Bristol Airport 35 min
Cardiff Bay (1 hr 5) Celebrated urban area featuring a marina, shops & eateries, plus historic buildings & guided tours. Clevedon Pier & Heritage Trust (20 min) Restored 1869 pier with a Japanese pagoda & glass restaurant for seaside picnics & candlelit dining. Sand Bay (12 min) Popular bay getaway offering laid-back, sandy beaches & multiple vacation resorts. Birnbeck Pier (7 min) Closed to the public since 1994, this 18th-century pier once linked the mainland to Birnbeck Island. Puxton Park (12 min) All-weather adventure park with soft play, aerial climbing and slides in 40 acres of countryside. Wales Millennium Centre (1 hr 3) Major modern culture venue staging theatre, opera, ballet and music shows, with bars and dining. Weston Museum (8 min) Exhibits on local history and seaside holidays, plus adjacent cottage with circa 1900-styled rooms. Grand Pier (10 min) Seaside pier with land train, indoor rides, arcade machines plus candy floss, ice cream and tearoom. Brean Down Fort (36 min) Ruined fort at the end of a 318-ft.-high peninsula built to defend against Napoleonic invasion. The Helicopter Museum (7 min) Displays of helicopters, a play area and special events including flights and open cockpit days. Somerset Levels (12 min) Covering over 160,000 acres, this scenic area features plains & wetlands for hiking & recreation. Weston Super Mare Beach (5 min) Sand beach, mud flats & town with an aquarium, museums, theaters & grand pier with amusements. Cheddar Gorge (30 min) Deep limestone ravine with hiking trails, viewpoints & underground stalactite/stalagmite caves. Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (35 min) These notable limestone hills draw hikers & spelunkers with its many caves & ancient historic sites. Animal Farm Adventure Park (16 min) Kids can pet goats, donkeys and llamas or enjoy the Playbarn's slides and ball pools. |