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Watchet
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Watchet
Watchet is a delightful Somerset small harbour town with a maritime history
going back over two millenia. Today a holiday centre with hotels right
on the West Somerset Railway you may enjoy the variety of quaint shops
on offer and watch the boats in the new marina. |
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Watchet Museum has interesting displays about Watchet's diverse
past, with particular reference to the old mineral railway and papermaking.
It's well worth a visit just to examine the fossils and remains of a woolly
mammoth!
The nearby beaches may expose to you their
fascinating treasures of fossils and rocks. The author of Robinson
Crusoe, Daniel Defoe, was amazed by the fossils he discovered at Watchet. |
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There are superb walks along the coast from Watchet
and a variety of pursuits and interests locally may appeal to all.
In the direction of St Audries, the Quantock Hills rise to 1,000 feet
above the sea. The Brendon Hills and Exmoor are close by to the West.
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| Not far from Watchet: Warren
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