Blake’s Pools
Blake's Pools are a 4 hectare nature reserve owned by Environment Agency and leased by the Avon Wildlife Trust, on the banks of the Congresbury Yeo close to its mouth, near Kingston Seymour, Somerset, in South West England.Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: nature reserve in Somerset, England
- Also known as: “Blake’s Pools Nature Reserve”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Lawrence, Wick St. Lawrence and Church of All Saints, Kingston Seymour.
Church of St Lawrence, Wick St. Lawrence
Church
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church of St Lawrence, Wick St. Lawrence in the English county of Somerset dates mainly from the 15th century. It has been designated as a Grade II* listed building.
Church of All Saints, Kingston Seymour
Church
Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of All Saints in Kingston Seymour, Somerset, England dates from the late 14th or early 15th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
Woodspring Priory
Monastery
Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Woodspring Priory is a former Augustinian priory. It is near the scenic limestone promontory of Sand Point and Middle Hope, owned by the National Trust, beside the Severn Estuary about 3 miles north-east of Weston-super-Mare, within the English unitary authority of North Somerset.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clevedon and Kingston Seymour.
Clevedon
Photo: Icrutt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clevedon is a town of 21,000 people in Somerset along the Severn Estuary. It was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086. Clevedon grew in the Victorian period as a seaside resort.
Kingston Seymour
Village
Photo: Adrian and Janet Quantock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kingston Seymour is a small village and civil parish with royal status in Somerset, England. It is situated within the unitary authority of North Somerset, between Clevedon and Weston-super-Mare on the North Somerset Levels. The parish has a population of 388.
Wick St. Lawrence
Hamlet
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wick St. Lawrence is a civil parish and village in Somerset, England. It falls within the unitary authority of North Somerset. The population of the parish, which includes Bourton, Icelton and Ebdon, in the 2011 census was 1,331.
Blake’s Pools
- Category: recreation area
- Location: North Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.3935° or 51° 23′ 36″ northLongitude
-2.9055° or 2° 54′ 20″ westOperator
Avon Wildlife TrustOpen location code
9C3V93VV+9ROpenStreetMap ID
way 1202436784OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q15199660
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