Piers · South Wales
The Grand Pier
The Grand Pier is a pier in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Best time of year
- Summer
- Nearest railway station
- Weston-super-Mare · 1.0 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
The Grand Pier is a seaside pier in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1904. Coordinates: 51.3478°, -2.9847°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Heritage listing
The Grand Pier is a pleasure pier in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, situated on the Bristol Channel approximately 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Bristol. It opened in 1904 and has been Listed Grade II since 1983. It is 366 metres (1,201 ft) long. The pier's pavilion has been destroyed by fire on two occasions, in 1930 and 2008. It is one of three piers in the town, along with Birnbeck Pier, which closed in 1994 and stands derelict, and Weston Revo Pier, which opened in 1995 as the Sealife Centre, and is now a restaurant and crazy golf venue.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Severn Estuary SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Severn Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Grand Pier is a pleasure pier in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, situated on the Bristol Channel approximately 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Bristol. It opened in 1904 and has been Listed Grade II since 1983. It is 366 metres (1,201 ft) long. The pier's pavilion has been destroyed by fire on two occasions, in 1930 and 2008. It is one of three piers in the town, along with Birnbeck Pier, which closed in 1994 and stands derelict, and Weston Revo Pier, which opened in 1995 as the Sealife Centre, and is now a restaurant and crazy golf venue.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Visiting
One scene from the film The Remains of the Day was filmed on the pier in 1992. The comedy television series Bliss filmed scenes on the pier in 2017. The reality television series Come Dine with Me, Don’t Tell the Bride and Flog It!, the news programme BBC Breakfast, and the cookery television series Saturday Kitchen have also filmed at the pier.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.3478, -2.9847
- District
- North Somerset
- Parish
- Weston-super-Mare
- Postcode
- BS23 1AL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Weston-super-Mare
- Established
- 1904
- Nearest railway station
- Weston-super-Mare — 1 km
- Opening
- 11 June 1904
Sources
- osm: w30751432 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Grand Pier, Weston-super-Mare (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier June 2010.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Grand Pier?
- The Grand Pier is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode BS23 1AL), in the parish of Weston-super-Mare.
- When was The Grand Pier built?
- Built or established in 1904.
- Who owns The Grand Pier?
- The Grand Pier is owned by Michelle & Kerry Michael.
- Is The Grand Pier a listed building?
- The Grand Pier is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is The Grand Pier a protected site?
- Yes — The Grand Pier is part of the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Severn Estuary Ramsar wetland.
- Is The Grand Pier free to visit?
- Yes, The Grand Pier is free to enter.