Weston College, Weston-super-Mare

Name: Weston College
Address: Knightstone Road, Weston-super-Mare, United Kingdom

#25 among attractions in Weston-super-Mare

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Weston College of Further and Higher Education is a general college of further and higher education in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England. It provides education and vocational training from age 14 to adult. The college provided education to approximately 30,000 enrolled learners. It is regarded as one of the top FE colleges in the UK, often winning high profile national awards. The college is part of the 9th largest college group in the UK. ()

Established: 1845 (179 years ago)Coordinates: 51°21'4"N, 2°58'53"W

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Knightstone RoadWeston-super-Mare United Kingdom

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Weston College – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

0.7 miS
Amusement, Amusement park
Dismaland, Weston-super-Mare
19 min walk • Dismaland was a temporary art project organised by street artist Banksy in the seaside resort of Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England.
0.4 miSE
City hall
Weston-super-Mare Town Hall, Weston-super-Mare
11 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.
~1590 ftSE
Nightlife, Cinema
Odeon Cinema, Weston-super-Mare
8 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.
~600 ftE
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Playhouse, Weston-super-Mare
3 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.
~270 ftE
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Blakehay Theatre, Weston-super-Mare
2 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.
0.7 miS
Park
Ellenborough Park, Weston-super-Mare
17 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.
~1280 ftS
Piers and boardwalks
Grand Pier, Weston-super-Mare
7 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.
0.9 miNW
Piers and boardwalks
Birnbeck Pier, Weston-super-Mare
24 min walk • 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.
~1820 ftE
Museum
Lambretta Museum, Weston-super-Mare
9 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.
0.5 miE
Museum
Weston-super-Mare Museum, Weston-super-Mare
14 min walk • Weston Museum is a museum in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, England. It was established in 1861. and is home to North Somerset Council museum collection with exhibits relating to Weston-super-Mare and the surrounding area from 400 million years ago to the present day.
~620 ftS
Architecture
Winter Gardens Pavilion, Weston-super-Mare
3 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.

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Which popular attractions are close to Weston College?

Nearby attractions include The Blakehay Theatre, Weston-super-Mare (2 min walk), The Playhouse, Weston-super-Mare (3 min walk), Winter Gardens Pavilion, Weston-super-Mare (3 min walk), All Saints Church, Weston-super-Mare (6 min walk).

How to get to Weston College by public transport?

The nearest stations to Weston College:

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Weston-super-Mare (16 min walk)