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Approaching Weston Bay  The best approach is along a transit between Steep holm and the Grand Pier where you will come across the Churchill Bouy which is yellow with a black flag. If your purpose is to wait for the next tide there are two anchorages but niether is safe in foul weather. To the north is The Gut near the lifeboat slipway - to the south an area near Brean Down but stay clear of the old fort.If you wish to visit Weston there are dolphins in Knightstone Harbour though access is limited by the tide hight and heavy swells can be a problem. This was once the home of W. B. Y. C. but we are now located on the beach at Uphill near the River Axe.The river can be entered 3 hours either side of high water and is best approached from the north. The bay is bounded by Brean Down and Howe Rock to the south and Birnbeck island and Honeycomb Rock to the north although the latter rock is never seen. The bay is a large flat area which, on spring tides dries almost to a line between Brean Down and Birnbeck where the bottom falls away rapidly. This line also marks the edge of the tidal flow which is ALWAYS clockwise in the bay which means a constant flow westward along Brean Down which can throw up quite rough seas in this area when the wind is in the west. This tide can reach 4 knots. |
