There are lots of ways of getting to East Brent. Unfortunately, almost all
of them are comedy options, such as on the back of a kidnapped Weston donkey.
These are not included on this page. This leaves you with the easy way
(by car) and the hard ways (public transport). Take your pick!
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To help you find your way around, there are two photo tours you can take a
look at (well, squint at).
Get me to the church on time (112k of pictures)
corresponds roughly to the directions below for finding the
church in a car. Indeed, links within those directions take you to the relevant
sections of this tour.
Let's all go on a toilet hunt (40k of pictures)
shows you what to look for when you're desperate.
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Route planning
If you are lucky/rich enough to have exceptionally specific route-planning
software, it will help you to know that if St. Mary's
Church had a postcode, it would be TA9 4HZ.
For everyone else, we can heartily recommend
The AA's
online route planner, which will pepper your route with plenty of landmarks
to keep you orientated. Unfortunately, it's not that specific, so this page
concentrates on the last little bit of the journey: from the M5 to the church.
- Leave the M5 at Junction 22. As the slip road approaches
Edithmead roundabout, get in the right-hand lane.
- At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit, signposted Weston-S-Mare,
Bristol (South) & Airport, etc.
- You will pass the Fox and Goose pub on your right and Brent Knoll (village
and hill) on your left. As you approach the next roundabout, you will pass
the Brent House restaurant on your left. Get in the left-hand lane.
- At the roundabout, take the 1st exit, which is more-or-less
straight on. You will be approaching East Brent from the south.
If this map appears clipped, try viewing the source file.
- At the traffic lights, follow the sign for East Brent (!), Brent Knoll,
Berrow and Brean. In other words:
- From the South: Turn left.
- From the North: Turn right.
You will pass the Methodist chapel immediately
on your right. If you pass the village hall and see the pub
up ahead, you're going the wrong way.
- Follow the road around a gentle bend to the left. You will see the butcher's
(a white building) ahead of you.
- Follow the road around a sharp bend to the right. Church Road is immediately
on your left as you pass the butchers.
- BUT parking is limited up Church
Road, so you're better off continuing down Brent Road and taking the
second turning on the left after Church Road. This turning is a tiny
little country lane that goes over the hill. Don't panic: you're only on
it for a few hundred yards.
- As you begin your ascent, you will pass a house on your left. Immediately
after the house is a turning on the left that becomes a very short drive marked
East Brent Cemetery. The gate to the cemetary
car park is kept shut, so you'll need to hop out and open it. The spring on
the gate latch is stiff: don't be frightened to give it a good hard tug.
- Having parked your car, follow the path through the bottom of cemetary to the
top of the churchyard. The path continues down the north side of the church: just
follow it round to the church porch on the south side.
If this map appears clipped, try viewing the source file.
To see how the maps on this page fit into the general scheme of things, why not
visit MultiMap.com,
which is where we borrowed ours from. You could also try
StreetMap.co.uk,
which presents you with maps that are uglier but easier to read.
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The two nearest train stations are Highbridge (unmanned, not well served) and
Weston-Super-Mare (manned and well served).
The local bus company is Badgerline.
The 102 bus leaves Weston High Street and Grand Central at
13:00 and arrives at East Brent at 13:16, near the pub
(see map). The return journey leaves East Brent at 16:39
and arrives in Weston at 16:55. The same 102 bus also runs from Highbridge Station
at 12:10 to East Brent at 12:39, with a return service leaving East Brent at 17:26
and arriving at Highbridge Station at 17:56.
The nearest airport is Bristol International at Lulsgate. There is no direct bus
service between Bristol International Airport and East Brent, but
Badgerline do run
the 121 service between the Airport and Weston-Super-Mare. The
bus leaves the airport at 11:25 and arrives at Weston High Street at 12:25. The
102 bus leaves Weston High Street at 13:00 and arrives at East
Brent at 13:16, near the pub (see map).
The return 102 service leaves East Brent at 16:39 and arrives in Weston at 16:55;
unfortunately, the return 121 service does not run to the airport again for the
rest of the day.
Here is a selection of local taxi companies. We can't vouch for any of them,
as we haven't used them, so unfortunately it's pot luck.
| Abbotsley Taxis: | 01278 795002 |
| Apple Central: | 01934 613613/413413 |
| ARC Taxis: | 01934 627694 |
| Black Cabs: | 01278 751733 |
| Brent Knoll Car Service: | 01278 760178 |
| Burnham-On-Sea Taxis: | 01278 795050 |
| Coldstream Taxis: | 01278 785764 |
| Crown Taxis: | 01934 522822 |
| Fairview Taxis: | 01278 787999 |
| Lydia's Taxis: | 01278 794479 |
| M & T Taxis: | 01278 782222 |
| Stacey's Taxis: | 01934 635962 |
| TJ's: | 01278 795757 |
| Woodspring Taxis: | 01934 414141 |
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Alex Ball.
© 2004 Alex Ball and Barbara Wright.
Last updated: 1 February 2004.
