Minehead Beach

Minehead beach is a busy sand and shingle beach. It has great views over the Bristol Channel, North Hill and Exmoor. Fabulous place for young and old alike as it has so many convenient features: easy parking, clean and tidy toilets, sand for castle building, shallows for paddling and steam trains. Minehead is the beginning of the South West Coast path and has some stunning scenery as you stroll along. Wander in the other direction to spot speedboats in the small harbour.
Minehead hosts one of England’s largest Butlins camps which not only offers the usual array of Redcoat frolics: funfair, ballroom , boating lake, etc, but also a chairlift system and a miniature railway.
Head into the town for a wide selection of shops and treats. The Farmers Market is open for business every Friday in The Parade from 8.30am to 2.30pm come rain or shine!
Minehead beaches are recommended for families of all varieties. Lots of fun on and off the beach with the necessary requirements of parking, toilets and food all within convenient reach.

Guideline for Dog owners on Beaches

There are restrictions on both beaches in Minehead. Between May and September dogs are banned from the beaches between Minehead Harbour and the Minehead and West Somerset Golf Club. However dogs are allowed on the beaches for the rest of the year.