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Porlock Weir Beach Photos

Somerset, England

Porlock Weir

Uploader's Comments

This wooden boat, quite old I would guess, is slowly decaying on the beach. I like to imagine it would have plied its trade up and down the Bristol Channel and across to Wales.

Uploaded to Flickr by carolyngifford on 7 August 2020

Creative Commons License Photo © carolyngifford, 7 August 2020. Licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons licence

Location: Porlock Weir

Location type: Village

OS Grid: SS865478

Coordinates: 51°13'8"N 3°37'32"W

Mapcode: GBR LB.3F97

What 3 Words: logbook.splints.roaring

Coordinates and location codes are for an approximate mid-point of the beach, and may not reflect the best access point or the most popular part of the beach.

County: Somerset

Country: England

Local Authority: West Somerset

Parish: Porlock

Nearest postcode: TA24 8PB

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'Porlock Weir' - a photo of Porlock Weir Beach

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