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Blue Anchor to Lilstock Coast

Open accessin a National Nature Reserve open to the public

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Blue Anchor to Lilstock Coast is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, covering 6.8 km². The county has 177 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. It is among the largest in the county. It lies within the Quantock Hills National Landscape.

Bridgwater Bay and The Quantocks are among the SSSIs within 0.9 km. The nearest railway station is Highbridge & Burnham-on-Sea, about 14.3 km to the east.

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Photo of the Quantock Hills, a National Landscape in Somerset, south west England.Highlight

Quantock Hills

You’re inside itNational Landscape near Holford

England's first protected landscape, a heather ridge above deep wooded combes, with red deer and the sea close by

Photo of Kilve Beach, a beach near Holford in the Quantock Hills, Somerset, south west England.Highlight

Kilve Beach

Beach near Holford

A rocky, fossil-rich foreshore of grey lias ledges on the Quantock coast, backed by a ruined oil retort and old chantry.

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Photo of Exmoor, a National Park in south west England.Iconic

Exmoor

National Park near Winsford

High moor meeting a dramatic coast, with red deer and some of England's darkest skies.

2.8 km W

Photo of Dunster Castle, a motte & bailey in Exmoor, Somerset, south west England.Iconic

Dunster Castle

Motte & bailey · Castle near Dunster

Wooded hilltop castle over a medieval Exmoor village.

4.1 km W

Photo of The Luttrell Arms, a gastropub near Dunster in Exmoor, Somerset, south west England.Highlight

The Luttrell Arms

Gastropub · With rooms near Dunster

A historic Exmoor-village coaching inn beneath Dunster Castle, among The Good Pub Guide's top ten dining pubs for 2020.

4.1 km W

Photo of Gallox Bridge, Dunster, a landmark in Exmoor, Somerset, south west England.

Gallox Bridge, Dunster

Landmark near Dunster

Two-arched medieval packhorse bridge over the River Avill on the edge of Dunster, named after the gallows that once stood nearby.

4.2 km W