This pretty little little village has a long row of local shops, tea rooms and resturants. and 3 pubs (one is situated at the foot of Porlock Hill, an old coaching inn), there is a wide range of choice in what you might eat and most is made on the premises.  There is a small supermarket, food shop, chemists and ironmongers catering for locals and visitors alike.  The church has an interesting steeple. It ends as though the top has been cut off.  This village is set just off a shingle ridge, providing a barrier between the sea and the fields. It is possible to walk to the shore across the fields.

At one end there is a small & charming museum in an unusual manor house, Doverhay Manor Museum. 

Plenty of accommodation and a large, popular, caravan site.

The High Street is narrow and can be busy in the summer. The route to Porlock Weir is also very narrow but remember the bus gets down there! At each end of the village there is a carpark. It is unlikely you will find room to park in the High Street or near it.  For people with mobility problems the pavements can get very narrow in places or disappear which may cause problems in the summer when traffice is heavy.

Driving further along the coast is Porlock Weir.  An inlet along the shingle ridge where boats are moored and thatched cottages are set right by the sea.  The views are beautiful.  There is a pub, a hotel & resturant here with some small shops and craft studios. The little cottages around the weir were old fisherman's cottages. There is a car park here with views along the coast and toilets. The walk along is reasonably flat.

A comfortable vintage bus runs from Minehead to the Porlock Weir  which allows about 2 hrs between trips. As the driving requires a lot of attention this is a way to visit and get a fine lofty view of the surrounding countryside & coastline.

A few miles away is the tiny hamlet of Culbourne  which has the smallest complete church in Britain. It has a small steeple and legend has it that this is the top of Porlock church. If you look at the two churches you will see that they seem to fit perfectly!  There is a legend as to how this happened.  If you like to explore, there is a lovely walk  to Culbone    With no refreshments or shops here, just a few cottages and no road for public use, take a light picnic and enjoy the peace and quiet while you listen to the stream.

Turning left at the end of the village and you go up Porlock Hill,  one of the steepest hills in England with a couple of twists in it.  It goes up onto the moors and along the top there are some spectacular views along the Exmoor Coast and across the sea to Wales.  There are plenty of places to pull in.  In one pull off's you often find an ice cream van selling made locally on a farm with real clotted cream, they even do diet ice cream!

It is unwise to try and tow a caravan up this hill. At the start there is a right turn off the road to the toll road  . It twists and winds but is not as steep and the bends are not as acute. It has its own charms and very little traffic.

At the top of the hill crossing the moor sheep are grazing in open countryside and on the side of the road. Please take care when driving and if exercising your dog please keep it under control, preferably on a lead.  You may also see Exmoor Ponies.