The Playhouse, Weston-super-Mare

Name: The Playhouse
Address: Weston-super-Mare, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1934 645544

#7 among attractions in Weston-super-Mare

Concerts and shows, Theater

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Facts and practical information

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. ()

Opened: 1946 (78 years ago)Coordinates: 51°21'3"N, 2°58'44"W

Address

Weston-super-Mare United Kingdom

Contact

+44 1934 645544

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Weston-super-Mare

Day trips

The Playhouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

0.7 miS
Amusement, Amusement park
Dismaland, Weston-super-Mare
18 min walk • Dismaland was a temporary art project organised by street artist Banksy in the seaside resort of Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England.
~1900 ftS
City hall
Weston-super-Mare Town Hall, Weston-super-Mare
10 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.
~1260 ftS
Nightlife, Cinema
Odeon Cinema, Weston-super-Mare
7 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.
~360 ftNW
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.
0.6 miS
Park
Ellenborough Park, Weston-super-Mare
16 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.
~1310 ftSW
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.
1 miNW
Piers and boardwalks
Birnbeck Pier, Weston-super-Mare
26 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.
~1220 ftE
Museum
Lambretta Museum, Weston-super-Mare
6 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.
0.4 miE
Museum
Weston-super-Mare Museum, Weston-super-Mare
11 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.
~740 ftSW
Architecture
Winter Gardens Pavilion, Weston-super-Mare
4 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.
1.4 miNE
Church
Church of St Paul, Weston-super-Mare
36 min walk • The Church of St Paul in Kewstoke, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century with the tower being built in 1395. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The tower is in two stages, with rendered, diagonal buttresses with setbacks which rise through parapet as corner pinnacles.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is The Playhouse open?

The Playhouse is open:

Monday 10 am - 5 pm
Tuesday 10 am - 5 pm
Wednesday 10 am - 5 pm
Thursday 10 am - 5 pm
Friday 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday closed

Which popular attractions are close to The Playhouse?

Nearby attractions include The Blakehay Theatre, Weston-super-Mare (2 min walk), Weston College, Weston-super-Mare (3 min walk), Winter Gardens Pavilion, Weston-super-Mare (4 min walk), All Saints Church, Weston-super-Mare (5 min walk).

How to get to The Playhouse by public transport?

The nearest stations to The Playhouse:

Train

Weston-super-Mare (14 min walk)