Weston-super-Mare

Weston beach - Weston-super-Mare beach, looking north towards Grand Pier and town

Weston-super-Mare is a typical English seaside resort on the shore of the Bristol Channel, in the traditional county of Somerset (England)|Somerset, roughly mile 25 south-west of Bristol, 35 miles west of Bath and 20 miles north of Bridgwater. The main attraction, Weston Bay, has miles of clean sandy beach and traditional seaside attractions.

Travel as a Muslim to Weston-super-Mare

By rail

Weston is accessible by train. Weston-super-Mare station GPS 51.3446,-2.9716 lies on the mainline from Bristol to the South West. Direct trains are available from London, Birmingham, Gloucester, Cardiff, Taunton and Exeter, with connections from all parts of England, Wales and Scotland.

By coach or bus

National Express coaches connect to most parts of Britain. Buses connect directly with Bristol, Bath, Bridgwater, Taunton and Glastonbury.

By road

Weston lies roughly 3 miles off the M5 motorway, at junction 21.

Fly to Weston-super-Mare

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport GPS 51.382778,-2.719167 (IATA Code: BRS). It is feasible to get an airport bus to Temple Meads or Parson street train stations in Bristol and take a train to Weston from there. Bus 121 runs direct, but slowly and infrequently. The quicker but more expensive option would be to take a taxi (£25).

Get Around

GPS 51.34595|-2.9776 Most of the major attractions lie within easy walking distance of the railway and bus stations. There are local bus services within the town provided by First Bus Taxi services are located centrally, and a trip from the town centre to the outskirts can be expected to cost around £5.

There are also two smaller railway stations that alight in more residential areas, Weston Milton and Worle, which are serviced roughly every half hour.

What to See

• Weston-super-Mare Tourism Board Centre - @somerset.gov.uk - Winter Gardens Royal Parade, BS23 1AJ GPS: 51.34899, -2.98168 follow signs for sea front from J21, M5 ☎ +44 1934 417117 +44 1934 641741 Opening Hours: 9:30AM Monday - 5PM Accommodation booking, discount tickets, travel information, maps, tourist leaflets
• The Grand Pier - @

Marine Parade GPS: 51.3478, -2.9864 follow signs for sea front from J21, M5 ☎ +44 1934 620238 Grand Pier, Weston-super-Mare Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier June 2010 The Pier suffered a devastating fire in 2008, but in October 2010 the £39-million rebuilt pier opened to the public. The Grand Pier includes multiple attractions including a Go-Kart Track, Robo Coaster and Ghost ride. Entry is £1. food and fruit drinks are available and there is also a themed bar

• The Wheel of Weston | Web: n-super-Mare

Beach Lawns, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1AT GPS: 51.3453, -2.9809 2 minutes walk from town centre, on the seafront, due to its size extremely simple to find ☎ +44 1934 620058 | Opening Hours: 10AM Monday - 8PM Adult £6.50, child (14 years and under) £4.00 The Wheel of Weston is a 40-meter high observation wheel which 30 pods are attached. Each pod can take 8 people, brilliant views of surrounding area on clear day.

• North Somerset Museum | @somerset.gov.uk

Burlington Street GPS: 51.3491, -2.9750 five minutes walk from Weston-super-Mare Tourism Board Centre, near High Street ☎ +44 1934 621028 - Opening from Monday to Saturday 10AM Monday - 4:30PM - Weston-super-Mare Museum - Illustrates the history of North Somerset from prehistoric times to the present day. Finds from Worlebury Hill Fort are on display and other exhibits include minerals, natural history, costume, a chemist shop, dentist and dairy. Shop and cafe

• Helicopter Museum | The Heliport, Locking Moor Road GPS: 51.3394, -2.9304 ☎ +44 1934 635227 | Opening Hours: April - Oct: 10AM Monday - 5:30PM , November - Mar: 10AM Monday - 4:30PM £3.50-£5.50 WestonHelicopterMuseum - 39330 The Helicopter Museum (Weston) Claims to be the largest dedicated helicopter museum in the world. Over 80 rotorcraft from all over the world. Many foreign helicopters are featured, in particular Soviet-era and Eastern European craft. Also helicopters from the Queens Flight, including a Wessex. Offers regular 15 mile summer Helicopter Experience Flights over the area.
• Brean Down - @

Brean GPS: 51.324402, -3.01443 ☎ +44 1452 814213 - free, donations welcome Brean Down Brean Down National Trust-owned peninsula 2 miles to the south of Weston, jutting out into the Bristol Channel, with a Victorian fort and steep cliffs. Refreshments in Brean Cove vehicle park.

• The Beach | GPS: follow signs for sea front from J21, M5 free - Has two miles of sand, although at low water the sea can be nearly a mile away from the Promenade. There are designated areas for kite buggies, small land yachts and kite boards, while jet skiers, power boat users and other boats can launch from Knightstone slipway. Traditional donkey rides.
• Marine Lake | GPS: 51.35266, -2.98945 follow signs for sea front from J21, M5 free - Located at the northern end of the beach, Marine Lake is a small man-made lake filled at high tide by the sea. It has a beach as well as a concrete walkway around the landward side, and a causeway at the ocean side. Popular with families as the water is calm and fairly shallow.
• Seaquarium - Marine Parade GPS: 51.3426, -2.9825 follow signs for sea front from J21, M5 ☎ +44 1934 613361 | Opening Hours: Daily 10AM Monday - 4PM £9.50 - Over 25 displays allowing visitors to see aquatic life from local waters and regions of the world. An underwater tunnel lets visitors get close to the sharks, rays and other creatures as they swim by. Shop and cafe
• Boat Trips |

Knightstone Harbour GPS: 51.3519, -2.9872 ☎ +44 1934-636734 Trips around Weston Bay lasting for an hour, and also a longer day trip to the nature reserve of Steep Holm and Flatholm Island in the Bristol Channel. The MV Balmoral and the PS Waverley occasionally call in at Weston. Details from Weston-super-Mare Tourism Board Centre

• Sand Bay - Kewstoke Road GPS: M5 Junction 21. signs for Kewstoke. access from beach road. - Sand and shingle, salt marsh and site of Scientific Special interest at northern end. Cafe, restaurants, shops, toilets, a campsite and caravan park are all available.

What to Do

• Playhouse Theatre | High Street GPS: 51.3507, -2.9790 ☎ +44 1934 645544 - £4-20 - 658 seat theatre hosting summer variety, concerts, dance, films, drama, local amateur productions and a Christmas pantomime.
• The Winter Gardens - Royal Parade GPS: 51.3494, -2.9817 ☎ +44 1934 417117 - free-£12.00 A Winter Gardens Pavilion, Weston-super-Mare Ballroom dancing, conferences, farmers' markets, fairs, wrestling in a pavillion opened in 1927.
• Odeon Cinema | The Centre, High Street GPS: 51.3468, -2.9759 5 minutes from train station ☎ +44 871 22 44 007 | Opening Hours: Daily noon-10PM, occasional late screenings £3.25-8.10 4 screen miniplex showing main feature films, online booking via eHalal Hotels available
• The Blakehay - Wadham Street GPS: 51.3513, -2.9803 just off High Street ☎ +44 1934 645493 200-seat community theatre and arts venue, with a programme of plays, concerts, puppet theatre, films and dance performance.
• Weston Air Festival - Beach Lawns, Sea Front ☎ +44 1934 635227 Two-day event in June with air displays and static exhibitions.
• Sand Sculpture Festival | The Beach GPS: Follow seafront signs from J21 of the M5 ☎ +44 1934 888800 | Opening Hours: daylight free Spectacular sculptures by artists from around the world. The largest may be as high as 10 feet tall and use up to 20 tons of sand.
• Weston Beach Race | The Beach GPS: Follow seafront signs from J21 of the M5 £4-16/day in advance October - annual extravaganza of motorcycle stunts and races over a specially constructed sand course.
• Weston Illuminated Carnival | town centre and seafront GPS: Opening Hours: 7pm-10pm free, donations collected part of the Somerset carnival season, November annually
• The Campus | @somerset.gov.uk

Highlands Lane, Locking Castle GPS: 51.3528, -2.9151 Travel along Elmham Way in Weston-super-Mare following road signs for Worle and Sand Bay. At the roundabout take the first exit onto Bransby Way. Turn left onto Highlands Lane ☎ +44 1934 427427 +44 1934 427323 - Skateboard park, BMX area, sports halls and pitches

• Hans Price Sports Centre - @somerset.gov.uk

Marchfields Way, BS23 3QP GPS: 51.3389, -2.9645 Follow the A370 into Weston-super-Mare. Take the first turning on the left after the retail park which contains KFC and Gala Bingo, into Wyvern School. Follow the signs for the sports centre. ☎ +44 1934 642426 | Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 5-10PM; Sa 9AM Monday - 2PM Sports hall, indoor climbing wall (term time Mondays only 5-6PM), all-weather floodlit artificial turf pitch, outdoor floodlit courts, gymnasium, multi-use games area, outdoor grass pitches, fitness suite.

Muslim Friendly Shopping in Weston-super-Mare

• High Street | GPS: three minutes from sea front main shopping centre
• Sovereign Shopping Centre - High Street, Salisbury Terrace, BS23 1HL GPS: 51.348479, -2.980106 just off High Street ☎ +44 1934 644111 38 shops and a cafe.

Halal Restaurants in Weston-super-Mare

There are many fish and chip shops, cafes and other fast food outlets in and around the High Street and sea front. Also a small number of Indian and Chinese restaurants and take-aways.

• Yo-Ji | 25-27 Street James Street, BS23 1ST GPS: 51.34647, -2.97908 ☎ +44 1934 620800 | Opening Hours: 11AM Monday - 3PM, 5PM Monday - 10:30PM Japanese restaurant serving fine cuisine and sushi
• Old Thatched Cottage | 14 Knightstone Road, BS23 2AN GPS: 51.3510, -2.9830 ☎ +44 1934 621313 Situated in the oldest building in Weston is this family-run restaurant specialising in Steaks and fish.
• Bengal Raj | 8-20 Boulevard, BS23 1NA GPS: 51.35018, -2.97602 ☎ +44 1934 420824 Indian restaurant.

A range of traditional style pubs and national chain outlets, many serving food, concentrated around the High street area and sea front.

eHalal Group Launches Halal Guide to Weston-super-Mare

Weston-super-Mare - eHalal Travel Group, a leading provider of innovative Halal travel solutions for Muslim travelers to Weston-super-Mare, is thrilled to announce the official launch of its comprehensive Halal and Muslim-Friendly Travel Guide for Weston-super-Mare. This groundbreaking initiative aims to cater to the diverse needs of Muslim travelers, offering them a seamless and enriching travel experience in Weston-super-Mare and its surrounding regions.

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Muslim Friendly Hotels

Large numbers of hotels, also self-catering accommodation and a few independent hotels.

• The Grand Atlantic |

Beach Road, BS23 1BA GPS: Located on the seafront, 5 minutes south of town centre ☎ +44 1934 626543 - Victorian perioid hotel set on the seafront. Close to town centre. Has had an extensive refurbishment. Restaurant and bar

• Nook and Harbour Holiday Apartments | 50 Knightstone Road, BS23 2BE GPS: North West of the town centre located next to Marine Lake on the Seafront ☎ +44 1934 621122 Checkin - 2PM / Check-out: 10AM B&B and holiday apartments, next to Marine Lake & Knightstone Island.
• Anchor Head Hotel | Anchor Head Hotel, Claremont Crescent, BS23 2ED GPS: Follow seafront road from town towards Sand Bay, located near the headland ☎ +44 1934 620880 Checkin - 4PM / Check-out: 10AM Located towards the north-west of the town, between Marine Lake and Birnbeck Pier.
• Premier Inn |

Hutton Moor Road, BS22 8LY GPS: Follow A370 from M5 Junction 21 into Weston-Super-Mare. After 3rd roundabout turn right at traffic lights into Hutton Moor Leisure Centre. Turn left and follow road into vehicle park. Next to the Pavilion Beefeater. ☎ +44 871 527 9156 - From £57pppn Standard Premier Inn hotel, located 1½ miles from Town Centre.

• The Royal Hotel | 1 South Parade, BS23 1JP GPS: Located on the seafront next to the Winter Gardens ☎ +44 1934 423100 - Large Georgian Hotel which is located in the centre of Weston on the seafront, 2 minutes walk from the High street, Grand Pier and Knightstone Island.

Explore more Halal friendly Destinations from Weston-super-Mare

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Other local attractions near Weston-super-Mare are:

• Glastonbury
• Wells and the nearby Wookey Hole Caves (full of adventure for little kids)
• Street (Somerset)|Street (with Clarks Shopping Village)
• Bath
• Mendips
• Cheddar
• Bristol
• Bridgwater

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