Museums & Galleries · Minehead
Dovery Manor Museum
📍 TA24 8QB
Photo: Neil Owen (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- 15th-century manor house with Great Hall paintings and artefacts
- Painted figures in 1500s costume on the staircase
- Display celebrating potter Waistel Cooper and a garderobe
- The Solar used for exhibitions, talks, plays and music
- Museum garden with herbs grown for medicinal and culinary use
Dovery Manor Museum occupies a Grade II* listed 15th-century manor house at the heart of Porlock, a coastal Exmoor village. Inside, the Great Hall displays paintings and artefacts about local history and the poets and painters connected with Porlock, while the staircase features painted figures in 1500s costume and an upper room holds a display on potter Waistel Cooper. The Solar, a barrel-roofed room, hosts exhibitions, talks and musical events, and the developing garden grows historic medicinal and culinary herbs. Run by volunteers and free to enter, it suits visitors curious about local heritage and architecture. It's set in Porlock, Somerset, close to Porlock Weir beach 1.6 miles away, with 35 bookable places to stay within 5 miles on BritStays for those wanting to extend their visit.
Practical details
- Booking
- Admission is free
- Accessibility
- Stone steps and footbridge added for access to the Solar
From the attraction's own website on 8 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
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Make a proper break of it — these stays are all within 25 miles.
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Sparkhayes Camping Site
✓ Laid-back, friendly traditional camping experience on Exmoor
🏖️ 1.43 miles from Porlock Weir (Excellent water quality)
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Court Place
🏖️ 1.28 miles from Porlock Weir (Excellent water quality)
Porlock, South West England
Sleeps 11
£567 per break
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Burrowhayes Caravan Park
✓ Set in the Horner Valley within Exmoor National Park
🏖️ 2.36 miles from Porlock Weir (Excellent water quality)
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