Weston-super-Mare

 town, seaside resort

Former Victorian seaside resort, with two piers. Currently experiencing boom in development of housing and services. Controversial density of substance abuse rehabilitation centres. Noted for its annual kite, motorbike and helicopter festivals.

The tidal rise and fall is among the largest in the world, although not as great as the Bay of Fundy and Ungava Bay in Canada. In the Severn Estuary and Bristol Channel it can be as great as 15 m (49 ft), and this tidal movement contributes to the deposition of natural mud in bays such as Weston

Birthplace of Ritchie Blackmore, the great guitarist and co-founder of Deep Purple and Rainbow.

Well-known former residents of the town include:

A. V. Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough, Attlee's Minister of Defence, was raised in Weston-super-Mare.
Jeffrey Archer author, politician and convicted perjurist
Ritchie Blackmore guitarist for Deep Purple and Rainbow
John Cleese actor and member of Monty Python
Roald Dahl author journalist
Jill Dando broadcaster and journalist
Rupert Graves actor
Arthur Stanley Eddington, one of the foremost astrophysicists of the early twentieth century, grew up in the town.
Sean Martin writer and film director
Mandy Miller actress
Con O'Neill actor
Paul Radmilovic Olympic gold medal winner