Theme parks · South West England
Brean Theme Park
In or near Compton Bishop.
Somerset's seafront family theme park at Brean Sands, free entry.
Lewis Clarke — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- School holidays (Apr–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Highbridge and Burnham · 7.6 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Brean Theme Park, the nearest railway station is Highbridge and Burnham, which is 7.6 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is TA8 2RB. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Brean Theme Park is the family-orientated park at Brean Sands on the Somerset coast, part of Brean Leisure Park alongside the splash water park. Around 35 rides and attractions including the Astrostorm coaster, log flume, Wave Swinger and the Crazy Cars dodgems are spread across the seafront site. Free entry; combined day-pass tickets cover both the dry rides and the indoor pool. A staple of West Country caravan-park summers since 1946.
Photo gallery
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Bridgwater Bay SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Berrow Dunes SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: MENDIP
- Ramsar wetland: Severn Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Brean Leisure Park also known as Brean Theme Park, is an amusement park in the coastal resort of Brean, near Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, England. The park covers an area of 200 acres (80.9 ha). Brean Leisure Park is open from March to November every year. The park has also been a concert venue for artists such as DJ Casper, Peter Andre, Jason Donovan and The Wurzels. Sky filmed an episode of Brainiac: Science Abuse entitled "Funfair Physics" at the park. An episode of BBC TV series Casualty was also filmed there in 2007 and again 2013. And an episode of CBBC TV series The Sparticle Mystery was filmed of the titled of the episode The FunFair. In 1997 there was location filming for CITV TV series Rosie and Jim of the characters riding a Merry-go-Round.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.2811, -3.0167
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Berrow
- Postcode
- TA8 2RB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bridgwater
- Annual visitors
- ~750,000/year
- Nearest railway station
- Highbridge and Burnham — 7.6 km
- Official site
- www.burnham-on-sea.com
Sources
- manual: brean-theme-park (manual)
- wikipedia: Brean Leisure Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Brean Theme Park?
- Brean Theme Park is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TA8 2RB), in the parish of Berrow.
- What is Brean Theme Park?
- Somerset's seafront family theme park at Brean Sands, free entry.
- How do I get to Brean Theme Park?
- The nearest railway station is Highbridge and Burnham, about 7.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode TA8 2RB.
- When was Brean Theme Park built?
- Dates from the modern period.
- Who owns Brean Theme Park?
- Brean Theme Park is owned by Phil Booth.
- Is Brean Theme Park a protected site?
- Yes — Brean Theme Park is part of the Bridgwater Bay SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Berrow Dunes SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Does Brean Theme Park charge admission?
- Brean Theme Park typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Brean Theme Park?
- The nearest railway station is Highbridge and Burnham, about 7.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TA8 2RB.