The best way to get the feel of the village is to walk. The most convenient place to start, if you have driven here, is from the car park next to the bowling green. From here if you turn left you approach the Old Minehead road, and on the corner there is the old dog pound where the local strays were housed. The story behind this is quite gruesome: the hunting dogs were housed on the Alfoxton estate here they were looked after by the huntsman. At this time meat for the hounds was hung in the trees, which attracted many of the local stray dogs who often unsettled the hounds. One night the huntsman was awoken by the sound of braying dogs and so went to investigate, unfortunately he did not put on his normal hunting garments and as a result was attacked and killed by his own dogs. To prevent strays causing such an occurrence again the dog pound was built. Or you can make a nice walk starting from Crowcombe Gate.