Watchet is said to be the port from which the Ancient Mariner set sail on his fateful voyage in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s epic poem, the Rime of the Ancient Mariner. It has a long and fascinating maritime history, dating back to the Viking invasions and beyond. The town sports two admirable museums, one devoted to Watchet’s long history, and the other to the ‘flatner’ – a type of boat, unique to this part of the world.