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WSR Sponsored Walk 16 November 2008
Water Lane Bridge

Bye Farm

Washford

Horse Parks

Blue Anchor

Dunster

Drift

 • A chance to walk the coastal section of the Railway...
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The West Somerset Steam Railway Trust are pleased to be running this walk in conjunction with St Margarets Somerset Hospice. Walkers can choose to give all the sponsorship to the WSSRT or to split it between the Heritage Carriages Project and the Hospice.
The event takes place on Sunday 16 November 2008.
There will be a choice of two groups leaving Williton for Minehead. The first will start at 10.00am. The second group will start at midday.
A train will leave Minehead at 9.00am, calling at Dunster at 9.07am, Blue Anchor at 9.20am, Washford at 9.30am and Watchet at 9.40am to take the walkers to the start at Williton. Here they will be briefed before starting the walk at 10.00am.
The train will then run to Bishops Lydeard to collect walkers needing transport from Bishops Lydeard . It will leave there at 10.30am calling at Crowcombe Heathfield at 10.40am and Stogumber at 11.00am before arriving at Williton. The second group will then be briefed before leaving at 12 noon.
Walkers can finish their walk at any station between Williton and Minehead, having informed a Marshall or Steward at the station.
Those who complete the whole ten mile stretch will be offered a complementary cup of coffee or tea or soup and a bacon roll or cake at Minehead.
At 4.00pm a train will depart Minehead to drop all walkers off at their original starting station arriving at Bishops Lydeard at 5.00pm.
 • Downloads...
 · Sponsor Form [pdf]
 · Information Sheet [pdf]
 • The Coastal Stations...
 · Williton · Doniford
 · Watchet  · Washford
 · Blue Anchor  · Dunster
 · Minehead
 • Other information...
 · Virtual Tour
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