Saturday 23rd August – Wednesday 27th August 2008If you need to tow between Lakeside and Minehead and your outfit is more than 32ft [and a bit, or is it 31ft and a bit] forget using the A396 through Dunster. The local authority has imposed a length limit through the town because of narrow streets and sharp bends. I don’t think this is entirely necessary for caravans because unlike commercial vehicles the wheels are in the centre of the trailer and are able to negotiate tighter bends. However the local authority don’t think so and you have to take the longer HGV route down a B road towards Watchet until you reach the A39 that runs to Minehead.
Minehead Caravan Club site is a well established small site on the outskirts of the town but is within comfortable walking distance. On arrival you are advised to park at the entrance and walk the site to find a vacant pitch. This is because the site consists of several spurs that are dead ends with no room to turn. Many pitches are on hardstandings which were needed in view of the South West summer weather. A van visits each morning around 9AM selling newspapers, bread and milk.
There are a couple of small supermarkets within a few hundred yards with takeaways and a fish and chip shop, a bus also passes this area. Minehead has all the services including a farmers market and a steam train service to Bishops Lydeard, but I got the impression that it relied heavily on the Butlins customers. The North Devon coast has spectacular views and many interesting places to visit.
Analogue TV signal good but the services from Wales had the better signal from our pitch.
Digital signal available.
£23.60 per night [3 adults]
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I'll be in minehead for the first time early next year as I'm heading there with family to spend a week at the Butlins Minehead holiday park. Has anyone been? and are there any nearby places you can recommend visiting for the day?
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