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 miles
- Cardiff 21.3 miles
- Newport 25 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 8.6 miles
- Taunton 15.2 miles
- Barry 17.7 miles
- Yeovil 24 miles
- Bridgwater 6.6 miles
- Portishead 19.7 miles
- Penarth 17.3 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea 1.5 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 1 mile
Neighbouring places
- Highbridge & Burnham South Ward 0.4 miles
- Alstone Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Burnham Without Parish 0.7 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge Parish 1 mile
- Edithmead Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Huntspill Built-up area 1.4 miles
- West Huntspill Parish 1.4 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Burnham on Sea North Ward 1.8 miles
- East Huntspill Built-up area 2 miles
- Brent Knoll Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Mark Causeway Built-up area 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Highbridge
TA9 3HJ, TA9 3FU, TA9 3BZ, TA9 4EX, TA9 3FP, TA9 3HL, TA9 3AW, TA9 3TJ, TA9 3BW … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 15.5 miles
- Cardiff Airport 20 miles
- Highbridge and Burnham Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Bridgwater Railway Station 6.7 miles
Hotels near Highbridge Ad
- Dunstan House 3 1.4 miles
- The Royal Clarence Hotel 1.6 miles
- Harmony Apartments 4 8.9 miles
- The Tudor Hotel 6.8 miles
- Queenswood Hotel 3 9 miles
- The Old Vicarage 4 6.8 miles
- Beachlands Hotel 3 7.5 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Sedgemoor M5 3 3.8 miles
- Mercure Bridgwater Hotel 4 6.6 miles
- Ibis Bridgwater 3 4.7 miles
Schools in Highbridge
- Churchfield Church School Primary
Local points of interest
- Kingswood Nature reserve 8.1 miles
- Cheddar Library Library 9.2 miles
- Halswell Estate 9.6 miles
- Halswell House Country house 9.6 miles
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 10.1 miles
- Kilve Beach Beach 11.3 miles
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 12 miles
- Quantock Hills Hill 12.2 miles
- Chalice Well Gardens 12.7 miles
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 13.4 miles
- Mendip Hills Hill 14.1 miles
- Norton Manor Estate 15 miles