One of Selworthy's
classically pretty cottages
Directions
Cross the road from the bus stop and take
the signposted road to Selworthy ½ mile (GR 914465)
Selworthy itself is at GR 919468. Walk around the clearly
marked paths and enjoy this classically pretty thatched cottages
and flower gardens.
Come out of Selworthy Green at the top
end of the path at GR920468 and turn left on the public bridleway
signposted to Selworthy Beacon and Bury Castle. Go through
a gate and walk uphill through Selworthy Woods.
At a fork (GR 920472) turn left, still
following the sign to Selworthy Beacon.
The path comes out of the woods and veers
left, climbing for a short way further until you meet a road
at GR 915477. Turn right onto the road.
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Directions (continued)
At GR 926478 turn off the road left then, after
a few paces, turn right to join a parallel footpath.
Near a cattle grid (which you can hear rather than see) go
through a gate at GR 936476.
Notice another path over to the left, running almost parallel;
strike across to join that path, which is actually the South
West Coast Path.
Go through a gate at GR939476 to leave the National Trust
area (Holnicote Estate).
Pass (and ignore) a path to the left marked "rugged alternative
coast path" at GR945477 but continue straight ahead.
At GR948477 turn left, following the sign to
Coast Path and Minehead Harbour. Follow the path as it twists
its way down a hill then turns to run parallel to the coast.
Just before a gate turn left following the sign to Coast Path,
Minehead GR 959477.
Go through another gate and continue down the hill.
At the back of a cottage follow the path right, then left
down some steps, then turn right onto a track
After a short way the track peels off right (uphill) and the
Coast Path forks left towards Minehead.
A short way further ahead the path again forks left.
The path comes out onto parkland at the edge of Minehead at
GR 965476 and then joins the town road close to the Harbour.
Continue ahead to the centre of town.
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