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Lying at the
mouth of the River Parrett on Bridgwater Bay
in the Bristol Channel, this is an evergreen
seaside resort with the shortest pier in
Britain and a stretch of treacherous mudflats.
It possesses a number of lighthouses including
a 19th century ‘lighthouse on legs’ built by a
local cleric who tried in vain to create a
local spa. The town’s church, St Andrews,
dates to the 14th century. A popular
attraction is a wildlife park fashioned from
disused clay pits. Wildlife-rich Brean Down is
a high, limestone promontory jutting into the
sea and owned by the National Trust. It
contains pre-Roman archaeology and a 19th
century fort.
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Brean Down Fort - Photo:
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