Change to opening hours for Thursday 22 April

Due to filming taking place on and around the pier, we will be closed on Thursday 22 April 2021 until 3pm.

We are then opening later until 7pm.

Update 12/04/2021

We are now open again seven days a week!

Monday to Friday 10:30am to 4:30pm*
Saturday and Sunday 10:30am to 5pm*
*Last Entry 30 minutes before close

Thank you for all your support so far in these difficult times! We can’t wait to see you again!

Our Pagoda is open offering takeaway drinks and snacks.
Our physical shop is now open, with postcards, fridge magnets and other souvenirs of your visit, as well as annual passes or brass plaques. You can also order many of our most popular items on our online shop –
https://clevedonpier.co.uk/shop/

Please note that due to updated government information, we are now required to take the details of every visitor, instead of one per group as per the previous rules. As before, we don’t need to take the details of anyone who scans themselves in with the NHS app, so you can speed up your entry to the Pier by using the QR codes and the NHS app at the entrance.

Fifty years ago ………

What happened on the day that Clevedon Pier collapsed ….

Disaster struck Clevedon Pier at 10.20 on the morning of Friday, 16th October 1970 – 50 years ago – when under load testing for insurance purposes, the southern side seventh trestle failed causing the seventh and eight spans to fall into the sea, leaving the Pierhead as an island. Click here to find out what local people felt at the time – you might be surprised.

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What can visitors to the Pier actually see?

To mark the 50 years of community effort since the collapse, the Pier has arranged for 12 historical posters to be printed.

These allow visitors to the Pier to read about what happened on the day and the town’s efforts to rebuild The Pier. As our museum is closed, these will be displayed outside on the lower windows of the pagoda, with gaps between the panels to ensure social distancing.

Also on the day of the anniversary, at 2pm, a special plaque was unveiled to mark our survival.

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How can you support the pier to ensure its survival for future generations ?

We have launched a special limited edition of 50 x 50 year passes that will allow one adult plus up to 3 children access to the pier for the next 50 years for just £10 per year. Click here for more information about our limited edition 50 Year Pass and to buy one.

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Click here to buy a 50 Year Pass.

Alternatively you can:

Buy a Pier plaque here

Buy a regular Annual Pass for individuals, couples or families here

Or just make a donation to help fund our maintenance here

Amateur film footage taken by Ralph Fryer on the day the Pier collapsed. Ralph heard about the collapse whilst working in the Walton area. “I dashed home and collected my movie camera, came back and took this film.” Later in the day Ralph took his boat out and circled the broken spans capturing unique images of the stricken Pier.