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Watchet Market House Museum occupies the ground floor of the Market House on the Esplanade by Watchet harbour. It is a compact local museum with a strong focus on fossils from the nearby Jurassic coast, including an ichthyosaur and a large ammonite displayed in the window and inside. Other displays cover the port's maritime history, the West Somerset Mineral Railway, Saxon and Viking finds and a pictorial timeline of the town. Visits tend to be short, so it works well as a rainy-afternoon stop or a break between the harbour and the beach. Admission is free, with donations welcome. Families can combine it with a walk round the historic building and the nearby fossil beach.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
- Lunch boxes
- Spare carrier bagFor the wet things. There are always wet things.
- Sick bagsYou only forget these once.
- A penForms, competitions, name badges.
- Portable phone charger
- Hand sanitiser
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