Brean Down Steps – Brean Down loop from South Road Car Park

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Brean Down Steps – Brean Down loop from South Road Car Park

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Brean Down Steps – Brean Down loop from South Road Car Park

05:49

22.9km

60m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

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Start point

Parking

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3.35 km

Berrow Sands Beach

Highlight • Beach

Brean Beach ... quieter than nearby Weston Super Mare ... long stretch of sand. Dog friendly, parking on a stretch of the beach £3.50/day. Toilets available. Ice Cream van when I was here

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4.55 km

The Brean Beachside Cafe is owned and run by the National Trust.
Open from 10:00 - 16:30 every day and serving the normal NT cafe fair. Good quality and you’re supporting the trusts work looking after Brean Down.

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4.75 km

Brean Down Steps

Highlight • Trail

A set of zig-zagging steps from the beach up onto Brean Downs (National Trust) Nature Reserve, these steep concrete steps thankfully get the climb done pretty quick!

These are also part of the England Coast Path.

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5.02 km

Brean Down

Highlight • Viewpoint

Brean Down is a beautiful, small, trig pointed peninsula that sits between Weston-Super-Mare and Burnham-on-Sea. At 320 feet (97 m) high, it has nice commanding views north over Weston Bay …

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11.6 km

Berrow Beach Shipwreck

Highlight • Historical Site

Only the wooden frame of a shipwreck remains

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11.6 km

Wreck of the SS Nornen

Highlight • Historical Site

“When the tide goes out at Berrow, near Burnham-On-Sea, the bones of a long dead ship stick out of the sands as a stark reminder of a savage gale and …

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14.5 km