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Burnham-on-Sea

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Burnham-on-Sea has everything from water parks to horse riding, amusements and water sports. With long-stretching sandy beaches and stunning coastal walks, Burnham is a traditional British seaside holiday. Set at the southern end of one of Europe’s longest stretches of sandy beach, its golden sands stretch for seven miles passing Berrow, before reaching Brean in the north. Known worldwide for its iconic ‘lighthouse on legs’ – the Low Lighthouse – it’s open sands make for some incredible sunsets.

A thriving seaside town, Burnham-on-Sea has beaches, a pier, cinema, theatre, gardens, and a busy calendar of events throughout the year for residents and visitors alike. To the south there’s also the 42-acre Apex Park for picnics, games and wildlife watching. It’s perfect for walking, playing beach games, flying kites, picnics and splashing about in the sea – when the tide is in! (you can check here  today’s Burnham-On-Sea tide times).

As with so many of the UK’s seaside resorts, Burnham blossomed during Victorian times and many of its finest buildings date from that time. Today it has everything you would expect from a seaside resort, and more. There’s a great range of shops, cafes and pubs and the eat:Festival visits twice a year showcasing local produce.

The beaches and generally flat landscape also mean it’s great for walking, with several self-guided walks on the seafront, including the Burnham-on-Sea Storywalk, and a series of circular walks that take in this stunning stretch of coast from here all the way to Brean Down. For dog walkers there are sections of the beach where dogs are not allowed to go, so do heck the map to be sure you and your dog are in the right areas Burnham-on-Sea Beach Dog Ban Areas.

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Festival activities nearby

Walk

Foraging Walk – Brue Green pathways Highbridge

Date & Time
Tuesday, 26th September
10am for 2.5 to 3 hours
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Burnham-on-Sea Information Centre

Date & Time
10am to 4pm every day
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Build a reptile habitat on our solar farm!

Date & Time
Saturday, 23rd September
9.30am-3pm
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Born in the Wheel of a Wagon Exhibition and Talk

Date & Time
Exhibition: Saturday, 16th September to Sunday, 1st October
Talk: Thursday, 28th September
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Rich’s Cider Tours

Date & Time
Various dates from
Saturday, 23rd September
1:30pm to 3pm
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North Myrtles Art Open Studio

Date & Time
16th September to 1st October
Open daily 10am to 5pm
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Cream tea poster

Festival Cream Teas at Berrow Church

Date & Time
Saturday, 23rd September
From 2pm
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Walk

West Huntspill: from Country to Coast

Date & Time
Saturday, 23rd September 10.30am
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Walk
Burnham Heritage Trail

Burnham-on-Sea Heritage Trail

Date & Time
Any time
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Festival Walk
A view of the Blake Museum

Bridgwater: Domesday to the 18th Century

Date & Time
Finished
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Event

PHONEY TOWERS

Date & Time
29th September - 7.30pm
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Somerset General Knowledge Quiz

Date & Time
23rd September - 8.00pm
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Hidden Station

Date & Time
Throughout the Festival
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Jackie Curtis Printmaker

Date & Time
16th September to 1st October
10am - 5pm
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Lizzie Myers & Samantha Ghilraine: Open Studio

Date & Time
16th - 29th September
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Eco Festival in Apex Park

Date & Time
Saturday, 30th September
1pm to 4pm
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Bridgy Gallery award

Artists in Action Days

Date & Time
16th September to 1st October
Gallery open:
Wed & Thurs 10.30am - 6pm
Fri & Sat 11am - 7pm
Sun 11am - 4pm
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Old Piggery Studio - Judith Champion - Art

Old Piggery Studio – Judith Champion

Date & Time
16th September - 1st October
Open daily 10am - 5pm
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Artwork - Exhibition

Artists Exhibition and Charity Cafe for Help the Child Somerset

Date & Time
16th September to 1st October
Weekends 11-2pm
Wed/Thurs/Fri 11-4pm
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Festival Walk
Berrow Dunes

Berrow Dunes and the Wreck of the Nornen

Date & Time
Finished
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Seawatch - Brean

Seawatch: Porpoises & Poetry

Date & Time
Sunday, 1st October 9.30am
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Exploring around Brean

Shoresearch: Brean shorelife

Date & Time
Thursday, 28th September 10am
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Huntspill Church

Huntspill Hub Festival Tea

Date & Time
Saturday, 23rd September
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Brean Country & Western Festival

Date & Time
Friday, 22nd September at 1pm to Sunday, 1st October until 2pm (events all day)
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Somerset Art Weeks signs

Somerset Open Studios 2023

Date & Time
Daily 16th September to 1st October
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Accommodation nearby

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