The bronze statue of the Ancient Mariner on Watchet's esplanade, unveiled in 2003 by Alan White, marks the town's connection to Coleridge's most famous poem. The mariner stands on a coil of rope with the dead albatross around his neck, looking out over the harbour from which his ship, in Coleridge's imagination, set sail.
There is no formal viewing arrangement — the statue is simply on the quay — but for anyone who first read The Rime at school it is a quietly affecting moment to stand in front of it with the actual Bristol Channel behind you. The Coleridge Way walking trail begins at the statue and runs 51 miles east across Exmoor to Lynmouth.