Minehead

Mary Cooper's map, showing the location of Minehead. (TV: The Categories of Life)

Minehead was a coastal town in south-west England.

Geography

Minehead was located on the south bank the Bristol Channel, close to the area of water known as Bridgewater Bay. It was at the far north-east edge of Exmoor National Park. Local small towns and villages included Dunster to the south-east and Porlock to the west. Link roads running through Minehead included the A39. (TV: The Categories of Life) Minehead was the starting point of the South West Coast Path. (AUDIO: The Spectre of Lanyon Moor)

History

Donna Noble said that she had visited Butlins Minehead twice. (COMIC: The Widow's Curse)

Dorice had been excited to take a trip to Minehead with Harry via ferry from Cardiff International Ferryport, but thought that a recent ferry crash might put an end to it. She hoped to take a "mucky break" to the Butlin's there, which had its own version of the Millennium Dome. (PROSE: Almost Perfect)

Minehead appeared on Mary Cooper's map of overflow camps in and around Wales. (TV: The Categories of Life)

Ryan Sinclair suggested that Team TARDIS visit Minehead for relaxation purposes. (PROSE: The Secret in Vault 13)