Somerset Beaches
Somerset beaches a variety of clean beaches
await, some ideal for the family holiday, others for seaside
walk, sea fishing, fossil hunting or enjoying a beach activity.
Relax in a deck chair amid acres of sand or enjoy a donkey
ride on endless Weston-Super-Mare beach. Berrow is the long
stretch of coastal sand running from Burnham-on-Sea to Brean,
all suitable for sea fishing when the tide is right. Burnham-on-Sea
has miles of sand, a pier, various shops and cafes. Brean
has tidal mud flats and sand, parking on the beach and is
popular for various beach sports activities.
East Quantoxhead and Kilve have a constantly changing sand
and rock beach with interesting rock formations, ideal for
fossil hunting. Doniford has rock pools, sand, mud and quickly
rising tides. At Blue Anchor Bay you can fish and watch a
west Somerset steam train chug by on its merry way. Enjoy
a picnic, park the car, rent a beach hut or walk the dog on
Dunster beach. Watchet has history and a new marina. Minehead
has an excellent sandy beach, a wonderful promenade, and is
a perfect coastal resort for all the family. Walk round the
wide expanse of Porlock Bay on the unique shingle ridge, behind
is a salt marsh alive with birdlife. Porlock Bay is surrounded
by the stunning scenery of Exmoor National Park.
At Porlock Weir take a dip over pebbles, rest with a pint
by the little harbour before exploring the awesome hogs back
cliffs, which start here and stretch west into Devon. The
best way to view is by pleasure boat from Minehead harbour,
gently cruise along the scenic west Somerset coast or walk
the outstandingly beautiful coastal path to county gate.
All Somerset beaches have passed the water quality test, several
have excellent water quality, constantly cleaned and changed
by an ebbing and flowing Severn Sea. All beaches enjoy far
reaching views over the Bristol Channel to Wales.
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