Severn Resorts & Moor to Sea Weston-super-Mare
beauty of the Exmoor National Park.
T Portishead
A tranquil place, quite unlike its neighbouring City. For your enjoyment there is a leisure centre, tennis courts, outdoor swimming-pool, a boating lake, cricket grounds, football, hockey pitches and cycle lanes. In the summer there is a Carnival, Raft Race and a Flower Show, and the marina provides cafes, restaurants, bars, yacht watching and boating activities.
Clevedon Has the Victorian Pier, pebbled beaches and a marine lake with a fun light railway, ornamental gardens and a historic bandstand, all close to each other. Hill Road and the town offer many shops including supermarkets. Water sports are popular, with canoeing, sailing and more and there is a long promenade and other routes for walkers, including Poets Walk for hillside picnics and sea views.
Places to visit include the:
National Trust Clevedon Court - exhibiting pottery and glassware.
Tyntesfield - where terraced lawns give way to spacious parkland.
Waterloo House Heritage Centre - with the town’s history.
Weston-super-Mare Boasts a vibrant night life, clean sandy beaches, a promenade with miniature railway, and superb sea
he following is a potted guide to the resorts on the River Severn and the
views from the Big Wheel. On the beaches are wind and water sports, donkey rides, Punch and Judy, and ‘sand artists’. At the harbour there are boat trips and along the seafront there are arcades, crazy golf, restaurants, pubs, and shops selling beach things and more. Away from the seafront, the natural parklands of Ashcombe, Grove, Clarence and Ellenborough are a delight.
Beach events include the Beach Race and the Weston Air Festival and in the town, the Weston Super Food Festival, the Weston Carnival, an array of street fayres, local produce markets, classic car displays and more. Wet weather attractions include the Sea Quarium, Weston Super Mare Museum, the Helicopter Museum and the Grand Pier, with state of the art rides, food and candyfloss. Te Playhouse Teatre and the Winter Gardens offer a wide variety of entertainment.
Burnham on Sea Seven miles of golden sand, donkey rides, boating, fishing and sailing in Bridgwater Bay. Some attractions are Brean Down and Fort, Brent Knoll, Stert Island and Brean Down Bird Garden.
Places to visit in the town and nearby include:
Apex Park - with fishing, a kids play area, a skate park and walks.
King Alfred’s Sports Centre - has a full range of facilities for all ages.
Burnham & Berrow Golf Club - welcomes non-members.
Brean Leisure Centre - outstanding for families.
Berrow Animal Farm Country Park - with rare breeds, domestic farm animals and more.
Highbridge Has a lively farmers’ market on the first Friday of each month and is very close to the sands at Burnham- on-Sea. With a railway station and nearby M5 junction, this is an ideal
centre from which to explore the Quantocks and the Mendips. If you are a golfer you will enjoy the championship eighteen-hole course by the sea.
West Somerset Railway STEAMING TO THE SEASIDE
10% off tickets when booked in advance through our website Exclusions apply
A great day out
20 miles of steam train travel through the Quantock Hills and along the Exmoor Coast in Somerset.
Places of interest include medieval Dunster with its castle, Cleeve Abbey in Washford and the historic harbour town of Watchet.
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WWW.WEST-SOMERSET-RAILWAY.CO.UK OR CALL US ON 01643 704996
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