Oi! Watch it!........Sorry, I meant ‘Watchet’

Driver Jatt

Oi! Watch it!……..Sorry, I meant ‘Watchet’

Stop reading it in Bianca from ‘EastEnders’ voice!

This place is actually called ‘Watchet’.

As I parked my vehicle and duly paid for parking I briefly spoke to a couple who were out walking their dog. I asked for anything interesting about the place.

“Well, people generally come here to die”.

And that was about as good as it got. Walking around the town I stopped at the Watchet harbour. Someone had parked their beige coloured Ford Escort there and it just blended in.

A local joined me for a natter. I asked him if there’s anything interesting about the place?

“This is a good suicide spot”.

Jeez I’ve never come across such a bunch of jolly morbid people in my life! What an oxymoron eh. Now I must point out the part where this ‘local’ pointed out as a good suicide spot happened to be a load of mud in the harbour and it’s very deep!

Between death chats, I learned a bit about Watchet.

It’s a small coastal town in Somerset situated on the Bristol Channel coast. Right next to ‘Blue Anchor’.

Well, there is a road that connects the two but it’s closed at the moment due to coastal erosion. If you stop your car at the road closed sign you can actually see where part of the road just crumbles into cliff!

Anway, a bit of history about Watchet. It dates back to the Roman times when it was a significant port. I learnt that the town has a rich maritime heritage and its harbour played a vital role in trade and transportation during medieval times. Yes, it too has a historical connection to the transatlantic slave trade, although its involvement was not as prominent as some other ports (looks to Liverpool with suspicious eyes).

The town is very quaint with friendly locals however there is a monstrosity of a building on the harbour which would look fabulous if you are high on drugs which thankfully, at the time. I wasn’t.

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