Minehead

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Minehead is a coastal town and popular seaside resort on the Bristol Channel in Somerset, England, known for its beach, harbour, and proximity to Exmoor National Park.

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Label Occurrences
Minehead canonical 8

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf civil parish
coastal town
seaside resort
administrativeStatus civil parish in Somerset
town
ceremonialCounty Somerset
climate temperate maritime climate
coastType Irish Sea coast
surface form: Bristol Channel coast
country England
distanceFrom approximately 21 miles northwest of Taunton
approximately 9 miles west of Watchet
electoralConstituency Bridgwater and West Somerset
hasBeachType sandy beach
hasCulturalEvent Minehead Hobby Horse (Obby Oss) festival
surface form: Minehead Hobby Horse (May Day tradition)
hasDialCode 01643
hasEconomicActivity hospitality industry
retail
tourism
hasFeature beach
harbour
hasLandmark Blair Castle (Minehead town hall building)
Butlins Minehead
surface form: Butlin’s Minehead resort

Minehead Harbour
St Michael’s Church, Minehead
The Esplanade
hasNearbyProtectedArea Exmoor National Park
surface form: Exmoor National Park coast
hasPostcodeDistrict TA24
hasPostTown MINEHEAD
hasPromenade Minehead seafront promenade
hasRecreationalActivity beach activities
boating
coastal walking
hasTransport Minehead railway station
historicCounty Somerset
isGatewayTo Exmoor National Park
locatedIn Somerset
southwest England
surface form: South West England
locatedNear Exmoor National Park
locatedOn Bristol Channel
north coast of Somerset
nearbySettlement Dunster
Porlock
Watchet
partOf Somerset West and Taunton
surface form: Somerset West and Taunton (former district)
region southwest England
surface form: South West England
servedBy West Somerset Railway
tourismType family seaside tourism
unitaryAuthority Somerset Council area
surface form: Somerset Council

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Somerset hasTown Minehead
Minehead, Somerset, England placeOfBirth Minehead
subject surface form: Arthur C. Clarke
A39 road passesThrough Minehead
Coutances hasTwinTown Minehead