There is something special about springtime in Brean, Somerset, with golden sands and liberating days away from the crowds. One of the country’s hottest destinations is pretty all year round, but this lovely little south west enclave is filled with blooming nature in spring.
 
Native birds, resident wildlife and local flowers appear in bursts of life as the days become longer and brighter. Clear days offer spectacular views along the Bristol Channel and out to the Welsh coast, with vibrant lingering sunsets being a sought after experience by visitors. This easily accessible bolt hole is only two hours from London and Birmingham and makes an easy rejuvenating spring short break, where unusually you can park on the beach.
 
The Brean Down promontory becomes a purple carpet of bluebells, with splashes of yellow primroses and daffodils. Visitors are rewarded with outstanding views along the Somerset coastline, populated with porpoises, seals and dolphins, and a walk that has been voted one of the best in UK. At the end of the 1.5 mile landmark can be found a Victorian fort, constructed in the 1860s as one of the Palmerston Forts to protect the ports of the Bristol Channel. A National Trust café is open daily at the base of Brean Down to prepare for, or refresh from the 318 feet climb. Dog lovers are well catered for, being able to take into the café and run free on the adjacent beach.
 
Walkers find this stretch of the Somerset Coast provides a contrast along its 66 miles with the King Charles III England Coast Path looping out into a series of circular walks – the Brean Down circular takes up to an appetite-building 2.5 hours with inspiring views and tranquillity. Both walkers and cyclists can travel the 8 miles to Weston-super-Mare along the level Brean Down Way.
 
Somerset’s beauty and strong sense of community is currently being appreciated by television viewers on Channel 5 with Alan Titchmarsh narrating the new series ‘Somerset – Wonder of the West Country’. Brean has been popular for decades to those in the know, who appreciate days out to a wide variety of local adventure and theme parks, farm shops and the famous Cheddar Gorge and Caves. 
 
Somerset has the highest number of farmers and food producers in any county in the U.K. and local food and drink such as cheese and cider give authentic experiences of the surrounding farmland. Rich’s cider farm have been making traditional cider for over 60 years and the nearby farm to Brean is open all year. Spring blossoms give rise to rich fruit in the autumn and spring farm tours include tastings and the chance to enjoy lunch on the farm and stock your car with produce from the farm shop.
 
The excitement of staying overnight in the village of Brean is also captured on Channel 5, with the popular series Happy Campers featuring Holiday Resort Unity which is adjacent to the remarkable expanse of the beach. Further along, Warren Farm recently won the AA Holiday Centre of the Year Award and is another example of a choice of accommodation, even including lodges with open air hot tubs overlooking the dunes. Both these centres feature a lively performance entertainment programme that includes themed weekends and also a week-long Country and Western Festival each September. Also open for Easter is Brean Theme Park with over 40 attractions including indoor and outdoor roller coasters, in their words “something for all ages and adrenalin levels”.

More information can be seen at www.visitsomerset.co.uk/brean-and-berrow