Birnbeck Pier, Weston-super-Mare

Name: Birnbeck Pier
Address: Weston-super-Mare, United Kingdom

#11 among attractions in Weston-super-Mare

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Birnbeck Pier, also known as the 'Old Pier', is a pier situated on the Bristol Channel in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, England, approximately 18 miles south-west of Bristol. It is the only pier in the country which links the mainland to an island, linking to Birnbeck Island, a 1.2 hectares rocky island just to the west of Worlebury Hill. The grade II* listed pier was designed by Eugenius Birch and opened in 1867. Birnbeck Pier is one of only six Grade II* piers surviving in the country. The refreshment and waiting rooms of 1898 were designed by local architect Hans Price and the clocktower and the piermaster's house have been attributed to him. The pier has been closed to the public since 1994 and is now on the Buildings at Risk Register. ()

Opened: 1867 (157 years ago)Length: 1150 ftCoordinates: 51°21'28"N, 2°59'58"W

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Birnbeck Pier – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dismaland, Weston-super-Mare Town Hall, Odeon Cinema, The Playhouse.

1.4 miSE
Amusement, Amusement park
Dismaland, Weston-super-Mare
36 min walk • Dismaland was a temporary art project organised by street artist Banksy in the seaside resort of Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England.
1.3 miSE
City hall
Weston-super-Mare Town Hall, Weston-super-Mare
33 min walk • Weston-super-Mare Town Hall is a municipal building in Walliscote Grove Road in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England. The building, which is the headquarters of North Somerset Council, is a Grade II listed building.
1.2 miSE
Nightlife, Cinema
Odeon Cinema, Weston-super-Mare
31 min walk • The Odeon Cinema, Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England, is an art deco cinema building, designed by Thomas Cecil Howitt. Still largely intact and retaining its originally installed Compton organ, it is a Grade II listed building.
1 miSE
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Playhouse, Weston-super-Mare
26 min walk • The Playhouse is a 664-seat theatre in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, South West England that hosts shows all year round including opera, ballet, comedy, music and pantomime performances.
0.9 miSE
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Blakehay Theatre, Weston-super-Mare
25 min walk • The Blakehay Theatre is a 207-seat theatre in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, England. Its building was originally a 19th-century Baptist church.
1.5 miSE
Park
Ellenborough Park, Weston-super-Mare
38 min walk • Ellenborough Park is a park situated in the centre of Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, England. The western half of the park, an area of 1.8 hectares, is of significant biodiversity interest, due to its plant communities, and was notified as a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1989.
1 miSE
Piers and boardwalks
Grand Pier, Weston-super-Mare
27 min walk • The Grand Pier is a pleasure pier in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, situated on the Bristol Channel approximately 18 miles southwest of Bristol. It opened in 1904 and has been Listed Grade II since 1983. It is 366 metres long.
1.2 miSE
Museum
Lambretta Museum, Weston-super-Mare
32 min walk • The Lambretta Scooter Museum is in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England. It houses a total of 61 Lambretta models – at least one from each year between October 1947 through to May 1971.
1 miSE
Architecture
Winter Gardens Pavilion, Weston-super-Mare
25 min walk • The Winter Gardens Pavilion is a neo-Georgian pavilion located in the English seaside town of Weston-super-Mare. The pavilion was originally completed in 1927 and included extensive gardens, a tennis court and a putting green.
0.6 miE
Archaeological site
Worlebury Camp, Weston-super-Mare
16 min walk • Worlebury Camp is the site of an Iron Age hillfort on Worlebury Hill, north of Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England. The fort was well defended with a numerous walls, embankments and ditches around the site.
0.8 miE
Forts and castles
Worlebury Hill, Weston-super-Mare
22 min walk • Worlebury Hill is the name given to an upland area lying between the flatlands of Weston-super-Mare and the Kewstoke area of North Somerset, England.

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Which popular attractions are close to Birnbeck Pier?

Nearby attractions include Worlebury Camp, Weston-super-Mare (16 min walk), Worlebury Hill, Weston-super-Mare (22 min walk), Weston-Worle Ridge, Weston-super-Mare (22 min walk), Weston College, Weston-super-Mare (24 min walk).