Sand Point

About

Sand Point is a narrow headland running out into the Bristol Channel like a natural pier, just north of Weston-super-Mare, with views across Sand Bay that make it a favourite picnic spot. It and neighbouring Middle Hope are believed to have once been an island, reached across the mud flats at low tide, and two Iron Age settlements have been found here; much later the headland was used to test weapons during the Second World War. Nearby stands Woodspring Priory, begun in 1230 on the site of a chapel founded by one of the murderers of Thomas Becket. St Thomas's Head, a former MOD base, is now a nature reserve, and curlews and oystercatchers work the mud at low tide. Reviewers describe a wild, windswept walk with sea on all sides, rocky and uneven underfoot. Two tips: wear sturdy shoes, and check the tide times, as the mud flats are dangerous. Dogs are welcome on leads at all times.

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Opening times may change at short notice.

Open coastal headland; the NT page publishes no opening calendar or set hours for Sand Point.

No toilets at the NT car park; public toilets are in the car park on Sand Road.

Check tide times before visiting: the beach is sand and mud flats exposed at low tide, and it can be dangerous to walk too far out.

Please do not light fires or barbecues.

Photo: The tip of Sand Point reaching out into the Bristol Channel. Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:North_Somerset_,_Sand_Point_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3162257.jpg. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0. Resized and cropped for display; derivatives retain the source licence.

Dogs at the location: Allowed with restrictions. Dogs are welcome at Sand Point all year round, on a lead at all times.

Dog walks in the grounds: Allowed with restrictions. Dogs can walk the coastline on leads at all times because of grazing livestock, ground-nesting birds and steep slopes.

Leads: On a lead at all times.

Seasonal dog restrictions: None stated; dogs welcome all year round.

PricingFreeFree for all visitors

Free entry for everyone

Entry

Free for everyone

Pricing details

Open coastal headland, free to everyone. Parking charges for non-members apply separately.

ParkingFree for members

£5 all day

Parking details

National Trust main and overflow car park at the end of Beach Road, Kewstoke, BS22 9UD (a second NT car park serves Middle Hope, BS22 9YU). Payment is only via the JustPark app: £5 all day for non-members. NT members park free but must register their membership card on the app; Blue Badge holders park free without registering and display their badge. The NT page gives no JustPark location code. If the car park is full, turn around rather than parking on the verges.

Driving pin: Google's 'Sand Point National Trust Car Park' listing on Beach Road (51.3887187, -2.9632978), matching NT's satnav postcode BS22 9UD for Sand Point and within 40 m of the NT page coordinate.