Dunster Circular
Fact File:
Highlights: The Yarn Market, Dunster High Street, Dunster Castle, Dunster Working Watermill, Gallox Bridge, view over Avill valley, Bats Castle, views over Exmoor and Bristol Channel, ancient byway, Dunster Dovecot, Dunster church and gardens, Tithe Barn
Start Grid ref: SS 993 438
Distance: 4.3 miles, circular
Height gained/lost: 260 metres. A moderate walk, gaining height to enjoy excellent views both inland and out to sea.
High Point: 205 metres
Low Point: 28 metres
Toilets: at start car park, Dunster Castle
Eating places: in Dunster only
Time required, excluding stops: 2 hours
Public transport: 399 bus service. Please check the current timetable before travelling.
Route description:
Dunster and its surroundings have so much to offer in the way of things to see during a walk. The village itself has an abundance of wonderful buildings. The adjacent hills offer some of the best views one can find on Exmoor. On the tops of these hills one comes across well-preserved Roman settlements. The Romans built a string of these along this coast to watch for invasion from the Silures across the channel in Wales. They never came. One of the many old coaching roads to cross Exmoor is then followed before finishing with views of the castle that can only be enjoyed by walkers.