Discover Highbridge: Nature, Trails and Remembrance

Highbridge combines experiences in nature with an engaging local history. Those planning a trip to Highbridge can choose between walking routes, historic memorial sites and themed trails. When looking for a holiday apartment, it is therefore worth considering which of these aspects you want to shape your stay: outdoor activity, insights into the town’s history or a combination of both.

Nature and walking routes around Highbridge

Apex Wildlife and Leisure Park extends across Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge and covers approximately 42 acres. Its facilities include a woodland walk. This makes it possible to experience the natural side of the destination within a clearly defined area.

Another way to explore Highbridge on foot is the Highbridge Heritage Trail. It passes through Highbridge and brings the town’s heritage to life. The trail is available as a downloadable PDF, allowing you to familiarise yourself with its route and historical themes before your visit. For a trip catering to different interests, this is a good complement to time spent in nature: one day can be devoted to the woodland walk and another to the history of the town.

Gardens and memorials as historical points of interest

The Highbridge Garden of Remembrance is designated as a Grade II listed monument. Its formal design includes a central sunken garden and reflects influences from the Arts and Crafts movement in garden design. The garden also contains the First World War Memorial of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway Company, which was salvaged from the disused Highbridge Railway Station. This combination of garden design, architecture and railway history makes the site particularly interesting for visitors who want to experience memorial sites not merely as individual monuments, but within their wider spatial context.

Another historical point of reference is the Highbridge War Memorial. It was erected and dedicated in 1921. The memorial commemorates the 67 men from the parish of Highbridge who died while serving their country in the First World War, as well as the 19 who fell in the Second World War. Together with the Garden of Remembrance, it creates a focus for visits that explores Highbridge’s history through different forms of remembrance.

Experience Highbridge on themed routes

The S&D Railway Heritage Walk offers a second historical perspective. It runs from South Esplanade in Burnham-on-Sea to the main railway station in Highbridge and roughly follows the former route of the Somerset & Dorset Railway branch between Highbridge and Burnham. This walk is also available as a downloadable PDF. Its approximate alignment with a former railway line gives the route its own distinctive theme and sets it apart from the Highbridge Heritage Trail, which explores the town’s heritage more generally.

The Burnham and Highbridge parkrun also takes place in Apex Park on Marine Drive in Burnham-on-Sea & Highbridge. Those wishing to organise their trip around nature, exercise and local history will therefore find several different points of interest. The most suitable holiday apartment in Highbridge will consequently depend on how you want to spend your days. When making your choice, consider whether you want to focus on walks, historic routes, memorial sites or a combination of these.

More places to consider when planning your trip

If you would like to compare Highbridge with other destinations, you can find the relevant starting points here: Evercreech, North Petherton, Lyng, Othery, Kingsbury Episcopi, Crewkerne, Stogumber and Redlynch. This allows you to include different local profiles in your search for a suitable holiday apartment.

For the broader travel overview: Somerset.