Minehead Terminus

United Kingdom Coastal 3 - Sufficient

Minehead Terminus is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, approximately 2.6 kilometres wide, close to the town.

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Water

Coastal bathing water

Location

Somerset

Season

Designated bathing water since 1988. Official monitoring season runs from May to September.

Water Quality

Sufficient (2025). Assessed under rBWD

Risks

There is an emergency/storm overflow from the Quay West pumping station, that discharges to the sea north of the harbour wall. There are storm overflows from the Blenheim Road and the Green Spot CSOs, that discharge through the same outfall to the sea north of the harbour wall.
There is an emergency/storm overflow from the Minehead STW pumping station, that discharges to the sea two kilometres from the beach.
The operation of the overflows can lead to a drop in bathing water quality. This bathing water is included in the Surfers Against Sewage “Safer Seas Service”. This service can alert you to Combined Storm Sewer Overflow discharges via a phone App and in addition, it includes the Environment Agency Pollution Risk Forecast warnings where they are available. Further details of the service can be found at - http://www.sas.org.uk/safer-seas-service/