Allerford is
a thatched village, noted for it's red sandstone packhorse
bridge, this pretty little village lies between Minehead and Porlock.
The West Somerset Rural Life
Museum is based in the former village school.
Allerford is a hamlet in Selworthy parish on the National Trust's Holnicote Estate. A picturesque and much photographed fifteenth-century packhorse bridge spans Aller Brook. The old, thatched school is now the West Somerset Rural Life Museum. There is a working smithy, shop, small car park and toilets. Nearby is Piles Mill, a National Trust study centre with the mill open to the public.
Allerford with its packhorse bridge
Allerford with its packhorse bridge
Ducklings at the Allerford packhorse bridge
Allerford packhorse bridge
Allerford is a hamlet in Selworthy parish on the National Trust's Holnicote Estate. A picturesque and much photographed fifteenth-century packhorse bridge spans Aller Brook. The old, thatched school is now the West Somerset Rural Life Museum. There is a working smithy, shop, small car park and toilets. Nearby is Piles Mill, a National Trust study centre with the mill open to the public.
Allerford Bridge - picture taken in 1966 - photo supplied by Sheila Bishop
Pack Horse Bridge Allerford 1934 - photo presented with the kind permisssion of www.grumpystumpy.com
OS Grid Reference: SS9046
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