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Join walk leader Phil Gannon from the West Somerset Mineral Line Association for an insight into feats of Victorian iron mining and engineering in the Brendon Hills.Phil is a retired Chartered Building Surveyor working in West Somerset for 32 years. He is a former member of the Exmoor Mines Research Group and has helped the ENPA on project and conservation work.
The Mineral Line was built in the 19th Century to carry iron ore mined in the Brendons to Watchet for transport to South Wales.
This 4-hour walk visits the Carew mine site, Raleghs Cross mine site, Beulah Chapel, Bampton Road Stores, Source of Tone, Sminhayes and the Incline Winding House. It includes the Brendon Hill Incline which is steep and spectacular, but optional.
Book tickets via The Exmoor Society website.
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Raleghs Cross, Ralegh's Cross Inn, Watchet, TA23 0LN, United Kingdom, Minehead
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