Blue Anchor Bay, Coastal bay in Somerset, United Kingdom
The expansive beach at Blue Anchor Bay features a mix of sand and shingle stretches, revealing red-tinted sand during low tide along the Somerset coast.
The West Somerset Railway established a station at Blue Anchor Bay during the 19th century, connecting coastal communities between Minehead and Watchet.
Fossil collectors frequent the beach to examine alabaster rocks along the foreshore, searching for preserved specimens of ancient fish and ammonites.
The beach offers free parking facilities, public toilets, and a concrete-walled promenade that extends along the coastline for walking and viewing.
The beach displays distinctive geological features with its red-colored sand and alabaster rock formations containing numerous marine fossils.
Location: Cornwall
GPS coordinates: 51.21110,-3.43799
Latest update: March 4, 2025 21:16
Somerset contains medieval abbeys, Norman castles, Elizabethan manors and prehistoric bridges. The region offers limestone gorges, ancient oak woodlands and beaches with geological formations. The villages feature market halls, dovecotes and small churches. The landscape shows hills with wide views, river valleys and moorlands.
South West Coast Path
2.4 km
Yarn Market, Dunster
3 km
Luttrell Arms
2.9 km
Parish Church of St Michael
3 km
Statue of Queen Anne
2.9 km
Queens Hall, Minehead
2.1 km
Church of St Andrew
2.9 km
The Market House
2.9 km
Conygar Tower
2.7 km
Minehead War Memorial
2.7 km
The Old Ship Aground Public House
2.6 km
The Thatched Cottage
2.5 km
Alcombe War Memorial
3 km
Minehead Library
2.9 km
The Gables Carvery
3 km
Tamarisk
2.9 km
Dunster goods shed
2 km
Osborne House
3 km
5-10, The Ball
2.9 km
Booking Office, Platform and Railings, Dunster railway station
2 km
32, High Street
3 km
No 30 And Adjoining Shop (E Dyer)
3 km
Grove House
3 km
Goods Shed To The North East Of Railway Station
2.2 km
Post-medieval pottery kiln 360m NNE of the Castle
2.9 km
The Old Manor Guesthouse
1.8 km
2 The Avenue
2.8 km
Old Cross Base And Shaft
2.8 kmReviews
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