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Selworthy and Bury Castle

A steady climb from Selworthy's white cottages to some of Exmoor's finest views.

Distance
4.8 km loop
Time
1 hour
Grade
easy
Without a car
Yes

The way home

Buses from Allerford, on the A39

Monday 9 November to Friday 13 NovemberLast 6 of 13:
13:46, 15:46 (10 to Minehead, Tesco)
15:17, 17:32, 18:47 (10 to Porlock Weir, The Ship Inn)
18:01 (10 to Minehead, Parade)
Saturday 14 NovemberLast 6 of 10:
13:17, 15:17, 17:17 (10 to Porlock Weir, The Ship Inn)
13:46, 15:46 (10 to Minehead, Tesco)
17:46 (10 to Minehead, Parade)
Sunday 15 NovemberNone

From the national timetables, read Sunday 8 November: bus times from the Bus Open Data Service, train times from Network Rail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you rely on one.

When to set off

DateSunsetStart byBack by
15 December16:0714:3515:35
15 March18:1716:4517:45
15 June21:3020:0021:00
15 September19:3118:0019:00

From the route’s slowest published time (1 hour) and the sunset at the start, with half an hour of daylight spare.

Getting there

  • Bus 10 between Minehead and Porlock, Monday to Saturday; get off opposite the Selworthy road. In summer the 300 between Minehead and Lynmouth stops there too

Start: Selworthy car park, grid reference SS920467. See it on a map.

Before you go

  • No waymarks; steep and stony in places
  • Toilets at Bossington

The route

Checked by hand against the official route. Route source: National Trust. For the step-by-step directions, see the official route page.

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