of Watchet to be shipped to Wales. Although closed in 1910, the route of the old track can still be traced on foot. The Old Mineral Trail starts at the Esplanade at Watchet and continues past the Paper Mill, through the fields, to Washford Station.
The Coleridge WayWalk in the footsteps of the Romantic Poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Opened in April 2005, the 36-mile long Coleridge Way starts at Coleridge Cottage in Nether Stowey, where Coleridge once lived. The trail takes you from the Quantock Hills to Porlock on the coast of Exmoor, passing through wild heathland, wooded valleys and the beauty of the Brendon Hills. A keen walker himself, Coleridge reputedly walked the complete route in one day!
Regal TheatreRun and supported by volunteers, The Regal Theatre is Minehead’s only live theatre and provides entertainment throughout the year. There is a theatre bar, which is open before all performances and during intervals. You can also become a member of the ‘Regal Film Society’ or if you wish to offer your support, a ‘Friend of the Regal’. The South West Coastal PathImage supplied by kind permission of Somerset Tourism, Somerset County Council
The South West Coast Path National Trail is 630 miles long and, on average, will take between seven and eight weeks to walk the coast from Minehead to Poole Harbour, in Dorset. To reach the Somerset end of the coast path, take the train to Taunton and the 28 bus service to Minehead, proceed along the sea front towards the sculpture of a pair of hands holding a map, past the harbour and follow the new re-routed path from Culvercliff up onto North Hill. South West Coast Path Team, c/o Devon County Council, Matford Lane Offices, West Somerset Coast PathThis newly-developed route runs west from Steart to Minehead and links up the River Parrett Trail with the Somerset end of the South West Coast Path. The route is twenty miles in length and passes through the Quantock Hills, which is an area of outstanding natural beauty.There are also a variety of circular walks that start close to the West Somerset Coast Path. Image supplied by kind permission of Somerset Tourism, Somerset County Council
West Somerset RailwayReopened in 1976, the WSR is Britain’s longest preserved steam railway. Steam and heritage diesel locomotives operate from Bishops Lydeard, near the county town of Taunton, along the Quantock Hills to the West Somerset coast, terminating at the resort of Minehead. There are ten stations over twenty miles, with various railway museums, signal boxes and station buildings, which have all been restored to their Great Western heyday, enroute.
Image supplied by kind permission of Somerset Tourism, Somerset County Council
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Please note that there will be no parking available in Dunster Village during the two evenings while the festival is on but Park & Ride buses are usually provided from about 4pm until late. Please follow the signs for Park and Ride (Minehead). 
