B&Bs in Weston-super-Mare

Come away to this delightful, classic, quintessentially British seaside resort that oozes vintage Victorian charm! Enjoy a vast stretch of golden sand for building sand castles, donkey rides, fish and chips shops, a promenade for strolling and an amusement pier as well as miles of breathtaking scenery and hiking possibilities in the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

With B&Bs dotted in and around the lovely Bristol Channel seaside resort town of Weston-super-Mare, this lovely North Somerset destination just 10 minutes from the stunning Mendip Hills is perfect for holiday makers seeking seaside charm, peace and lovely beach access. Find a perfect, B&B for a romantic getaway for two or for a family of 4 right by the seaside! Many of the quaint B&Bs in the area offer accommodation just metres from the beach!

With more than 440 km of public footpaths on your doorstep in the Mendip Hills you are spoiled for choice in the area surrounding Weston-super-Mare if you love hiking. Explore a multitude of stunning loop trails of varying lengths and degrees of difficulty like the unforgettable 8km Cheddar Gorge Trail through an exquisite area replete with weathered rocky crags, pinnacles and unique plant and animal life! The splendid 8km Blagdon Lake walk offers you several kilometres of pristine lake shoreline to explore featuring reedbed, sheltered bays and grassland teeming with birds and butterflies while the 8km Three Priddy Droves walk offers you a view of ancient dry stone walls and beautiful rugged scenery!

Weston-super-Mare is something of a museum lover's destination! This charming seaside town boasts the lovely Weston Museum housed in a beautiful, elegant distinctive heritage building where you can explore the history of the town and the surrounding area from prehistoric times to the present day. The largest helicopter museum in the world happens to be located in Weston-super-Mare where you can see 80 different helicopters ranging from historic to the world´s fastest! Meanwhile the Lambretta Museum in Alfred Street filled with vintage scooters and memorabilia is the perfect finale for your museum adventure!

Come away to a nature lover's paradise just 8km south of Weston-super-Mare where you will find a lovely footpath perfect for cycling that goes around the nature reserve. There are plenty of otters, hares, marsh ducks, waders and skylarks about. Relax in a tranquil sanctuary of abundant beauty that boasts a stunning mix of ecosystems such as wetlands, grasslands, lagoons and saltmarsh.

Fancy and unforgettable island boat trip? Head to Steep Holm Island by boat from Marine Lake in Weston-super-Mare.This isolated island is 8km offshore in the Bristol Channel and is packed with places of historical interest. Here you will find a peaceful nature sanctuary overflowing with rare plants and fabulous views of the Somerset and Wales coastline plus Stone Age, Viking, 1700s and Victorian sites of interest!

Head along to Mendip Activity Centre just 25 minutes west of Weston-super-Mare where a host of fabulous adventure activities await! This ultimate adventure playground offers a fantastic 165 m dry snow sport slope plus a toboggan slope, climbing and abseiling, caving, kayaking, canoeing, raft building and paddle boarding on the river or a fantastic assault course as well as archery, axe throwing and air rifle ranges!

After a perfect morning on beautiful Weston-super-Mare´s golden beach, what could be more fun than a few hours of relaxing seaside fun by the pier! Try out the roller coaster or the Formula One simulator, stop by at the museum of memories for a nostalgic trip down memory lane and try one of the scrumptious foodie spots along the pier for melt in the mouth fish and chips, cotton candy or doughnuts!

Spend a few hours wandering around in the delightful market town of Axbridge on the edge of the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty where you can visit King John's Hunting Lodge, a fabulous National Trust wool merchant's house dating back to circa 1500 where you can see a fine example of medieval architecture with arcaded stalls opening onto the street on the ground floor. Pop into the delightful AlmsHouse tea shop for a fantastic cream tea for a fantastic finale!

Lace up your hiking boots, pack some picnic supplies and head to Chapel Allerton just 28 minutes by car south east of Weston-super-Mare! A fantastic 7 km loop hike starts here along Allerton Moor that offers you sublime views over the Somerset Levels and Cheddar Gorge with a picnic stop at Ashton Windmill, a heritage 18th century flour mill before looping back to Chapel Allerton.

Come and see the magnificent Gothic architecture of this incredible cathedral and worship site that dates back to 1175 just 40 minutes south east of Weston-super-Mare by car! This stunning house of worship is a significant heritage landmark and you can admire one of the largest and most impressive collections of historic stained glass in Britain here alongside the famous Wells Clock, the oldest clock mechanism in England, the fabulous octagonal chapter house and a mystical, medieval chained library! Next to the cathedral you can see the Vicar’s Close, England’s only intact medieval street!