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[JayMac]

Brean is a regular dog walking spot for Finn and I. A great place for the dogs to run free. When the tide is out!

We'll occasionally walk up the Down(!) too. That is when my knees can cope with the steps. There is of course the winding access lane if a few hundred steps is too much.

[JayMac]

And here we are at Brean this evening. De-stressing after work. Didn't go up the Down though. Too tired!

[grahame]

And here we are at Brean this evening. De-stressing after work. Didn't go up the Down though. Too tired!

You've got Billy and Gyp asking if they can come now.  It's a fair step for us though.

[JayMac]

Billy and Gypsy would love it grahame. The far end of the beach, owned by National Trust is the best spot. Acres and acres of sand to run on, provided you avoid high spring tides. Dogs allowed year round. A National Trust cafe and shop, and an independent cafe too.

Then there's the Down. Well worth the hike up the steps or the switchback path. Once up there, on a clear day, the views toward Weston-super-Mare, across Bridgwater Bay, over Flat Holm and Steep Holm and across the Bristol Channel to South Wales are cracking. There's also the Victorian Palmerston Fort and the WWII^▸ (World War 2 - 1939 to 1945) gun emplacements to explore.

Attached is a photo of Finn and I on the Down last year. Me lying down recovering from the hike up the steps and Finn admiring the view!

[bradshaw]

I would concur, Marion and I went there during a Somerset Art Weeks a year or so back. There was an ‘installation’ in the fort which added to the interest. There is a lot to see, including an WWII^▸ (World War 2 - 1939 to 1945) arrow which pointed the direction to the aircraft.

Certainly well worth the climb, we avoided the steps and took the road.

[grahame]

It *is* lovely ... we did it once for a rescue event but by the time we took 3 trains and a bus out and the same back ... and hiked from the bus stop to the meet point ... well, they're getting a bit grey for that. Perhaps I'll see about d-r-i-v-i-n-g sometime to meet up with yous all.

[JayMac]

You've got Billy and Gyp asking if they can come now.  It's a fair step for us though.

You can of course take the train to Weston-super-Mare then the Somerset Coaster bus (First Bus service 20) to Brean Village Hall. From there its a walk of about 1.5 miles to Brean Down. A walk that can be done along the beach.

Said bus service is usually operated by open top buses and runs until 28th October 2018. Runs hourly Monday through Sunday (half hourly Mon-Sat until 1st September).
https://www.firstgroup.com/bristol-bath-and-west/routes-and-maps/somersets-coaster


EDIT: Posted as you posted grahame. I see you've done the above in the past.

I of course drive across Somerset to get to Brean Down. Public transport for me would be bus, bus, bus or bus, train, bus. bus.

[grahame]

You've got Billy and Gyp asking if they can come now.  It's a fair step for us though.

You can of course take the train to Weston-super-Mare then the Somerset Coaster bus (First Bus service 20) to Brean Village Hall. From there its a walk of about 1.5 miles to Brean Down. A walk that can be done along the beach.

Said bus service is usually operated by open top buses and runs until 28th October 2018. Runs hourly Monday through Sunday (half hourly Mon-Sat until 1st September).
https://www.firstgroup.com/bristol-bath-and-west/routes-and-maps/somersets-coaster

We may well ... though Billy finds he really gets thrown around on all those corners on the bus.  Problem is - he's a nosy dog and won't sit down, and greyhounds aren't exactly built for stability when standing and being nosy.  Also my own stamina would fail me on the walk.   Best drive some time; alternative is to stay away even that close to home.

Perhaps we should start looking for a forum Brean date?

[Phantom]

Brean Down

Sorry - that was Imber on Salisbury Plain ... I think the original answer has got lost in a flurry of other pictures!

Ahh, thought it was like this

I hadn't seen that before ... very interesting!   Thank you.

The tracks in the picture were actually part of a testing area that was set up to test the "bouncing bomb"
A bit more information here https://www.britainexpress.com/attractions.htm?attraction=1946