Woodcombe, Minehead

About Woodcombe

Woodcombe lies 830 m SSE from Minehead in Somerset. Neighbouring places include Periton around 830 m South South East, Higher Town just 1.4 km East North East, Alcombe only 2.5 km East South East and Wootton Courtenay situated 3.4 km South South West. Other local places include Bratton, Tivington, Ellicombe, Selworthy and Cowbridge.

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

Local Map

Map of Woodcombe

Location Summary

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

Nearby Towns & Cities

  • Parent town: Minehead
  • Minehead 1.5 km E
  • Watchet 12.1 km ESE
  • Dulverton 19.0 km S
  • Llantwit Major 22.3 km N
  • Cardiff 37.6 km NE

Nearby Localities

Smaller Settlements

Beaches

  • Culver Cliff Sand1.6 km NNE
  • Greenaleigh Sand1.9 km N
  • Madbrain Sands2.9 km E

Parks

  • Castle Green37.7 km NE
  • Cooper's Fields37.7 km NE
  • Lock's Common34.4 km NNW
  • Splott Park39.5 km NE

Woods

  • Mount Brake625 m SSW
  • Whitecross Plantation703 m E
  • Woodcombe Brake416 m ENE
  • Woodcombe Plantation672 m NNW

Hills

  • Bratton Ball1.4 km NW
  • Little Hill1.6 km SE
  • North Hill2.1 km NW
  • Periton Hill2.4 km SSW

Lakes

  • Great Woodclose Pond5.4 km S
  • Horse Pond5.3 km SE
  • The Hawn4.8 km ESE
  • Toads Park Reservoir2.7 km SSE

Waterfalls

  • Aberdulais Falls56.1 km NNW
  • Berw-ddu55.6 km N
  • Melin Court Waterfall56.6 km NNW

Headlands

  • Blue Ben17.1 km E
  • Hurlstone Point6.1 km WNW

Islands

  • Steep Holm30.9 km ENE
  • Sully Island29.5 km NE

Wetlands

  • Greenaleigh Point1.9 km N
  • The Strand2.5 km E
  • Warren Point3.2 km E

Health Services

  • Minehead Community HospitalHospital 2.7 km ESE
  • Williton HospitalHospital 13.2 km ESE
  • Winsor Nursing HomeMedical 1.9 km E
  • Broadway Nursing HomeMedical 22.5 km NNE

Education

  • St Michael's Church of England First SchoolSchool 1.3 km E
  • Foxes CollegeSchool 1.5 km ESE
  • Pencoed CampusUniversity 35.5 km N

Railway Stations

  • Minehead2.1 km E
  • Dunster4.5 km ESE

Bus Stations

  • Gorsaf Fysiau Pen-y-Bont ar Ogwr33.9 km N
  • Taunton Bus Station34.8 km SE

Coach Stations

  • Torquay Coach Station81.6 km S
  • Plymouth Coach Station103.3 km SSW

Ferry Terminals

  • Newport Transporter Bridge West53.8 km NE
  • Newport Transporter Bridge East53.9 km NE

Airports

  • Cardiff Airport23.7 km NNE
  • Exeter Airport52.9 km S

Airfields

  • Maes Awyr Sain Tathan22.6 km NNE
  • Westonzoyland42.6 km ESE

Heliports

  • Cardiff City Heliport38.3 km NE
  • Lake Heliport56.0 km WSW

Harbours

  • Watchet Harbour12.2 km ESE
  • Lynmouth Harbour23.3 km W