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5 miles of west facing golden sand, standing at the edge of the Somerset Levels to the east, the foot of Brean Down to the north, and all the way to Burnham-on Sea to the south.
This stretch of coast is a ‘high-water’ mark only – about two and a half hours either side of high. The tide goes out well over a mile at low-water, exposing shiny mud and sand flats. It is extremely dangerous to venture onto this, it is easy to get stuck.
During winter expect loads of Cod, Codling, Whiting and Flounder. The best time to fish for the Cod is straight into the teeth of a gale. The conditions won’t be pleasant but the rewards will be good.
For the rest of the year, Bass, Conger, Rays (mainly Thornbacks), Sole, Flounder and Silver Eels are the main species that can be caught.
To get there:-
1- From Weston –Super-Mare, go south along the A370 and turn right at The Anchor Inn (at Bleadon), and follow the signs along an incredibly windy lane towards Brean. You will eventually reach a ’T’ junction at the end. Turn right to go north towards Brean Down, or left to go south towards Berrow and Burnham-on-Sea. You will see numerous paths signposted which lead through the sand dunes to the beach.
2- From Edithmead (J22 M5 with A38), join the B3140 to Burnham-on-Sea. At Burnham-on-Sea, head north to Brean and Berrow – signposted. Again, look for the paths to the beach. There are a couple of car parks, some on the beach. Some have a charge payable, and some are locked in the evening.
The beach supports a massive colony of common Blow-Lugworm along the entire length of the beach. No other worms are prevalent here. During the winter especially, the beach can resemble a re-enactment of the Battle of The Somme (!!!! ), there being so many craters and trenches dug by worm diggers. Each tide however puts the sand back leveling it all out again.
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