A chief port on the Somerset coast, MINEHEAD quickly became a favourite Victorian watering-hole with the arrival of the railway, and it has preserved an upbeat holiday-town atmosphere ever since. Steep lanes link the two quarters of Higher Town , on North Hill, containing some of the oldest houses, and Quay Town , the harbour area. It is in Quay Town that the Hobby Horse performs its dance in the town's three-day May Day celebrations, snaring maidens under its prancing skirt and tail in a fertility ritual resembling the more famous festivities at the Cornish port of Padstow. Midway between Higher Town and Quay … more »
Minehead
Attractive and welcoming to thousands of visitors every year, Minehead... more »
Minehead is a coastal town in West Somerset, England with a population... more »
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