St George's Church Cemetery

The graveyard at St George's Church in Watchet is one of those places that rewards a quiet wander, especially if you're into Victorian gravestones and local history. You're not coming here for adrenaline - you're coming for the sense of how a small Somerset coastal town remembered its dead, and honestly, it's rather moving.

The church itself sits above the town with decent views toward the Bristol Channel. The cemetery spreads around it with a decent collection of 19th and early 20th century monuments - some beautifully carved, others weathered into near-illegibility. If you're the sort who enjoys rubbing gravestone inscriptions or tracing family names, you could easily spend an hour poking about here without running out of things to spot.

It's free to visit and open whenever you can get to it - no gates, no restrictions. Allow thirty minutes to an hour depending on how thorough you're being. The ground is uneven in places, so decent shoes are worth it. Kids will get bored after twenty minutes unless they're proper history enthusiasts, but it's a peaceful spot for a breather if you're staying at Haven Doniford Bay and want to escape the holiday park bustle for a bit.

Watchet itself is worth a potter round - small harbour town with fish and chip shops - and the church is easy enough to find walking up from the town centre. It's not a day out on its own, but as part of exploring the Somerset coast, it's well worth the detour.