Sand Point, Somerset

Sand Point, Somerset

Sand Point in Somerset is the peninsula stretching out from Middle Hope, which lies to the north of the village of Kewstoke, and the stretch of coastline called Sand Bay. It is owned by the National Trust and is a popular place for walking. On a clear day it commands views of the Bristol Channel, South Wales, Clevedon, the Second Severn Crossing and the Severn bridge.

A line drawn between Sand Point and Lavernock Point in South Wales marks the lower limit of the Severn Estuary and the start of the Bristol Channel.

Among scarce plants found on Sand Point are Small-flowered Buttercup, [Myles (2000), page 66] and Honewort. [Myles (2000), page 161]

References

Bibliography

* Myles, Sarah (2000) "The Flora of the Bristol Region" ISBN 1-874357-18-8

External links

* [http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-coastal_walk-sand_point.pdf National Trust coastal walk at Sand Point] (PDF format)


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