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Hurlstone Point and Selworthy
Selworthy, Minehead, England
Selworthy, Minehead, England

Hurlstone Point and Selworthy

Length6.7 mi
Elev. Gain977.4 ft
Est. Steps15000
Scenic views
Created by Jane

Hurlstone Point and Selworthy Introduction

Hurlstone Point and Selworthy is a 6.7 mile (15,000-step) route located near Selworthy, Minehead, England. This route has an elevation gain of about 977.4 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Attractions Near Hurlstone Point and Selworthy

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Holnicote Estate

Tourist Attraction
Holnicote (pronounced "Hunnicutt") in the parish of Selworthy, West Somerset, England, is a historic estate consisting of 12,420 acres (5,026 hectares) of land, much situated within the Exmoor National Park.There have been several houses on the estate over the last 500 years. In 1705 a new mansion was built which was burned down in 1779.

Allerford

Place
Allerford is a village in the county of Somerset, England, located within Exmoor National Park, and is part of the parish of Selworthy in the district of Somerset West and Taunton. It appears in Domesday Book as “Alresford – forda Ralph de Limesy Mill”.The parish was part of the hundred of Carhampton.

Hurlstone Point

Place
Hurlstone point (grid reference SS898492) is a promontory of land between Porlock Weir and Minehead in the Exmoor National Park on the coast of Somerset, England.Hurlstone Point marks the boundary between Porlock Bay and Blue Anchor Bay in the Bristol Channel and is on the South West Coast Path. There is a coastguard lookout shelter on the point.

Bury Castle, Selworthy

Place
Bury Castle is an Iron Age hill fort near Selworthy, Somerset, England. It has been scheduled as an ancient monument.

River Aller

Place
The River Aller is a small river on Exmoor in Somerset, England.It rises as several small streams around Tivington and Huntscott and flows through the Holnicote Estate passing Holnicote and through Allerford, where it passes under a packhorse bridge of medieval origin. It then joins the River Horner, which flows into Porlock Bay near Hurlstone Point on the Bristol Channel.

Lynch Chapel Of Ease

Place
The Anglican Lynch Chapel Of Ease in West Lynch, Selworthy, Somerset, England was built around 1530. It is a Grade II* listed building.

West Somerset Rural Life Museum and Victorian School

Place
The West Somerset Rural Life Museum is a small museum in Allerford, Somerset, England.The building was built in 1821 as the village school and was closed in 1981. It is now rented from the National Trust. In 1983 it was opened as a museum, by a charitable trust, with displays of artefacts from West Somerset including cookery, laundry, tradesmen's tools, and agricultural equipment.

Selworthy

Place
Selworthy is a small village and civil parish 5 kilometres (3 mi) from Minehead in Somerset, England. It is located in the National Trust's Holnicote Estate on the northern fringes of Exmoor. The parish includes the hamlets of Bossington, Tivington, Lynch, Brandish Street and Allerford.At 308 metres (1,010 ft) Selworthy Beacon, rising above the village, is one of the highest points on Exmoor.

River Horner

Place
The River Horner, also known as Horner Water, rises near Luccombe on Exmoor, Somerset, and flows past Porlock into Porlock Bay near Hurlstone Point on the Bristol Channel.

Pack Horse Bridge

Tourist Attraction
Last updated: Dec 1, 2025

Route Details

Length

6.7 mi

Elev. Gain

977.4 ft

Est. Steps

15000
Created by
Jane
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