• Ten historic stations to explore...

The Railway runs for over twenty miles, from Norton Fitzwarren, in the lush Vale of Taunton Deane, to Minehead on the Exmoor coast. The route passes between the Brendon Hills and the Quantock Hills until the sea is reached at Doniford. Then the line follows the coastline to Minehead, except for a brief excursion inland avoiding Cleeve Hill. The entire journey is spectacularly scenic. Click on the station names on the right for details about each Station... Many of the station buildings on the Railway date from the opening of the line. The Railway was built in two parts: the original West Somerset Railway from Norton Fitzwarren to Watchet opened in 1862; and the Minehead Railway from Watchet to Minehead in 1874.

The Railway has ten stations, ranging from the small halts at Stogumber and Doniford to the terminus at Minehead where the platforms can each hold a sixteen coach train.

In the old days, trains ran to and from the county town of Taunton, connecting with the trains to all parts of the country.

The surrounding countryside includes the Quantock Hills (an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty); the Exmoor National Park; the Bristol Channel and the Vale of Taunton Deane.

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