Sand Bay

It lies 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the seaside resort of Weston-super-Mare, and across the Bristol Channel from South Wales.

This hardy grass was planted to support the banks of a tributary to the Bristol Channel further upstream than Sand Bay.

A 2004 survey reported that the beach had three times the national average quantity of sewage-related debris, with particularly high numbers of cotton bud sticks.

Sand Bay has a Bar/Fish and Chip shop, Tea Rooms and a Snack bar with Public Toilets and two Car Parks.

First West of England route 1 operates between Sand Bay and Weston-Super-Mare town centre, using open-top buses weather permitting, all year round.

Sand Bay looking north from Monk's steps. Spartina grass can be seen at the north of the beach. Sand Point is in the background and South Wales in the far distance across the water.