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Porlock Weir Somerset Map

Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West

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Place	Porlock Weir
Traditional County	Somerset
Region	South West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	51.217726
Longitude	-3.626881
Place Type	Village

About Porlock Weir

Porlock Weir holds the salt-rimed memory of a hundred tides against its ancient, stone-walled harbour. It lies 6.5 miles west of Minehead (from Minehead: bearing 277°T, OS grid SS 864 477), and is situated west-north-west of Porlock village. Enfolded by the vast, bracken-strewn expanse of Exmoor National Park, the harbour basin catches the grey-blue light of the Bristol Channel, reflecting a sky that seems perpetually restless. To the west, the dense, sheltered canopy of Yearnor Wood presses close to the shoreline, contrasting sharply with the wild, exposed character of the coast. Low tide reveals the rugged, shifting shingle of The Gore, where the sea retreats to leave behind a landscape of bleached timber and polished stone. Porlock Weir functions as a quiet threshold between the vertical drama of the moorland hills and the cold, rhythmic push of the Atlantic. The architecture here remains low and sturdy, constructed to deflect the gales that sweep in from the north-west with unrelenting force. Each building in Porlock Weir carries the patina of a working history, where the transition from maritime trade to the stillness of the present day has left the air feeling heavy with Atlantic damp and the scent of drying kelp.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Exmoor National Park (National Park) — locality lies within · 693 ha
Hawknest Combe (Valley) — 0.4 mi, 159° SSE
The Gore (Beach) — 0.5 mi, 324° NW
Yearnor Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 0.6 mi, 283° WNW
Gore Point (Wetland) — 0.6 mi, 327° NNW
Porlock Beach (Beach) — 0.8 mi, 078° ENE
Porlock Ridge And Saltmarsh Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.0 mi, 075° ENE · 158 ha
Porlock Hill Stone Setting, 150M North West Of The Cattle Grid On The A39 At The Top Of Porlock Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 177° S
Porlock Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 179° S
The Whit Stones: Two Standing Stones 230M West Of Whitstone Post (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 213° SSW
Hawkcombe Woods (Forest / Woodland) — 1.4 mi, 191° SSW
Porlock Common (Hill / Mountain) — 1.5 mi, 218° SW
The Oily (Museum) — 1.5 mi, 112° ESE
Dovery Manor Museum (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 112° ESE
Hawkcombe Stream (River) — 1.7 mi, 138° SE
Berry Castle, Iron Age Enclosure In Berry Castle Wood (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 188° S
Weir Water (River) — 2.4 mi, 237° WSW
Bossington Hill (Viewpoint) — 2.4 mi, 079° ENE
Dunkery & Horner Wood (National Nature Reserve) — 2.7 mi, 163° SSE · 16k acres
Nutscale Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.8 mi, 183° S
Mitcham Seat (Viewpoint) — 2.9 mi, 101° E
Selworthy Green (Park) — 3.5 mi, 099° E
Glenthorne Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.1 mi, 285° WNW · 13 ha
Greenaleigh Point (Wetland) — 5.6 mi, 086° E
The Green (Park) — 5.9 mi, 185° S
Zigzag footpath (Attraction) — 6.5 mi, 093° E
Newpark Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 6.6 mi, 143° SE
The Regal Theatre, Minehead (Theatre) — 6.6 mi, 097° E
Great Woodclose Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 6.7 mi, 127° SE
West Somerset Railway (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 096° E

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