The Grand Pier

The Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare is a pleasure pier on the Bristol Channel approximately 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Bristol. It is located in North Somerset, within the county of Somerset.

The pier is privately owned and is one of three in the town together with Birnbeck Pier, which stands derelict awaiting possible restoration, and the much shorter SeaQuarium aquarium built towards the south end of the seafront. It is supported by 600 iron piles,[1] and is 400 metres (1,300 ft) long.[2]

The Grand Pier has been damaged by fire on two occasions, in 1930 and 2008.[1] Following the 2008 fire, which completely destroyed the pavilion, the pier was rebuilt at a cost of GB£39 million and reopened on 23 October 2010.