 Minehead Barbarians, the town's rugby club, have been playing together since the 1930s, but the main local football club, Minehead F.C., is even older, founded in 1889. In September 2007, the TWIF European Outdoor Tug of war Championships was held at the football club's stadium. Minehead Cricket Club, based at the West Somerset Community College in Alcombe, field four men's teams and one women's team. there are plans for a swimming pool to be built in the grounds of the West Somerset Community College. There is a bowls club on Irnham Road.
