Great Cycle/walk up to Brean Down fort, North Somerset
Great for coastal views, history and a non muddy winter walk/cycle with a cafe and beach at the start. Probably a better walk than a cycle, it’s a short but tough climb(20% plus incline on the climb, 2.7 miles approximately.
Interesting Palmerston fort at the end, which was used in WWII
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/somerset/brean-down/history-of-brean-down
Great views of Weston/Brean/Wales/Quantocks, Flatholm and Steepholm islands
Parking(paid) at brean down , there are cafe’s and a beach including a national trust cafe.
A longer walk/ cycle can be made from from Weston Super Mare/ Uphill on the brean down way, (8 miles) the traffic free section ends at brean where you can
a) Continue walking on the beach , or cycle on the sand depending on the tide
b) Cycle/ walk along the road (no pavements in part)
Great cafe called cafe 33 on the route – with a cycle hire shop next door – seasonal opening for both
There is an alternate set of steps to walk up (or down) brean down which can make for an good loop. Approximately 2.7 miles
E.G https://www.komoot.com/smarttour/e1065735339/brean-down-loop-english-coast-path
Alternatives
Continue along the prom at Weston Super Mare and then along Kewstoke road on the Pier to Pier way to Clevedon for flattish ride, though not traffic free.
Alternate walks with a great coastal view Sand Point from another National Trust car park near Sand bay or from the Woodspring Priory