Boat Trips
MV Balmoral and Paddle Steamer Waverley
A full programme of trips around the Severn Estuary is available throughout the summer months. These range from full day trips around the islands of Flat Holm and Steep Holm, or to the Penarth and Ilfracombe to shorter trips up river to see the two bridges.
For full details of boat trips pick up a leaflet from Clevedon Pier or see
the Waverley Excursions web
site.
How to get tickets
From the Clevedon Pier office or phone: 0845 130 4647
Online booking from the
Waverley Excursions web site
Clevedon Pier – Passenger access for sailings
The Severn Estuary has the second highest tidal range in the world with a difference in height of up to 47 feet (or 14 metres) at the high spring tides.
As a result access to ships for sailings from Clevedon Pier is by several flights of open steep steps depending upon the state of the tide at the time of the sailing.
At low tide there can be five flights of steps whereas at high tide there may be only one flight. The Pier was built in 1869 and the current Pier Head was built in 1893 when access requirements were more rudimentary.
Passengers should please consider this when making their arrangements for sailings to or from Clevedon Pier as assistance for those who may have difficulty negotiating the steps at busy times, embarking or disembarking, may not be readily available. Unfortunately it is not possible to allow passengers to wait at lower levels of the Pier Head before the ships berth.
The photo below is taken at an extreme low tide showing the flights of steps
and the jetty at the end of the pier.
