Watchet is an ancient harbour town with a history of over 1000 years and still has a network of small streets and shops to be explored, including several pubs and cafes. The Star Inn in Watchet was Somerset CAMRA's Pub of the Year for 2005. The station stands right in the middle of the town adjacent to the harbour which, since the end of commercial shipping calling in the mid-1990's has begun a new lease of life as a Marina and is home currently to a 1950's Vintage Motor Torpedo Boat.

The network of sidings that served the docks has gone and the former goods shed is now a Boat Museum. The town Museum is just off the esplanade and traces the history of the town through the ages and this includes the West Somerset Mineral Railway that once brought iron ore from the Brendon Hills for onward shipping to the furnaces at Ebbw Vale in South Wales. The trackbed of the Mineral Railway is now in use as a footpath.

Watchet Station has a booking office and prices from this Station can be found on our Fares Pages. There is also a small shop and toilet facilities though there are no disabled toilets on the station. However some can be found in the public toilets in the car park opposite the station .