Tourist Information
The name Weston comes from the Anglo-Saxon term
for west tun or settlement, the descriptive part of its name,
"super-Mare", dates from medieval times and is Latin for over the sea.
Weston-super-Mare is a popular tourist destination, which offers
attractions such as the long sandy beach, the world's largest
dedicated helicopter collection at the Helicopter
Museum, North Somerset
Museum, the Grand
Pier, the SeaQuarium
and the newly opened Wheel of
Weston.
The beach lies on the western edge of the town, the upper part is
sandy but as the sea retreats, the tide exposes the mud flats. The
tidal range is part of the Bristol Channel, with gentle sloping mud
flats, means that Weston sees high tides early mornings and late
afternoons with the sea retreating far out leaving these exposed.
The mud has caught many a tourist trying to reach the sea so it is
unadvisable to attempt to reach the sea when it is out so
far.
Weston lies close to junction 21 of the M5 motorway, from here it is just a short
drive to the town centre and the beach.
The following links will provide further information on the
town:
www.visitsomerset.co.uk
www.whatsonwestonsupermare.co.uk
