Clevedon Area Guide
Clevedon is a charming town situated around 13 miles south of Bristol and 12 miles north of Weston Super Mare. Access to the M5 motorway is immediately on hand at Junction 20. The Almondsbury interchange a short drive away is the intersection of the M5 and M4 motorways leading to Cardiff and London. Bristol International Airport is approximately 9 miles distant and the nearest mainline rail link is at Yatton around 4 miles from the centre of Clevedon.
Some History of Clevedon
Clevedon is an English seaside town and civil parish in the unitary authority of North Somerset, part of the ceremonial county of Somerset. It lies along the Severn Estuary, among small hills that include Church Hill, Wain's Hill (topped by the remains of an Iron Agehill fort), Dial Hill, Strawberry Hill, Castle Hill, Hangstone Hill and Court Hill, a Site of Special Scientific Interest with overlaid Pleistocene deposits. It features in the Domesday Book of 1086. Clevedon grew in the Victorian period as a seaside resort and in the 20th century as a dormitory town for Bristol.
The seafront has ornamental gardens, a Victorian bandstand and many other attractions. Salthouse Field has a light railway running around the perimeter and is used for donkey rides in the summer. The shore consists of pebbled beaches and low rocky cliffs, with an old harbour at the western edge of the town, at the mouth of the Land Yeo. The rocky beach has been designated as the Clevedon Shore Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Clevedon Pier, which opened in 1869, is one of the earliest surviving examples of a Victorian pier. On 17 October 1970, two outward spans collapsed when the seventh set of legs from the shore failed during a routine insurance load test. A trust was eventually formed and the pier and its buildings were restored and reopened on 27 May 1989, when the Waverley paddle steamer berthed and took on passengers. Other landmarks include Walton Castle, Clevedon Court, the Clock Tower, and the Curzon Cinema.
Clevedon's light industry is located mainly in industrial estates, including Hither Green Trading Estate near the M5 motorway junction. It is a dormitory town for Bristol. The town is home to educational, religious and cultural buildings and sports clubs.
Children Friendly
Clevedon has many delightful areas of green space and play areas. The Salthouse Fields offer a free large park for older & younger children with sand pit, swings, slides and climbing frames. Being super close to the beach & free public swimming in Marine Lake, if you are brave enough to face the chilly British waters. There are activities to enjoy such as arcades, bouncy castle, miniature train, outdoor tennis courts and outdoor football courts but some of these are subject to an additional charge.
Transport
Access to Bristol is very easy by car taking around half an hour, buses run from all over Clevedon at various times of day and there is a convenient rail link at Yatton train station closeby. There are various cycle routes including Portishead, Yatton and Bristol, with plentiful main roads leading out of the town heading to Bristol, Nailsea and Portishead.
Dining out
With a plethora of choice including a host of family oriented pubs and restaurants, we are well served with worldwide cuisine and of course takeaways. Plentiful coffee shops and cafe's offer the perfect meeting place to catch up with friends. Hill Road offers a gorgeous range of ‘boutique style’ shops, café’s and restaurants plus a Sainsburys local.