A MAN was assaulted as he sat outside a Somerset coffee shop, police say.

Officers are appealing for witnesses to the assault, which happened in Minehead town centre on Thursday (November 18).

"A 64-year-old man was assaulted by another man while he was sat outside a coffee shop in Wellington Square at around 1.45pm," an Avon and Somerset Police spokesperson said.

A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault and criminal damage and has been released on bail so further enquiries can take place, they added.

Anyone who saw the incident, or has mobile phone footage or any other information which would help, should contact police on 101 and give the call handler the reference number 5221271900.