Alcombe, Minehead

About Alcombe

Alcombe sits 1.8 km NNW of Minehead in Somerset. Nearby places include Higher Town around 1.8 km North North West, Periton just 1.9 km West North West, Dunster around 2.2 km South East, Woodcombe just 2.5 km West North West and Timberscombe lying 3.6 km South South West. Other places nearby include Ellicombe, Bratton, Cowbridge and Tivington.

You may notice something interesting if you explore one of the nearby places.

Information is sourced from OS, ONS and OSM under open licence, using publicly available datasets.

Local Map

Map of Alcombe

Location Summary

  • Alcombe is a neighbourhood in Minehead
  • Administrative Area:Somerset
  • Ceremonial County: Somerset
  • Historic County: Somerset
  • Region & Country:South West / England

Nearby Towns & Cities

Nearby Localities

Smaller Settlements

Other places with this name

  • Alcombe, Wiltshire 86.5 km ENE

Beaches

  • Culver Cliff Sand3.2 km NNW
  • Dunster Beach2.9 km E
  • Madbrain Sands1.6 km NNE

Parks

  • Castle Green37.5 km NNE
  • Cooper's Fields37.5 km NNE
  • Lock's Common36.5 km NNW
  • Splott Park39.1 km NE

Woods

  • Alcombe Common1.1 km SSW
  • Alder's Copse1.3 km SSW
  • Staunton Plantation1.3 km SW
  • Staunton Wood863 m SW

Hills

  • Arms Hill892 m S
  • Buckland Hill1.0 km SW
  • Penny Hill897 m S
  • Trimps Hill784 m S

Lakes

  • Great Woodclose Pond4.9 km SSW
  • Horse Pond2.9 km SSE
  • The Hawn2.4 km E
  • Toads Park Reservoir1.4 km SW

Waterfalls

  • Aberdulais Falls58.1 km NNW
  • Berw-ddu56.8 km N
  • Melin Court Waterfall58.4 km NNW

Headlands

  • Blue Ben14.7 km E
  • Hurlstone Point8.7 km WNW

Islands

  • Steep Holm29.6 km ENE
  • Sully Island28.9 km NE

Wetlands

  • The Strand1.4 km N
  • Warren Point1.7 km NNE
  • Submarine Forest2.2 km NE

Health Services

  • Minehead Community HospitalHospital 390 m NE
  • Williton HospitalHospital 10.7 km ESE
  • Winsor Nursing HomeMedical 1.2 km NNW
  • Castle Grove Residential HomeMedical 22.8 km S

Education

  • West Somerset CollegeSchool 419 m ENE
  • Minehead Middle SchoolSchool 582 m NW
  • Pencoed CampusUniversity 36.7 km N

Railway Stations

  • Minehead1.1 km N
  • Dunster2.1 km ESE

Bus Stations

  • Taunton Bus Station32.3 km SE
  • Gorsaf Fysiau Pen-y-Bont ar Ogwr35.5 km NNW

Coach Stations

  • Torquay Coach Station80.5 km S
  • Plymouth Coach Station103.2 km SSW

Ferry Terminals

  • Newport Transporter Bridge West53.3 km NE
  • Newport Transporter Bridge East53.4 km NE

Airports

  • Cardiff Airport24.0 km NNE
  • Exeter Airport51.5 km S

Airfields

  • Maes Awyr Sain Tathan23.5 km N
  • Westonzoyland40.1 km ESE

Heliports

  • Cardiff City Heliport37.8 km NE
  • Lake Heliport57.7 km WSW

Harbours

  • Watchet Harbour9.7 km E
  • Lynmouth Harbour25.6 km W