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Somerset: Bath to Exmoor: 3-Day Plan You Can Actually Drive
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The 3-day version for June: every day fits real transit, opening hours and daylight. Prefer more or fewer days? 3-day plan · 4-day plan · 5-day plan · best time to go.
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3
days
140 km
distance
6.8 h
driving
18
curated stops
💡 Good to know for this plan
- ~16.3 hours of daylight in June — the plan keeps days inside a realistic window.
- Exmoor's coast road at its clearest and the Tor sunrise crowd thins to pilgrims — Glastonbury Festival week (late June) books out every bed for thirty miles.
Day 1 Bristol → Bath → Wells
- Transit
- 2h48
- Finish
- ~17:20
- Temperature
- 10.4°C–19.6°C
- Rainy days
- ~9
- Daylight
- 16.3h
09:00
Visit the serene original burial ground of the Society of Friends, a quiet historic site.
50 min · Bristol · Free
open: 24/7
10:00
Stand beneath Brunel's iconic 19th-century suspension bridge soaring over the Avon Gorge.
50 min · Bristol · To walk across: free, to drive over: £1, visitor centre: free, donations accepted
open: Bridge: 24 hr, Visitor centre: 10AM-5PM
12:40
Feel the warmth of ancient mineral waters flowing through historic stone baths.
50 min · Bath · Prices vary depending on month and day of the week. Weekend prices £20.50-28.00/adult, £19.50-27.00/seniors, £13.00-20.50/child, prices on weekdays are £2-4 …
open: Nov-Feb: 9:30AM-5:30PM; Mar-Jun Sep-Oct: 9AM-6PM, Jul-Aug: 9AM-10PM
13:40
Admire the towering Gothic architecture and stained glass of this grand church.
50 min · Bath · Adults £6.50, students £5.50, children (5 -15) £3.50
open: M-F 10AM-5:30PM; Sa 10AM-6PM; Su 1:15-2:30PM 4:30PM-6:30PM
14:30
Sally Lunn's Refreshment House & Museum sallylunns.co.uk map ↗
Taste the famous Sally Lunn Bun, a sweet bun filled with currants and sugar.
60 min · Bath
16:30
Palace bishopspalace.org.uk
Admire grand architecture that once sheltered royalty and high-ranking officials.
50 min · Wells
Day 2 Glastonbury → Cheddar
- Transit
- 2h09
- Finish
- ~17:05
- Temperature
- 10.7°C–19.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~9
- Daylight
- 16.3h
09:15
Visit a legendary pilgrimage site said to hold King Arthur's remains.
50 min · Glastonbury · Admission £5 adults, concessions available
open: Summer: 9AM-6PM, Winter: 10AM-4:30PM
10:15
Dip into the natural spring known as the Red Spring at the tor's base.
50 min · Glastonbury · £4.65
11:15
13:35
14:35
Marvel at Britain's largest gorge, carved from limestone.
50 min · Cheddar
15:35
Overnight: Cheddar
e.g. Cheddar Youth Hostel · The Swan
Day 3 Minehead & Exmoor
- Transit
- 1h54
- Finish
- ~18:00
- Temperature
- 10.7°C–17.8°C
- Rainy days
- ~11
- Daylight
- 16.3h
10:25
Stand atop a steep hill and gaze at this historic castle.
50 min · Minehead & Exmoor
11:25
Watch the restored watermill turn gracefully on the River Avill.
50 min · Minehead & Exmoor
12:30
Minehead EYE mineheadeye.co.uk map ↗
Skate and socialize at this lively community activity centre and skatepark.
90 min · Minehead & Exmoor
open: W-Su: 10AM-6PM, M-Tu: Closed
14:10
15:10
Watch hikers in gear pose for photos before beginning their coastal trek.
90 min · Minehead & Exmoor
17:00
Alcombe Fish Bar alcombefishbar.co.uk map ↗
60 min · Minehead & Exmoor
open: Su-M: Closed, Tu-Sa: 11:30AM-1:45PM, 5PM-9PM
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