The Somerset Coast

The author surveys the sixty-mile coastline from the Avon estuary west to the North Devon boundary, combining topographical description, local history, and travel observation. Chapters move town-to-town, describing bridges, harbours, cliffs, bays, churches, abbeys, and inns, and noting literary and folkloric associations, notable buildings, and episodic anecdotes such as shipwrecks, smuggling, and local customs. Maps and illustrations accompany sketches of landscape, geology, tidal mudflats, and views across the Bristol Channel. The work blends historical vignettes, architectural detail, and personal routes to present a guided tour of coastal places and their cultural resonance.