Section 4 of 5, Coleridge Way
Higher Brockwell to Culbone
12.4 miles (20 km). About 5 hours, moderate.
Start: SS 925 429. Finish: SS 881 467. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 650 m of climbing and 773 m of descent; highest point 411 m.
Breaks in the line are gaps in the mapped route.
Getting there
The section starts at Higher Brockwell.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Venniford Cross, 2.9 km away (Directions); Minehead station (heritage railway), 6 km away (Directions).
Getting back
The section finishes at Culbone. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- Porlock Library, 300 m from the finish. Directions SS 884 467Porlock Parson Street Junction (Church), 490 m from the finish. Directions SS 886 466Doverhay Car Park, 610 m from the finish. Directions SS 887 467
Planning the Coleridge Way
- Planning the whole trail: visit-exmoor.co.uk.
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 53%, earth, rock and mud 11%; the rest (36%) isn't recorded.
About 53% on roads with traffic.
No stiles recorded.
Steepest climb: about 59 m in a kilometre (1 in 17), starting 5.6 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- The Castle, Porlock: 4.4 miles in.The Ship Inn, Porlock: 4.5 miles in.Royal Oak, Porlock: 4.4 miles in, about 150 m off the way.The Ship Inn, Porlock Weir: 10.8 miles in, about 200 m off the way. Food, real ale.
- Cafés
- Horner Tea Rooms: 3.1 miles in.Horner Vale Tea Gardens: 3.1 miles in.Mrs Jackson's Victorian Tearooms, Porlock: 4.4 miles in.Whortleberry Tearoom, Porlock: 4.5 miles in.The Home Cook Cafe, Porlock: 4.3 miles in, about 150 m off the way.The Harbour Gallery & Cafe, Porlock Weir: 10.8 miles in, about 250 m off the way.Harbour House Coffee Shop, Porlock Weir: 10.8 miles in, about 250 m off the way.The Cafe, Porlock Weir: 10.8 miles in, about 200 m off the way.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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