Burnham-on-Sea

Burnham-on-Sea is a popular small seaside resort, with seven miles of sandy beach and a sweeping view of Bridgwater Bay. The church should be visited for its 14th century tower, 78 foot high and leaning some 3 foot out of the vertical. Most of the beach is sandy, but areas of mud are exposed in some places at low water, when swift currents make it unsafe to bath. There are views across the mouth of the River Parrett to the Stert Island bird sanctuary. As well as the usual sea side attractions, a regatta is held in August and a carnival in November. 

Memorable days out might take in trips to Cheddar Gorge and Caves, Wookey Hole, Glastonbury, Clark's shopping village in Street, the exquisite cathedral and Bishop's Palalce in Wells and Bath's stunning crescents and Roman Baths. Local delights include Brean Leisure Park, Animal Farm Country Park and Noah's Ark Zoo Farm, whilst Minehead, Lynton and Lynmouth and Exmoor are further afield. Sailing, fishing and riding are available locally and Brean golf course is opposite the properties. Pubs serving food and shops ½ mile.

Burnham-on-Sea - Jetty - a predominantly sandy beach with a pier and various shops and cafes close by.

Burnham-on-Sea - Yacht Club - this beach has some sand near the jetty with pebbles, mudflats and marsh further south towards the River Parrett. From the beach you can watch boats come and go and spot seabirds from Stert and the nearby Wildlife Park.

Just half an hour away from Cheddar lies the Somerset coast and seven miles of beaches running from Burnham-on-Sea to Berrow and Brean Sands. The wide open spaces are perfect for every kind of beach activity from sand castle digging to kite flying and sea angling. The small Victorian resort of Burnham-on-Sea offers all the traditional seaside activities of donkey riding to pier amusements. A stroll down the long esplanade give an opportunity to admire the views across to Bridgwater Bay and the distant Welsh coast. The bustling High Street has many small shops and cafes to provide everything from fish and chips to ice cream. Berrow and Brean Sands dunes provide peace and solitude and many forms of plant and animal life in the nature reserve in Berrow. At the northerly tip of the beach is Brean Cove with its rock pools lying below the cliffs of Brean Down, an outlier of the Mendip Hills managed by the National Trust. Climb to the top of the Down for a bracing walk and exhilarating views over the Bristol CharuieL

Contributed by: Terry Underwood