Pier · Burnham-on-Sea · Somerset

Burnham Pier

Burnham Pier is a pleasure pier. Within the built-up area of Burnham-on-Sea, it is one of the places to visit. Add Grand Pier Main Pavilion, 12 km away, to a visit; it leads 28 places within 15 km.

Photo: Burnham Pier, Chilli Head (CC BY 2.0)

Where

In Burnham-on-Sea

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 44%

#3,733 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Pier in Burnham-on-Sea

Inside Burnham-on-Sea

Burnham Pier is inside Burnham-on-Sea’s built-up area, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

A month-by-month guide

Aim for May to September, when Burnham-on-Sea reaches 18–22°C.

Jan9° / 3°78 mm

Feb9° / 3°53 mm

Mar12° / 4°50 mm

Apr14° / 5°52 mm

May18° / 8°52 mm

Jun20° / 11°56 mm

Jul22° / 13°62 mm

Aug22° / 13°73 mm

Sep20° / 11°60 mm

Oct16° / 8°81 mm

Nov12° / 6°86 mm

Dec9° / 3°79 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Burnham-on-Sea, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Burnham-on-Sea. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Burnham-on-Sea’s full climate →

About

Burnham Pier

It has articles in 2 Wikipedias.

Type: Pier
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Burnham-on-Sea

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

The way to Burnham Pier

Orange shows Burnham Pier; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Among the 7, Burnham-on-Sea is the biggest, home to 16,317 people. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in town

Burnham-on-Sea

16,317 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 1.7 km southeast of it

Highbridge

5,366 people · 2 places to visit

3 · 2 km east of it

Edithmead

514 people · 2 places to visit

4 · 2.3 km north of it

Berrow and Brean

2,252 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Burnham Pier is	People	Places to visit
Burnham-on-Sea	It’s in town	16,317	4
Highbridge	1.7 km southeast of it	5,366	2
Edithmead	2 km east of it	514	2
Berrow and Brean	2.3 km north of it	2,252	10
Huntspill	2.8 km south of it	845	2
Brent Knoll	3 km northeast of it	933	4
East Brent	4.8 km northeast of it	672	3

Make a day of it

Pair Burnham Pier with these

3 museums, 2 theme parks and 2 castles are among the 28 within 15 km.

Theme parkGrand Pier Main Pavilion12 km away 2

CastleStogursey Castle12 km away 3

Theme parkBrean Leisure Park5.4 km away 4

PierBirnbeck Pier13 km away 5

CastleBanwell Castle14 km away 6

Museum · National TrustKing John's Hunting Lodge (Axbridge Museum)14 km away 7

MuseumThe Helicopter Museum12 km away 8

MuseumSomerset Brick and Tile Museum12 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions about Burnham Pier

Where is Burnham Pier?

Burnham Pier is in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Burnham Pier?

Pleasure pier in Somerset, England.

When is the best time to visit Burnham Pier?

May to September are the warmest months in Burnham-on-Sea, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Burnham Pier?

Within 15 km: Grand Pier Main Pavilion (12 km), Stogursey Castle (12 km), Brean Leisure Park (5.4 km) and Birnbeck Pier (13 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Burnham Pier: Chilli Head, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Grand Pier Main Pavilion: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stogursey Castle: Andrew Riley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brean Leisure Park: Cboomf (Uploads), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Birnbeck Pier: me'nthedogs (Mark Robinson), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Banwell Castle: This file was derived from: Banwell Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1126175.jpg, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
King John's Hunting Lodge (Axbridge Museum): NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Helicopter Museum: Adrian and Janet Quantock, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Somerset Brick and Tile Museum: Ken Grainger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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