Porlock Weir, Porlock

Name: Porlock Weir
Address: Porlock, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Porlock

Village, Top attraction, Harbor

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Porlock Weir is a harbour settlement approximately 1.5 miles west of the inland village of Porlock, Somerset, England. "Porlock" comes from the Old English port loca, meaning an enclosure near a harbour. Porlock Weir refers to the salmon stakes and traps that were situated along the shore. ()

Coordinates: 51°13'11"N, 3°37'45"W

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Porlock United Kingdom

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Porlock Weir – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Coleridge Way, Church of All Saints, Culbone Church, Scheduled monuments in West Somerset.

2.3 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Coleridge Way, Porlock
59 min walk • The Coleridge Way is a 51-mile footpath in Somerset and Devon, England. It was opened in April 2005, and the route links several sites associated with the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge starting from Coleridge Cottage at Nether Stowey.
3.6 miE
Church, Historical place
Church of All Saints, Exmoor National Park
92 min walk • The Church of All Saints which sits on a hillside above Selworthy, Somerset, England is a whitewashed 15th-century Church, with a 14th-century tower. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. The pulpit includes a 17th-century hourglass and the iron-bound parish chest dates from the same time.
1.3 miW
Church
Culbone Church, Exmoor National Park
34 min walk • Culbone Church, located in the village of Culbone in Somerset, is said to be the smallest parish church in England. The church, dedicated to the Welsh saint Beuno, has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building and the churchyard cross is Grade II*.
2.6 miE
Archaeological site
Scheduled monuments in West Somerset, Exmoor National Park
67 min walk • West Somerset was a local government district in the English county of Somerset. It merged with Taunton Deane to form Somerset West and Taunton on 1 April 2019.
1.6 miSE
Church
Church of St Dubricius, Porlock
42 min walk • The Church of St Dubricius in Porlock, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. The dedication is to Dubricius, a 6th-century Briton ecclesiastic venerated as a saint and may indicate he travelled to the area.
1.7 miSE
History museum, Museum
Dovery Manor Museum, Porlock
44 min walk • Dovery Manor Museum, also known as Porlock Museum, is a local museum in Porlock, Somerset, England. The building was built as a Manor house in the late 15th century and extended in the 17th century.
2.9 miS
Church
Stoke Pero Church, Exmoor National Park
75 min walk • Stoke Pero Church in Stoke Pero, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. Standing 1013 feet above sea level, it is the highest church on Exmoor.
3.8 miW
Church
Church of St Mary, Exmoor National Park
97 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Mary in Oare, Somerset, England, was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
2.8 miW
Bridge
Robber's Bridge, Exmoor National Park
73 min walk • Robber's Bridge, or Robbers Bridge, is an old masonry arch bridge in the royal forest of Exmoor near Doone Valley, carrying the minor road from Porlock Hill to Oare. It crosses Weir Water and is located down a steep, wooded lane beneath overhanging trees.
2.3 miE
Church
Lynch Chapel Of Ease, Exmoor National Park
59 min walk • The Anglican Lynch Chapel Of Ease in West Lynch, Selworthy, Somerset, England was built around 1530. It is a Grade II* listed building.
3.4 miE
Forts and castles
Bury Castle, Exmoor National Park
87 min walk • Bury Castle is an Iron Age hill fort near Selworthy, Somerset, England. It has been scheduled as an ancient monument.