Highbridge is a small market town in Somerset, England, sitting on the edge of the Somerset Levels where the low-lying marsh meets the tidal flats of Bridgwater Bay and the Bristol Channel. The town grew up around a river crossing on the River Brue and expanded during the Victorian era when rail and harbour connections turned it into a modest industrial and trading centre.
Today Highbridge acts largely as a local service and commuter town for nearby centres such as Bridgwater and Burnham-on-Sea, while enjoying easy access to attractions like Glastonbury and the rich birdlife of the Levels. Its mix of former industrial heritage, a compact high street and proximity to remarkable coastal and wetland landscapes gives it a quietly interesting character beyond its size.
Postcode districts covering Highbridge
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 22.7 miles36.6 km
- Cardiff 21.3 miles34.2 km
- Newport 25 miles40.2 km
- Weston-super-Mare 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Taunton 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Barry 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Yeovil 24 miles38.7 km
- Bridgwater 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Portishead 19.7 miles31.7 km
- Penarth 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Burnham-on-Sea 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 1 mile1.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Highbridge & Burnham South Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Alstone Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Burnham Without Parish 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge Parish 1 mile1.7 km
- Edithmead Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Huntspill Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- West Huntspill Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Burnham-on-Sea Built-up area 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Burnham on Sea North Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- East Huntspill Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Brent Knoll Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Mark Causeway Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
Example postcodes in Highbridge
TA9 3AW, TA9 3FU, TA9 3FD, TA9 3DJ, TA9 3JT, TA9 3AJ, TA9 4EZ, TA9 3JQ, TA9 3LG … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Cardiff Airport 20 miles32.2 km
- Highbridge and Burnham Railway Station 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Bridgwater Railway Station 6.7 miles10.7 km
Hotels near Highbridge Ad
- Dunstan House 3 1.4 miles2.3 km
- The Royal Clarence Hotel 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Harmony Apartments 4 8.9 miles14.4 km
- The Tudor Hotel 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Queenswood Hotel 3 9 miles14.5 km
- The Old Vicarage 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Beachlands Hotel 3 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Batch Country House 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Days Inn by Wyndham Sedgemoor M5 3 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Mercure Bridgwater Hotel 4 6.6 miles10.7 km
Schools in Highbridge
- Churchfield Church School Primary
Local points of interest
- Kingswood Nature reserve 8.1 miles13 km
- Cheddar Library Library 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Halswell Estate 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Halswell House Country house 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Kilve Beach Beach 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 12 miles19.3 km
- Quantock Hills Hill 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Chalice Well Gardens 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Mendip Hills Hill 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Norton Manor Estate 15 miles24.1 km