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Minehead

Blue Anchor Bay – Driftwood Café loop from Minehead

West Somerset District

Minehead

Blue Anchor Bay – Driftwood Café loop from Minehead

Moderate

5.0

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Blue Anchor Bay – Driftwood Café loop from Minehead

02:23

47.8km

590m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 7, 2026

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After 33.4 km for 59 m

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Start point

Parking

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1.04 km

Minehead Station, West Somerset Railway

Highlight • Monument

Minehead station is the northern terminus of the West Somerset heritage railway. The railway runs from here south along the coast to Watchet and then south down the edge of …

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11.4 km

Cleeve Abbey

Highlight • Historical Site

English Heritage entrance fee payable

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12.4 km

Torre Cider Farm and Café

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Torre Cider Farm is a farm shop and café in the pretty village of Torre Somerset. The café serves great food all day and the shop sells local produce and …

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29.6 km

West Wood

Forest

30.8 km

View of the Sea from Doniford Road

Highlight • Viewpoint

Sea views from Doniford road between Watchet and West Quantoxhead.
The highpoint is 88m and you can see across the Bristol Channel towards Cardiff in South Wales.

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33.5 km

Watchet Harbour and West Somerset Railway

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Lovely harbour town with all the amenities. Parking, and most importantly access to both Exmoor (hilly) and the Quantocks (HILLY). Does get a tad busy in peak season, but then …

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38.4 km

Blue Anchor Bay

Highlight • Beach

Blue Anchor bay is on the Bristol Channel between Watchet and Minehead. It's a small settlement and one of the smaller stops on the West Somerset Heritage railway line.
The …

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39.0 km

Driftwood Café

Highlight • Cafe

Really nice cafe, sit out front and watch the waves roll in

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39.9 km

Descent With a View of the Town

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47.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.1 km

9.83 km

5.70 km

811 m

298 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

39.7 km

7.49 km

319 m

150 m

123 m

Elevation

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Highest point (220 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Tuesday 7 July

26°C

16°C

0 %

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Blue Anchor Bay – Driftwood Café loop from Minehead

Minehead Station, West Somerset Railway

Cleeve Abbey

Torre Cider Farm and Café

View of the Sea from Doniford Road

Watchet Harbour and West Somerset Railway

Blue Anchor Bay

Driftwood Café

Descent With a View of the Town

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