Roadwater is a village 3 miles (5 km) south-west of Williton, on the northern edge of the Exmoor National Park, in Somerset, England.

[3] Administratively, Roadwater forms part of the civil parish of Old Cleeve, a village situated 3 miles (5 km) to the north.

Adjacent to the store is the Village Hall and public recreation ground with Children's play area and cricket pitch.

The Village Hall hosts annual pantomimes, and usually a play, put on by the amateur dramatics society the Roadwater Players.

St Luke's Church (at the Methodist Chapel) is situated between the shop and the Valiant Soldier next to the old telephone-box which has been converted into the Roadwater Book Exchange.