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	Sacred sites around Glastonbury \| Brean Down
		Brean Down is not well known as a sacred site, and driving to it can be bizarre, since it involves driving through caravan parks and cheap holiday entertainments.
		Brean Down goes back to Megalithic times and before – a worked deer antler was found there, dating back to 10,000 BCE.
		Brean Down is reminiscent of many of the Atlantic headlands you see on the west coasts of Ireland, Wales and Scotland, and a fine contrast to the landscape of Somerset.
	www.isleofavalon.co.uk /sacredsites/breandown.html (521 words)

	Brean Down - A Guide to Brean Down Fort and the area owned by the National Trust - Brean Down, Somerset, UK
		Brean Down is one of the landmarks of the Somerset coastline - jutting out into the Bristol Channel and providing a download setting between Burnham-On-Sea to the south and Weston-super-Mare to the north.
		The first sign of human activity at Brean is a worked giant deer antler dating to about 10,000 BC but it is likely that early hunters visited the Down well before that as man was present in the Mendips almost half a million years ago.
		Life on the Down remain unchanged until about AD 340 when a temple (excavated in 1965) was built on top of the eastern knoll, close to a burial mound of the Bronze Age folk.
	www.burnham-on-sea.com /breandown.shtml (1787 words)

	Welcome to Brean Down and Brent Knoll, Somerset, United Kingdom.
		Brean Down, a remnant of the Mendip Hills, stands at around 320 feet in height and juts out impressively into the Bristol Channel.
		A walk along Brean Down promises the hiker some spectacular views of both Brean, Berrow sands and beyond, including Weston-super-Mare which until you have reached the top, remains hidden from view.
		It is not possible to walk round Brean Down to reach Weston-super-Mare or to cross at the base of Brean Down.
	www.birminghamuk.com /breandown.htm (323 words)

	Welcome to the official Brean Parish Council web site
		Brean in the County of Somerset lies on the shores of the longest and largest inlet in Englands' coastline, The Bristol Channel.
		The Down is of the same carboniferous limestone formation as the offshore islands of
		The Down dominates the northern end of the village and on it are found signs of ancient settlement with a history dating back 4,000 years to the Stone Age.
	www.brean.org (456 words)

	UKC Articles - Brean Down - Year-round Sport Climbing by the Seaside
		Brean Down is a small seaside crag down the coast from Western-super-Mare.
		Although Brean Down started its climbing life as an esoteric traditional climbing venue, its main draw today is for locals seeking a bit of sport climbing action or as an occasional one-stop sampler for passing climbers.
		Brean Down is the small spit of land just across the estuary from the large seaside town of Weston-Super-Mare in Somerset.
	www.ukclimbing.com /articles/page.php?id=81 (964 words)

	NETTLEDEN - Brean Down Fort - Brean, Somerset
		Brean Down Fort is situated 60 feet above sea level on the headland 9 miles North-West of Weston-Super-Mare.
		Work started in 1862 on a 4 acre plot of land at the tip of Brean Down, but took 8 years to complete due to a dispute between the government and the contractors.
		The fort was the scene of an explosion on 6th July 1900 when gunner Haines caused an fired his carbine down a ventilation shaft in to one of the magazines.
	www.chocolatechipdesign.co.uk /nettleden/breandown/index.shtml (452 words)

	Brean Down
		Brean Down, rich in wildlife and history, is one of the most dramatic landmarks of the Somerset coastline, extending 1½ miles into the Bristol Channel.
		The Down is geologically part of the Mendip Hills and is where these limestone hills dip their toes into the sea.
		To the north of the Down, lies the expanse of Weston Bay and the town of Weston-super-Mare.
	website.lineone.net /~ronald.h.miller/breandown.htm (1143 words)

	Childrens Bristol – Family walks
		Brean Down, which is owned and managed by the National Trust, is about eight miles from the M5, Junction 22.
		You can either go back down the steps or follow the path on down, past the brick gun emplacements used to provide training for soldiers in the Second World War (using targets in Weston bay), and the remains of the Iron Age hill–fort built to defend the entrance to the River Axe.
		This leads you round to a gentle walk down to a gate at the bottom of the hill, and the path back to the café to enjoy a mug of tea or an ice–cream (or both).
	www.childrensbristol.co.uk /familyWalks.html (1212 words)

	brean
		Brean Golf Club is located at Brean Leisure Park on the Coast road, 4 miles north of Burnham On Sea and 5 miles from junction 22 of the M5.
		Brean bed and breakfast, cottage and self catering accommodation, guest houses, hotels andamp; other holiday accommodation and places to stay in Brean andamp; resort guide directory.
		Brean Down is one of the landmarks of the Somerset coastline - jutting out into...
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	Working Title Films // Elizabeth: The Golden Age - June 5th - 6th , 2006 - Weston Super-Mare, Somerset
		We travelled down to the West Country this morning for two days filming at Brean Down on the Somerset coast.
		Driving down the coast road it's easy to find the location today as the rocky peninsular is now capped with a row of Tudor tents.
		Seeing Cate Blanchett crest the ridge of Brean Down on horseback, in the armour and mailcoat specially made for the film, the sea breeze streaming her red hair behind her, it's easy to see what effect Elizabeth's arrival must have had on this hopelessly outnumbered band of men.
	www.workingtitlefilms.com /featureProductionDiary.php?featureID=129 (284 words)

	Welcome to Brean Leisure Park
		They can splash to their heart’s content in our swimming pool complex, whizzing down the four water chutes and if it rains, relax – simply step inside for some top quality children’s acts and family entertainment.
		The Tavern at Brean is Somerset’s leading night venue for cabaret and delicious food is served in a variety of eateries.
		In short, when it comes to great amusement parks, a visit to Brean Leisure Park is hard to beat for all round family fun!
	www.brean.com (272 words)

	The Modern Antiquarian.com \| UK \| Brean Down (Round Barrow(s))
		Walking past the entrance to the military road towards Brean Down Farm, one comes to an earth bank at the farm entrance.
		As we left Brean Down the wind howled and a storm was starting to blow in from way out at sea.
		Brean Down was essentially an island up until the medieval period when the surrounding land was drained for agricultural purposes.
	www.themodernantiquarian.com /site/3361 (664 words)

	Walk #367: Highbridge to Weston-Super-Mare
		Brean Down was an extremely impressive lump of rocks, and I enjoyed the views that I got from the top of it.
		At the end of the down is a fort with many intact buildings, and I spent ten minutes walking around the extant buildings, wondering what it must have been like to work there.
		Turn down this road and follow it eastwards until it turns to the right to head southwards after a kilometre, passing Ham Farm before reaching a junction with Red Road.
	www.britishwalks.org /walks/2003/367.php (1463 words)

	Weston-super-Mare, Avon, Pictures
		Weston-super-Mare is a west-coast seaside resort on the Bristol Channel, and developed around a fishing village in the Victorian era.
		It is popular for its long sandy beaches, parks, and proximity to Brean Down and the Mendip Hills.
		There are bird sanctuaries and nature reserves on Brean Down as well as on Steep Holme, and Flat Holme: two islands 8 km (5 mi) offshore.
	www.greatestcities.com /Europe/United_Kingdom_Encarta_UK_edition/England/Avon/Weston-super-Mare_town.html (200 words)

	This is The West Country
		Brean Down could look very different, if the £650m barrage plan is approved.
		A FUTURISTIC £650million plan to build a barrage from Brean Down to Wales, complete with 12 floating islands of executive homes and power-generating turbines was revealed this week.
		"Brean Down was gifted to the National Trust in 1954 for the benefit of the nation, for ever," he said.
	www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk /display.var.707685.0.0.php (560 words)

	National Trust \| Brean Down \| Accessibility
		Please contact the property in advance of your visit if you have any particular questions.
		Brean Down has steep steps and a steep single-track road.
		Brean Fort has gravel courtyard, steep steps to underground gun magazines
	www.nationaltrust.org.uk /main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-breandown/w-breandown-accessibility.htm (67 words)

	Brean Down Fort - Definition, explanation
		Brean Down Fort was built on Brean Down near Weston-super-Mare, Somerset between 1864 and 1871 on the recommendations of the 1859 Royal Commission.
		Originally armed with seven 7" RMLs, it was disarmed in 1901, but rearmed with two 6" ex-naval guns during World War II.
		Brean Down page of the National Trust's website
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/b/br/brean_down_fort.php (94 words)

	Brean Somerset Genealogy (Site not responding. Last check: )
		"BREAN, a parish in the hundred of Bempstone, in the county of Somerset, 8 miles to the W. of Axbridge, its post town.
		This parish is situated on the coast of the Bristol Channel, and is bounded on the E. by the river Axe, which falls into the Channel at the foot of Breane Down, a lofty promontory northward of the village, running out above a mile into the sea.
		The Down rises to the height of 300 feet above the level of the sea.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/SOM/Brean/index.html (200 words)

	Brean photographs, maps, books & memories
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		All the way north from Burnham to Brean Down, the six miles of road behind the sand dunes and beaches has a string of bungalows, chalets, shops, caravan parks, amusement parks and holiday camps, as well the odd older building, including Berrow’s medieval church in the dunes.
		Brean’s Post Office and Stores is still here, although it is now a Spar shop, and the 1920s Methodist Church beyond is still busy on a Sunday.
	www.francisfrith.com /archive/england/somerset/Brean (193 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Brean Down is a promontory off the coast of North Somerset standing 320 feet high and extending 1Â½ miles into the Bristol Channel between Weston-super-Mare and Burnham on Sea.
		Made of carboniferous limestone, it is a continuation of the Mendip Hills, and two further continuations are the small islands of Steep Holm and Flat Holm.
		There are steep cliffs and, at its seaward point, a Brean Down Fort built in 1865 and then re-armed in the Second World War.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Brean_Down (174 words)

	Brean Down photographs, maps, books & memories
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		It is a relief to reach the archaeologically rich and beautiful headland of Brean Down, a carboniferous limestone outlier of the Mendips reaching 300 feet high, from whose bare grassy slopes are long views to Wales, Glastonbury and along the Somerset coast.
		Closer in, you can look down on Weston Bay and Weston-super-Mare to the north: it is probably better not to look too closely at the holiday sprawl along the road back to Burnham-on-Sea.
	www.francisfrith.com /archive/england/somerset/brean+down/brean+down.htm (208 words)

	A Visit to Steepholm
		We bypassed the island of Flatholm and saw Brean Down on the Devon-Somerset coast.
		I explored the dark depths of the underground shelters and ammunition lockers, reminding myself that rats could be down in the darkness, and I didn't have a torch.
		After a short stop in the barracks it was time to descend the incline path and board the Balmoral down at the beach.
	www.angelfire.com /in4/island_uk/visitsteep.html (1099 words)

	Brean Down Hotels: near Clevedon Court - 11.4m
		Book rooms near Brean Down at one of around 47 hotels from £20.00 for The Lodge By Macdonald (Cardiff - Brean Down 12.2 miles) to £118.00 for SACO Cardiff (Cardiff - Brean Down 13.4 miles).
		Accommodation close to Brean Down is Oakover Guest House at 2.1 miles, with 6 rooms from £24.00.
		BOOKING: A credit card is required only to secure your Brean Down accommodation; payment is not usually made until the end of your stay.
	www.uk-hotel-accommodation.co.uk /hotels_near_attractions/Hotels_Brean_Down.cfm (298 words)

	birds (Site not responding. Last check: )
		There are still two Black Redstarts at Brean Down, the unringed male and a female type.
		Brean Down today produced just a sprinkling of Meadow Pipits flying south and 2 Chiffchaffs.
		Otherwise along the Axe Estuary at Brean there were 3 Short-eared Owls and a Jack Snipe, while a male Black Redstart was at Brean Cove.
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /burnhambirds/birds_2005.htm (3289 words)

	Christmas Party Nights Brean Leisure Park, Christmas Venue Somerset
		Brean Leisure Park has been entertaining hundreds of people every Christmas for over 20 years and is recognised as being the best in the area for top class dining and entertainment.
		Christmas Parties are always very popular and it is advised that you book as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
		Profile: Brean Leisure Park, Somerset, is one of the most exciting amusement pa...
	www.chooseyourevent.com /MoreDetails.asp?id=10995 (158 words)

	Brean Down Fort, Somerset - World War 2 Forums
		Not much survives of WWII interest in Somerset, but there is Brean Down Fort.
		Brean Down is a promontory overlooking the Bristol Channel and a fort was constructed there in Victorian times as part of a chain of defences.
		Although Brean Down is close to Weston Super Mare, it is separated by a river and flats which can be dangerous, so it has to be approached from either the road from Burnham on Sea or the A370 at Bleadon, a village south of Weston.
	www.ww2talk.com /forum/travel-places-see/4999-brean-down-fort-somerset.html (257 words)

	Brean Down Fort (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Brean Down Fort is situated 60 feet above sea level on the headland 9 miles NW of Weston-Super-Mare.
		Glocestershire Volunteers practised on the RMLs on Brean Down between 1874 and 1891.
		In August 1885 the fort was used to test a Carriage, Garrison, Iron Sliding and Platform Iron with projectile lift, 5ft.
	www.orpheusweb.co.uk /dmoore/fortlog/brean.htm (502 words)

	Brean bed and breakfast, cottage and self catering accommodation, Brean guest houses, hotels & other holiday ...
		Brean bed and breakfast, cottage and self catering accommodation, Brean guest houses, hotels & other holiday accommodation and places to stay in Brean.
		Brean holiday accommodation and places to stay including bed and breakfast (B&B) in Brean, cottages, guest houses, hotels in Brean, chalets, holiday lets, flats & apartments, camp sites & caravan parks.
		Brean also has a leisure centre, fair, swimming pools, restaurant/bars, amusements, bowling, golf, fishing, karaoke bars and late drinking is available if required at some venues.
	www.gocoastal.co.uk /resort_guides/brean (1209 words)

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