Backhill Sands

A beach in North Somerset. By the sand: parking, bus 300 m.

On the beach

No. 1,398 of 1,883 as a wild beach, No. 845 for an easy beach day.

Within 300 m: Parking, Bus 300 m · not mapped: cafe or food, toilets, lifeguards, showers or waterOpenStreetMap, checked 2026-10-29; stops from NaPTAN and Translink
Size: About 6.0 hectares as mappedOpenStreetMap, checked 2026-10-29
Surface: RockOpenStreetMap, checked 2026-10-29

Position: 51.4554° N, 2.8490° W
Getting there: Directions in Google Maps what3words address Open in OpenStreetMap

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