| Minehead | |
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 View over Minehead from the west | |
  Minehead Location withinSomerset | |
| Population | 11,757 (2021)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SS966460 |
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| Ceremonial county | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Minehead |
| Postcode district | TA24 |
| Dialling code | 01643 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Town Council |
| 51°12′14″N3°28′52″W / 51.204°N 3.481°W /51.204; -3.481 | |
Minehead is a coastal town andcivil parish inSomerset, England. It lies on the south bank of theBristol Channel, 21 miles (34 km) north-west of the county town ofTaunton, 12 miles (19 km) from the boundary with the county ofDevon and close to theExmoor National Park. The parish includesAlcombe andWoodcombe, suburban villages which have been subsumed into Minehead, and had a population of 11,757 at the2021 census.[1]
There was a small port at Minehead by 1380, which grew into a major trading centre during the medieval period. Most trade transferred to larger ports during the 20th century, but pleasure steamers continued to call at the port. Major rebuilding took place in the Lower or Middle town area following a fire in 1791. The fortunes of the town revived with the growth in sea bathing, and by 1851 was becoming a retirement centre. There was a marked increase in building during the early years of the 20th century, which resulted in the wide main shopping avenue and adjacent roads withEdwardian-style architecture. The town is the home of aButlins Holiday Park, which increases the seasonal tourist population by several thousand.
There are a variety of schools and religious, cultural and sporting facilities including sailing, windsurfing andgolf. An ancient local tradition involves theHobby Horse, which takes to the streets for four days on the eve of the first of May each year, with accompanying musicians and rival horses. The town is the starting point of theSouth West Coast Path National Trail, the nation's longest long-distance countryside walking trail. The Minehead Railway, which opened in 1874 and closed in 1971, has since been reopened as theWest Somerset Railway.
The town sits at the foot of a steeply rising outcrop of Exmoor known as North Hill, and the original name of the town wasmynydd, which means mountain inWelsh.[2] It has also been written as Mynheafdon (1046), Maneheve (1086), Menehewed (1225) and Menedun (also 1225), which contain elements of Welsh andOld English words for hill.[3]
The earliest known fossilised forest was discovered in theHangman Sandstone Formation near to theButlins Holiday Park. The trees, identified as a species resembling modern palm trees, known as calamophyton, date back to theDevonian period, between 419 and 358 million years ago.[4]
Evidence of prehistoric occupation of the area areBronze Age barrows atSelworthy Beacon and anIron Age enclosure at Furzebury Brake west of the town, although there is also possible evidence in the intertidal area, where the remains of asubmerged forest still exist.[3]
Minehead was part of thehundred ofCarhampton.[5] It is mentioned as a manor belonging toWilliam de Moyon in theDomesday Book in 1086,[6] although it had previously been held byÆlfgar, Earl of Mercia.[7]William de Moyon and his descendants administered the area fromDunster Castle, which was later sold to Lady Elizabeth Luttrell.[8]
| Minehead Harbour Act 1700 | |
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| Long title | An Act for recovering, securing, and keeping in repair the harbour of Minehead, for the benefit and support of the navigation and trade of this kingdom. |
| Citation | 12 & 13 Will. 3. c. 9 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 12 June 1701 |
| Commencement | 6 February 1701[a] |
| Repealed | 27 June 1823 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Minehead Pier and Harbour Act 1823 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Minehead Harbour Act 1711 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for prolonging the Term for Payment of certain Duties, granted by an Act made in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Years of His late Majesty King William, intituled, "An Act for recovering, securing, and keeping in Repair, the Harbour of Minehead, for the Benefit and Support of the Navigation and Trade of this Kingdom." |
| Citation | |
| Territorial extent | Great Britain |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 22 May 1712 |
| Commencement | 7 December 1711[a] |
| Repealed | 2 September 1857 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | Minehead Harbour Act 1700 |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Watchet Harbour Act 1857 |
| Relates to | Watchet Harbour Act 1707 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Minehead Harbour Act 1737 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for continuing the Terms and Powers granted and given by the Acts passed in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King William, and the Tenth Year of Her late Majesty Queen Anne, for recovering, securing, and keeping in Repair, the Harbour of Minehead, in the County of Somerset. |
| Citation | 11 Geo. 2. c. 8 |
| Territorial extent | Great Britain |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 20 May 1738 |
| Commencement | 24 January 1738[a] |
| Repealed | 27 June 1823 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Minehead Pier and Harbour Act 1823 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Minehead Harbour Act 1770 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act For further continuing the Terms and Powers granted and continued by Three Acts, passed in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Years of William the Third, the Tenth of Queen Anne, and in the Eleventh Year of His late Majesty George the Second, for recovering, securing, and keeping in Repair, the Harbour of Minehead, in the County of Somerset, and for the more effectual carrying the said Acts, into Execution, and also for the better securing the ancient Dues payable to the Lord or Lady of the Manor of Minehead for the Time being. |
| Citation | 10 Geo. 3. c. 26 |
| Territorial extent | Great Britain |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 12 April 1770 |
| Commencement | 9 January 1770[a] |
| Repealed | 27 June 1823 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | |
| Repealed by | Minehead Pier and Harbour Act 1823 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Minehead Pier and Harbour Act 1823 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for more effectually improving and keeping in Repair the Pier and Harbour of Minehead in the County of Somerset. |
| Citation | 4 Geo. 4. c. cxiii |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 27 June 1823 |
| Commencement | 27 June 1823[d] |
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| Pier and Harbour Order (Minehead) Confirmation Act 1952 | |
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| Long title | An Act to confirm a Provisional Order made by the Minister of Transport under the General Pier and Harbour Act 1861 relating to Minehead. |
| Citation | 15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2. c. xxix |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 1 August 1952 |
| Commencement | 1 August 1952[e] |
| Other legislation | |
| Relates to | General Pier and Harbour Act 1861 |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
There was a small port at Minehead by 1380, but it was not until 1420 that money given by Lady Margaret Luttrell enabled improvements to be made and ajetty built. During the reign ofElizabeth I, the town had its own Port Officer similar to the position atBristol.[7] Vessels in the 15th century included theTrinite which traded between Ireland and Bristol, and others carryingsalt and other cargo fromLa Rochelle in France. Other products included localwool and cloth which were traded for coal fromSouth Wales.
In 1559 a charter of incorporation, established a free borough and parliamentary representation, but was made conditional on improvements being made to the port. The harbour silted up and fell into disrepair so that in 1604James I withdrew the town's charter. Control reverted to the Luttrells and a new harbour was built, at a cost of £5,000, further out to sea than the original, which had been at the mouth of the Bratton Stream. It incorporated a pier, dating from 1616, and was built to replace that atDunster which was silting up.[3] Trade was primarily with Wales forcattle,sheep, wool,butter,fish and coal. These are commemorated in the town arms which include awoolpack and sailing ship.[2]Privateers based at Minehead were involved in the war with Spain and France during 1625–1630 and again during theWar of the Spanish Succession from 1702 to 1713. The first cranes were installed after further improvements to the port in 1714.
By the beginning of the 18th century, trade between Minehead and Ireland, South Wales, Bristol andBridgwater grew, with forty vessels based in the harbour for trade andherring fishing.[7] It was also a departure point for pilgrims toSantiago de Compostela.[3] Until the 19th century, trade continued with Ireland but Minehead vessels started to travel further afield toVirginia and theWest Indies. In 1808 a ship, believed to be theBristol Packet which had been built in 1801, was wrecked on Madbrain Sands.[9] Further problems with the port continued and led to a decline in trade and the fisheries in the late 18th century and in 1834 the port lost its jurisdiction to Bridgwater.[3] In the 20th century most trade transferred to larger ports, but pleasure steamers did call at the port.Minehead Lifeboat Station was established in 1901 near the harbour.[10] The pier was demolished during theSecond World War as it obstructed the view from the gun battery set up on the quay head,[11] as part of the coastal defence preparations, which stopped steamers calling at the harbour until it was cleared in 1951.
Major rebuilding took place in the Lower or Middle town area following a fire in 1791.[7][12] In that year aCarrara marblestatue of Queen Anne, sculpted byFrancis Bird was presented to the town by SirJacob Bancks, who served as the local Member of Parliament from 1698 to 1715.[13] It originally stood in the parish church but was moved to Wellington Square in 1893,[7] when the marble pedestal and canopy by H. Dare Bryan were added.[14] Lower town and the quay area were rebuilt and the fortunes of the town revived with the growth in sea bathing, and by 1851 was becoming a retirement centre.[3]
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Early areas of development of the town include Higher Town with its cottages, many of which are "listed" buildings of historic interest, some of which are still thatched, and the Quay area. InVictorian times wealthy industrialists built large houses on North Hill and hotels were developed so that tourism became an important industry.[15] It was in the Victorian and Edwardian era that tourism in the town increased.[16] There was a marked increase in building in the early years of the 20th century when the landowners, the Luttrells of Dunster Castle, released extensive building land. Probably the most prolific Edwardian architect was W.J.Tamlyn from North Devon, who settled in the town and was responsible for designing several hundred domestic properties, as well asMinehead Town Hall and theQueen's Hall.[17]
The steamship SSPelican grounded in Minehead Bay on 22 June 1928, on an unmarked reef known as the Gables that circles Minehead Bay, 0.7 miles (1.1 km) from land.[18] ThePelican was sailing fromPort Talbot toHighbridge. The crew of five were rescued by theMinehead Lifeboat. Evacuees were billeted in Minehead during the Second World War.[3] During the war, the town was bombed byKG 54, aLuftwaffe bomber wing on the night of the 7/8 April 1941.[19]Butlins opened in 1962, and has brought thousands of visitors to the town.[3]
The civil parish of Minehead is governed by atown council, which was created in 1983.[20] Since April 2023, Minehead has been part of theunitary authority area administered bySomerset Council. Most of the parish forms the Minehead electoral division[21] which elects two members of Somerset Council.[22] The exception is an area in the south-east, including Alcombe and Ellicombe, which is within the largely rural Dunster division that also elects two members.[22]
Minehead was previously in the district ofSomerset West and Taunton, and before thatWest Somerset. Until 1974 it was part of Minehead Urban District.[23]
The town falls within theTiverton and Minehead parliamentary constituency.[24]
Minehead is on theBristol Channel coast ofSouth West England, and thus experiences one of the highest tidal ranges in the world. The tidal rise and fall in the Bristol Channel can be as great as 48 feet (15 m),[25] second only to theBay of Fundy inEastern Canada.[26][27]
The town is overlooked by North Hill, which rises steeply from the harbour shoreline. The town lies just outside the boundaries ofExmoor National Park. The cliff exposures around the shoreline are dramatic and fossils are exposed. Areas of the town include Higher Town, Quay Town and Lower or Middle Town, although they are no longer separate.[7]
In 1990, much of Minehead's beach was washed away in a severe storm which also caused serious flooding in the town. A £12.6 millionsea defence scheme by theEnvironment Agency was designed to reduce the risk of this erosion and flooding happening in the future. The agency built 1.1 miles (1.8 km) of new sea wall and rock or concrete steppedrevetments between 1997 and 1998, and imported 320,000 tons of sand in 1999 to build a new beach. This beach sits between four rockgroynes and has been built at a much higher level than the previous beach so that the waves are broken before they reach the new sea wall. Any waves that do reach the new wall are turned back by its curved shape. The town's new sea defences were officially opened in 2001.[28]
Blenheim Gardens, which is Minehead's largest park, was opened in 1925.[7] The bandstand within the park is used to host musical events.[29]
Along with the rest of South West England, Minehead has atemperate climate which is generally wetter and milder than the rest of England. The annual mean temperature is about 10 °C (50 °F) with seasonal anddiurnal variations, but due to the modifying effect of the sea, the range is less than in most other parts of the United Kingdom. January is the coldest month with mean minimum temperatures between 1 °C (34 °F) and 2 °C (36 °F). July and August are the warmest months in the region with mean daily maxima around 21 °C (70 °F). In general, December is the dullest month and June the sunniest. The south west of England enjoys a favoured location, particularly in summer, when theAzores High extends its influence north-eastwards towards the UK.[30]
Cloud often forms inland, especially near hills, and reduces exposure to sunshine. The average annual sunshine totals around 1,600 hours. Rainfall tends to be associated with Atlanticdepressions or with convection. In summer, convection caused by solar surface heating sometimes forms shower clouds and a large proportion of the annual precipitation falls from showers and thunderstorms at this time of year. Average rainfall is around 800–900 mm (31–35 in). About 8–15 days ofsnowfall is typical. November to March have the highest mean wind speeds, with June to August having the lightest. The predominant wind direction is from the south-west.[30]
| Climate data for Minehead (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1987–1995) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) | 16.5 (61.7) | 20.1 (68.2) | 23.3 (73.9) | 24.5 (76.1) | 29.6 (85.3) | 31.0 (87.8) | 34.1 (93.4) | 25.0 (77.0) | 22.2 (72.0) | 17.1 (62.8) | 15.9 (60.6) | 34.1 (93.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.1 (48.4) | 9.6 (49.3) | 11.3 (52.3) | 13.7 (56.7) | 16.6 (61.9) | 19.3 (66.7) | 21.1 (70.0) | 20.8 (69.4) | 18.8 (65.8) | 15.3 (59.5) | 12.0 (53.6) | 9.6 (49.3) | 14.8 (58.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) | 6.7 (44.1) | 8.1 (46.6) | 10.0 (50.0) | 12.8 (55.0) | 15.4 (59.7) | 17.3 (63.1) | 17.3 (63.1) | 15.5 (59.9) | 12.3 (54.1) | 9.3 (48.7) | 7.1 (44.8) | 11.5 (52.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) | 3.7 (38.7) | 4.8 (40.6) | 6.2 (43.2) | 8.9 (48.0) | 11.5 (52.7) | 13.5 (56.3) | 13.7 (56.7) | 12.1 (53.8) | 9.3 (48.7) | 6.6 (43.9) | 4.5 (40.1) | 8.3 (46.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) | −6.1 (21.0) | −2.1 (28.2) | −2.1 (28.2) | 2.9 (37.2) | 2.7 (36.9) | 8.9 (48.0) | 8.1 (46.6) | 4.9 (40.8) | −0.5 (31.1) | −5.2 (22.6) | −5.7 (21.7) | −6.1 (21.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 105.8 (4.17) | 78.1 (3.07) | 54.0 (2.13) | 50.9 (2.00) | 61.2 (2.41) | 54.9 (2.16) | 50.7 (2.00) | 50.0 (1.97) | 64.8 (2.55) | 105.1 (4.14) | 110.8 (4.36) | 110.2 (4.34) | 896.6 (35.30) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 14.8 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 14.2 | 15.9 | 15.1 | 141.4 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 56.3 | 82.6 | 127.5 | 182.8 | 226.4 | 227.0 | 223.7 | 199.9 | 161.7 | 104.1 | 60.3 | 46.0 | 1,698.2 |
| Source 1:Met Office[31] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Starlings Roost Weather[32] | |||||||||||||
The town's major tourist attraction isButlins holiday camp. Others include: the terminus of theWest Somerset Railway; the town's main ornamental park, Blenheim Gardens, off Blenheim Road; and the Minehead & West Somerset Golf Club, Somerset's oldest golf club, established in 1882, which has an 18-holelinks course. A variety ofsailing andwind surfing options are on offer, as well as the usual beach activities. There are many other attractions and amusement arcades, for example "Merlins" and a variety of well-known high street stores such asWHSmith andBoots, together with independent local shops. The town has both aTesco and aMorrisons supermarket on its outskirts as well as a newLidl.
TheSouth West Coast Path National Trail starts at a marker, erected in Minehead in 2001, partly paid for by theSouth West Coast Path Association. The UK's longest long-distance countryside walking trail, it runs along the South West Coast toPoole inDorset.[33]
The town's location—sea to the north and Exmoor to the south—means that transport links are limited. Minehead is located on theA39 road, and is 28 miles (45 km) north-west of theM5 motorway at junction 24.
Local bus services are operated byFirst West of England andQuantock Motor Services.
Minehead railway station is close to the beach. TheMinehead Railway was opened on 16 July 1874, linking the town toTaunton and beyond. It was operated by theBristol and Exeter Railway which was amalgamated into theGreat Western Railway in 1876. The Minehead Railway was itself absorbed into the GWR in 1897,[34] which in turn wasnationalised intoBritish Railways in 1948.[35] It was closed on 4 January 1971 but has since been reopened as theWest Somerset Railway,[36] which is notable for being the longest standard-gaugeheritage railway in Britain.[37]
Minehead's local radio station is the community-based West Somerset Radio.[38] The local newspapers areWest Somerset Free Press andSomerset County Gazette.[39][40]
In Minehead, there are twofirst schools, onemiddle school[41] (Minehead Middle School) and anupper school,West Somerset College, which provides education for 1,298 students between the ages of 13 and 18.[42] In 2006 there was debate about changingWest Somerset's 3-tier school system to a 2-tier system to match the rest ofSomerset and the majority of education authorities in the UK.
TheAnglicanparish church of St Michael dates from the 15th century and has been designated byEnglish Heritage as a Grade II*listed building;[43] its tower used to display a beacon light for ships approaching the harbour.[2] After being caught in a violent storm at sea, Robert Quirke dedicated a ship and its cargo to God's service,[2] as well as donating a cellar near the quay for prayers to be offered for those at sea. Dating from 1628 and known as the Gibraltar Celler [sic], it is now the Chapel of St Peter.[44] Quirke also donated money from the sale of the ship and its cargo to buildalmshouses.[45][46][47][48]
St Michael's parish church contains a number of historical highlights, including an impressive late medievalrood screen androod stair,[43] and an attractive stained glass window designed by SirHenry Holiday.[49][50] There are views from the churchyard of the surrounding hills and coastline.
The Church of St Michael the Archangel in Alcombe was built in 1903 as achapel of ease for theDunster parish, but in 1953 it became the Parish Church of Alcombe in its own right.[51]St Andrew's Church, on Wellington Square in the town, was built ofred sandstone in 1877–1880, byGeorge Edmund Street.[52]
Butlins Minehead is the onlyButlins resort still to have a small on-sitechapel,[53] and over theEaster period the resort hosts an annualSpring Harvest, the largest Christian festival in the UK.[54] TheCatholic parish of Minehead covers an area of 200 square miles (520 km2) and is served by the Sacred Heart Parish Church, built in 1896,[55] as well as a mass centre in the nearby village ofWatchet. There are also religious sites serving the needs of theBaptist,Evangelical,Methodist andUnited Reformed communities and thePlymouth Brethren.[51] Alcombe is also home to the Spiritualist Church in Grove Place.
Minehead has one of the UK's three remaining Butlins holiday camps, and tourism has been a part of Minehead's economy since Victorian times. At the height of the season in late July and early August, the town's population is significantly increased by tourists.
There is a Farmers' Market in the Parade every Friday from 8:30 am to 2 pm, selling local produce.[56]
The town hosts the annual Minehead and Exmoor Festival, a week-long classical music festival that has been running since 1963.[57] Richard Dickins has held the post of artistic director for the festival since 1982.[58]
The wooded bluffs above Minehead feature as the Hermit's abode "in that wood which slopes down to the sea", inThe Rime of the Ancient Mariner byRomantic poetSamuel Taylor Coleridge.[59] The poet lived nearby, atNether Stowey (betweenBridgwater and Minehead). His statue can be seen at the nearby harbour atWatchet. He andWordsworth (who lived nearby atAlfoxton House) would often roam the hills and coast on long night walks; leading to local gossip that they were 'spies' for the French. The Government sent an agent to investigate, but found they were, indeed,"mere poets".
Cecil Frances Alexander wrote the popular Anglican hymnAll Things Bright And Beautiful in Minehead and in nearbyDunster the verse:
"The purple headed mountain,The river running by,The sunset and the morning,That brightens up the sky;−" Refers to Grabbist Hill and theRiver Avill that runs near it through the popular tourist location Snowdrop Valley onExmoor[60][61]
Minehead was the setting ofMonty Python's 1969 sketchThe North Minehead By-Election (akaMr. Hilter) in whichAdolf Hitler (posing as a "Mr. Hilter"),Joachim von Ribbentrop ("Ron Vibbentrop") andHeinrich Himmler ("Heimlich Bimmler") conspire at a local rooming house to win the localby-election as the "National Bocialist" candidate and unite Minehead with neighbouringTaunton (in the style of theAnschluss in 1938).[62][63]
One popular ancient local tradition involves theHobby Horse, or Obby Oss,[2] which takes to the streets on the eve of the first of May each year, with accompanyingmusicians and rival horses, for four days. In fact there are three rival hobby horses, the Original Sailor's Horse, the Traditional Sailor's Horse and the Town Horse.[64] They appear on May Eve (called "Show Night"), onMay Day morning (when they salute the sunrise at a crossroads on the outskirts of town), 2 and 3 May (when a ceremony called "The Bootie" takes place in the evening called "Bootie Night" at part of town called Cher). Each horse is made of a boat-shaped wooden frame, pointed and built up at each end, which is carried on the dancer's shoulders.[7]
As atPadstow, his face is hidden by a mask attached to a tall, pointed hat. The top surface of the horse is covered with ribbons and strips of fabric. A long fabric skirt, painted with rows of multicoloured roundels, hangs down to the ground all round. A long tail is attached to the back of the frame. Each horse is accompanied by a small group of musicians and attendants. The Town Horse is accompanied by "Gullivers", dressed similarly to the horse but without the large frame; as at Padstow, smaller, children's horses have sometimes been constructed. The horses' visits are (or were) believed to bring good luck. In the past there was also a similar hobby horse based at the nearby village ofDunster, which would sometimes visit Minehead. The first of May has been a festival day in Minehead since 1465.[65]
Minehead Barbarians, the town'srugby club, have been playing together since the 1930s,[66] but the main localfootball club,Minehead A.F.C., is even older, founded in 1889.[67] In September 2007, the TWIF European Outdoortug of war championships was held at the football club's stadium.[68] Minehead Cricket Club, based at theWest Somerset College in Alcombe, field four men's teams and one women's team[69] while Minehead Hockey Club plays close by at the West Somerset Sports & Leisure Centre.[70] There is abowls club on Irnham Road.[71]
There have been proposals for a public swimming pool since at least 2009,[72] and as of 2025[update] plans are being pursued by Minehead Swimming and Leisure Ltd, a community benefit society.[73]
Minehead has on several occasions been the location of theBritain's Strongest Man contest, most recently in 2004,[74] and since 2006 the Butlin's Resort has been one of the venues for theWorld Wrestling Entertainment's UK winter tour.[75] In 2010, stage four of theTour of Britainroad cycling race started in Minehead.[76]
The 2011 European Outdoor tug of war championships was held within the grounds of Butlin's Minehead from 22 to 25 September.[77]
Since December 2012, Minehead has hosted thePDC Players Championship Finals.[78]
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