At Westport, between Langport and Ilminster in South Somerset UK
Relax and unwind in Rural Somerset, ideally situated for country pursuits. birdwatching, cycling, walking, golf, fishing, historic buildings, gardens and plenty more.
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Tel: 01460 281713 email: laurelwharf@hotmail.com
Laurel Wharf is a grade II listed building,
built and in use by 1840. Built of stone, in the plain
Regency tradition of storage architecture, the iron
crane still projects over the loading doors that face
the (now abandoned) canal. At Laurel Wharf the
two and a half miles of Westport Canal ends.
Westport was created as an inland port by
the Parrett Navigation Company at the height of
the canal era. Built on the western edge of
Barrington Parish, at the levels of the moors and
rhines settled in amongst South Somerset in the West Country
meadowlands.
The canal was worked until the 1880's. The
turning bay at Laurel Wharf has been untended for
more than a hundred years, now overgrown is a
host to many different species of birds, wildlife,
flora and fauna. The Canal leads into the River Isle
which runs into the River Parrett, with footpaths all
the way that lead you onto the Parrett trail and beyond.