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Watchet
Town in Somerset, England

Watchet

Watchet is a harbour town and civil parish in Somerset, England.

Plan a trip to Watchet→From Bristol

It is situated 15 miles (24 km) west of Bridgwater, 15 miles (24 km) north-west of Taunton, and 9 miles (14 km) east of Minehead. The town lies at the mouth of the Washford River on Bridgwater Bay, part of the Bristol Channel, and on the edge of Exmoor National Park. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 3,948.

Get in

Getting to Watchet

  1. 01
    On the West Somerset Railway

    Watchet Station, South Road, TA23 0AU, info@wsrail.net.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    The Watchet Marinia

    10 The Esplanade, TA23 0AJ,.

  2. 02
    Cleeve Abbey
  3. 03
    Market House Museum
  4. 04
    Watchet Boat Museum and Visitor Centre

    4 Swain St, TA23 0AA.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Watchet Fish and Chips

    48 Liddymore Rd, TA23 0DS,.

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