Visiting Steart Marshes

Steart Marshes is free to visit.

Open: all year round: car parks and paths for walkers, mobility scooters, wheelchair users, pushchairs, cyclists and horse riders, subject to a few local restrictions.
Parking: The main car park is open all the time, but there is a 2.1m height restriction barrier daily after 4.30pm and before 9am and on Christmas Day. Steart Gate car park has a 2.1m height restriction at all times.

Dogs: Dogs are welcome on most paths but must be kept under close control to prevent disturbance to wildlife. Make sure you clean up any poo and please take it away with you, there are no dog poo litter bins on site!
Paths: It takes about an hour to walk from the main car park to the breach point. Follow way-marking to new fine-surfaced paths allowing access on foot, some by wheelchair and most by bike. There is also a new circular bridleway. It now forms part of the England Coast Path from Brean Down to Minehead.

Hides and toilets: Open 9am – 4.30pm every day except Christmas Day, with a few seasonal extensions to these times. They are accessible for wheelchair users. The screened viewing points are open all year round.
Refreshments: Fancy a cuppa? There is no cafe on site, but it’s an ideal picnic spot so feel free to bring your own refreshments. To purchase provisions nearby, there are shops in the larger local villages and towns. There are no litter bins on site so please take your rubbish home.

The rising tide along the Severn Estuary rapidly covers great distances. Watch this amazing natural process from safe vantage points across the site. The tide washes over the developing areas of saltmarsh an average of 120 times a year, tide levels highlighted in yellow in this table will help you plan your visit. Please note, tides may appear smaller than expected within the Severn. The figures in the table are Above Ordance Datum (AOD) figures rather than Chart Datum (CD) which is a difference of 5.90m.