Overview Map
also see detailed route plan (pdf) - and the information below
Contour heights interpreted from public
domain NASA (SRTM) data, with thanks to David Storey
The Coleridge Way in Somerset was opened in April 2005 and was originally 36 miles long reaching from Nether Stowey, one time home of poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, to Porlock. Due to the success of the walk it was extended to Lynmouth, making the walk a total of 51 miles.
The route takes in some of the county's most beautiful landscape, passing from the Quantocks (England's first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty), through the little known Brendon Hills and into Exmoor National Park.
Coleridge was a passionate walker and once walked from Nether Stowey to Porlock in a day. To enjoy the countryside and villages we would suggest that the Coleridge Way be walked in 4-5 days.
The Coleridge Way Companion Guide
Local author, guest house owner and brewer, Ian Pearson, has written The Coleridge Way route guide and path companion, taking the reader along the 51 miles of the path with facts, stories and anecdotes about the great poet himself, the people who live (and lived) along the path and the places Coleridge would have visited. Travelogue, Route guide and Gazetteer of interesting facts.
The guide is available for just £10 from this link
Other pages on this site about
The Coleridge Way
- Detailed route plan in pdf format
- (currently only covering the original 36 mile route - last section being worked on now!)
- Accommodation on route
- Photographs of the route
- Detailed information about some villages on route
Public Transport
You can plan all public transport service journeys online with Traveline (best used for transport within the South West and for connecting points along the Coleridge Way).
For buses only the "Timetable Booklet for the Taunton & West Somerset Area"
can be ordered from the Somerset County Council transport department
by e-mail:transport@somerset.gov.uk , or by telephone 0845 345 9155.
For planning journeys starting outside of the South West use Transport Direct. If coming by coach or train and starting at Nether Stowey you will need to arrive at Bridgwater or Taunton.
