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Dunster Station is about one mile from the picture postcard village of Dunster, with its Castle perched high above the main street.
The Station was first opened in 1874 when the Railway was extended to the town from Watchet. The main building has been superbly restored, and also houses the Railway's ticket printing department. Not only tickets for the Railway are printed on the old Edmondson Press, but for many other heritage lines.
The Goods Shed, recently restored, and the adjacent yard, is home to the Railway's Permanent Way department.
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• Dunster and surrounding area...
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The village of Dunster is a must for any visitor to West Somerset or Exmoor. When you see the wide main street, once a sheep market, with the towering Castle at one end and the Yarn Market at the other, and a wealth of ancient buildings, narrow alleys and roads, a water mill and a packhorse bridge, all wrapped in steep wooded hillsides, you will see why!
It is about one mile from Dunster Station to Dunster Village, a pleasant walk or, if you are lucky, you can get a ride in a vintage bus.
The Castle, now in the hands of the National Trust, is the home of the Luttrell family, who were instrumental in building the Minehead Railway from Watchet to Minehead in 1874. It sits atop a conical hill and must have been very hard to attack. There is a great view of the Castle from the train - the Castle standing guard over the Avill valley with the hills of Brendon reaching skyward all around.
The Water Mill, now restored, can be visited, and nearby is a superb example of an Exmoor packhorse bridge.
In the opposite direction, Dunster Beach lies about half a mile or so from the Station - a path from the end of the platform leads to Sea Lane.
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Dunster Station
