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Bed and Breakfast Main Page Self Catering Holiday Cottage Home Page
Feature on the Minehead Page for £24 a year
including a website link
Contact us by e-mail
only for further details
A
settlement has existed at Minehead since before the Domesday book of 1087, where
we first find written evidence. Following the Norman Conquest a large manor
which included Minehead was sold in 1375 to the Luttrell family who have owned
it until quite recent times.
The town gradually grew, its main business being wool and shipping. In 1559
Minehead became a parliamentary borough with 2 members at Westminster. A
huge fire destroyed much of the town in 1791. The 19th Century saw a major
growth in transport links and Minehead became a prosperous holiday resort. New
stone buildings, gas lighting, piped water and pavements were all developed in
the mid 1800's. In 1874 the railway arrived in Minehead. More expansion
took place to accommodate the new visitors and bathing machines and donkeys on
the beach made for a lively promenade. By the turn of the Century the
centre of Minehead looked much as it does today.
Today, Minehead is one of Somerset's busiest holiday resorts with many amenities providing a wide range of holidays. The wide sandy beach is linked to the town centre by the colourful, tree-lined Avenue. The town won the coveted Britain in Bloom in 1995 and 1997 and its floral displays are a special feature every year. Blenheim Gardens in the centre of town are the venue for regular summer band concerts. Other attractions include sea cruises, West Somerset Steam Railway, Butlin's Somerwest World and funfair, Aquasplash Leisure Pool, seafront and entertainment centres. The South West Coastpath starts on the seafront and there are many good walks from the town. The town is surrounded inland by the Exmoor National Park. Indeed, the town is often referred to as "The Gateway to Exmoor".
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or Phone: 01884 829211
Address: Brambles Bed and Breakfast, Whitnage,
near Sampford Peverell, Tiverton, Devon EX16 7DS.
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