Dunster Village

22/03/2025

18/03/2025

We are delighted to reveal that we have a familiar sight joining the Spring Steam Spectacular line up in the form of GWR 66XX class 0-6-2 no.6695.

After performing at the 2024 event, 6695 is returning to bolster the home fleet throughout the season and subsequently, at the Spring Steam Spectacular. The 66 tank looked fantastic hauling our heritage 1940's goods train which makes a welcome return to the 2025 event; once again offering brake van rides allowing passengers to get to experience life as a goods guard of yesteryear.

Our thanks go to locomotive owners 6695 Locomotive Ltd for allowing the hire of the engine for a second year running.

6695 joins our Railway 200 themed line up including LMS Jubilee 45596 'Bahamas', LB&SCR Terrier 72 'Fenchurch', GWR 28xx 2807 and our strong home fleet.

Book today at https://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk/events/view/spring-steam-spectacular-2025

📷 Mike Lanning

08/12/2024

Our Exmoor National Park Centre in Dunster will be open today, Sunday December 8th from 10am to 3pm. This will be the last day we will be open in 2024. The centre will reopen for the February Half Term Holiday in 2025.
Our centre in Lynmouth will remain open throughout the winter months from 10am to 3pm each day. It will though be closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

04/12/2024

18/11/2024

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15/11/2024

10/11/2024

10/11/2024

Edgar Dyer (right) with his father at the Dunster Saddlery, 1920s
Edgar Dyer was a Private in the 13th Hussars, and it’s likely that he spent at least some of his war service in the Middle East – the 13th Hussars were initially posted to the Western Front, but transferred to Mesopotamia in 1916, taking part in the capture of Baghdad in March 1917. Returning home to Dunster, he joined his father at the saddlery in the High Street, and ran the business until he died in 1975. He is buried in Dunster cemetery. His elder brother Arthur, a tailor, is also recorded on the Memorial plaque.

Two of our museum stewards, Barbara and Lesley, have been busy this year researching the lives of all the World War One servicemen listed on Dunster’s memorial plaque. If you have any information that would help their research, they would love to hear from you, photos especially welcome. And if you are currently a Dunster resident and would like to know whether any of our servicemen lived in your house or nearby, they can help with that as well. You can contact them via our email address [email protected]

06/11/2024

𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗚𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗨𝗦 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 🏰

Thanks for this stunner 🍂✨

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