Parking charges to be scrapped at two Somerset beaches this summer

Parking charges to be scrapped at two Somerset beaches this summer

Parking charges are set to be scrapped at Brean and Berrow beaches in Somerset this summer.

Free beach parking in Brean and Berrow from July aims to support businesses hit by Pontins closure

Parking fees on Brean beach and Berrow beach are set to be scrapped from the start of July after EDF Energy agreed to fund the costs as part of a new mitigation package linked to Hinkley Point C. Somerset Council has confirmed this week that it has been working with local businsess and EDF Energy to introduce measures aimed at boosting visitor numbers along the Brean coastal strip. The move follows concerns about the loss of footfall normally ge…