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The Grand Pier Named Among the UK’s Top 3 Seaside Experiences!

We are pleased to announce that The Grand Pier has been voted one of the top three seaside experiences in the UK! On Monday 16th September, our team proudly accepted third place in the 2024 Bucket and Spade Awards, organised by the Seaside Heritage Network. The announcement took place in the Art Deco surroundings of […]

Paul Hobbs 30th Anniversary Grand Pier Walk – 15th August 2024

West Country charity fundraiser Paul Hobbs is already half way towards his target of raising £10,000 for Cancer Research UK even before he has taken a single step on his major challenge next month. Paul, 75, is planning on walking 30 miles around Weston-super-Mare’s iconic Grand Pier on Thursday 15th August to raise funds for […]

The Grand Pier Donates Generously to Local Foodbank

The Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare has been recently thanked for its generosity, after making a ‘grand’ donation to its local foodbank, Weston-super-Mare Foodbank. Last week, Weston-super-Mare’s Pier staff hand delivered a range of nutritious and delicious food items to the foodbank, including a range of Green Vegetables, Vegetable Tarts and Tomato, Olive and Red Pepper […]

People all across the world to remember the extraordinary Jill Dando with a 7-day charity tea and cake marathon

Jill’s former hometown of Weston-super-Mare and people globally will host a ‘tea, coffee and cake’ 7-day marathon at various venues to mark the person, life and fast-expanding global good news legacy of Jill Dando this month – 25 years since she died. Jill showed positivity, enthusiasm, authenticity, humility, kindness, empathy, and ambition to become the […]

Local Samaritans bring London Marathon to streets of Weston-super-Mare

Weston-super-Mare Samaritans are transforming several iconic and well-known local landmarks green this weekend. The award-winning attraction, The Grand Pier, along with the popular restaurant Revo Kitchen and the iconic Silica, will all be showing their support by lighting up green on 20th – 21st April. This effort aims to celebrate Samaritans being named the Charity […]

The Grand Pier crowned Family Amusement Centre of the Year for the 2024 Prestige Awards

The Grand Pier, a family run attraction in Weston-super-Mare, is thrilled to announce its latest achievement – winning the title of the Family Amusement Centre of the Year for the reputable Southwest Prestige Awards 2024. The Southwest Prestige Awards 2024 celebrates small and medium-sized enterprises consisting of localised businesses and sole traders that have thrived […]

Paul Hobbs hoping to raise £10,000 for Cancer Research UK

Continuing his 30 years of fundraising for charity, Paul Hobbs will be walking 30 miles around The Grand Pier to raise vital funds for the charity. Paul has been inspired to tackle the challenge by his devoted wife Maureen, who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Paul’s fundraiser page on the Cancer Research UK website reads: […]

The Grand Pier Takes a Proactive Step in Emergency Preparedness By Donate For Defib Weston-super-Mare Project

Today, The Grand Pier proudly announces the registration of its own defibrillator with ‘The Circuit,’ the Defibrillator National Network. This crucial step means that emergency services are now aware of its location in the event of a cardiac arrest in the vicinity. In collaboration with The Great Western Air Ambulance Charity’s Donate for Defib Weston-super-Mare […]

GLOW Light Festival 2024

‘PLAY IN NATURE’ GLOW light festival is returning to Weston for a third edition to fill the town with light, colour and play featuring spectacular installations and illuminations designed to appeal to all ages. Following its previous sell-out success, GLOW is back bigger and brighter to dazzle Weston-super-Mare. Over five evenings during the February half-term, […]

The Grand Pier’s Grinch Brings Festive Cheer to Bristol Royal Hospital for Children

On the 20th of December, The Grand Pier team brought the magic of Christmas to young patients at Bristol Children’s Hospital. The mischievous Mr. Grinch left the Pier’s Grotto to pay a special visit to multiple wards, spreading joy and laughter to children spending the festive season in the hospital. Accompanied by representatives from The Grand Pier, the Grinch […]

The Grand Pier Transforms into The Ultimate Christmas Party Destination

The Grand Pier, a beloved tourist attraction and iconic landmark situated in the seaside town of Weston-super-Mare, is excited to announce the grand transformation of two of its function rooms, the Regency Suite and Tiffany’s Restaurant, alongside the Great Hall throughout December. This festive season, these spaces will be magically converted into the ultimate Christmas […]

MAYHEM IN MORRISONS! Festivities Unfold as The Grinch and Santa Claus Escape Santa’s Grotto on Weston’s Grand Pier

In an unexpected turn of events yesterday afternoon, the beloved characters ‘The Grinch’ and ‘Santa Claus’ broke free from Santa’s Grotto on The Grand Pier, leading to an amusing yet chaotic escape to the local supermarket in Weston-super-Mare. Eyewitnesses were left astounded as The Grinch and Santa Claus made their daring escape, heading on a […]

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