In 1922, the village became a seaside resort with a swimming pool called the "Blue Lagoon", a boating lake, dozens of fun-fair stalls, donkey rides (on grass), mostly by local entrepreneur Robert Stride. [4] Many people came from nearby Bristol …

2023年9月23日 · With its own swimming pool (the Blue Lagoon), fairground rides, miniature railway, tennis courts, boating pool, cafes and other amusements, Severn Beach became very popular. With many...

2024年2月28日 · They simply don’t believe this quiet spot on the Severn estuary was once a thriving seaside resort with chalets, funfair, boating lake and an outdoor swimming pool called Blue Lagoon. It's just over 100 years since the first train brought thousands of holidaymakers to the resort, many of them daytrippers from Bristol.

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By the 1930s Severn Beach was a popular weekend getaway for the residents of Bristol and beyond. There were numerous cafes and pubs, a funfair and even an immensely popular outdoor swimming pool. However, over the years, as with other British seaside towns, decline set in.

2024年6月1日 · In its post-war heyday, Severn Beach had a boating lake, open-air swimming pool and even a strip club

We've rounded up the best swimming pools and leisure centres in Severn Beach in our quest to discover brilliant family attractions and places to visit near you. There are 38 Severn Beach …

2021年7月11日 · With temperatures set to rise again, open-air swimming pools are set to be popular places to visit in the coming weeks. Thornbury once had such an attraction on its doorstep, in the form of the...

In its heyday Severn Beach was a popular holiday resort with thousands of visitors arriving throughout the summer season. Before the Great Western Railway arrived in 1900, the area was farmland. In 1922, the village became a seaside resort with a swimming pool called the "Blue Lagoon", a boating lake, dozens of fun-fair stalls, donkey rides (on ...