Clevedon has been named among the UK’s best places to live for 2027.
The North Somerset seaside town was included in Muddy Stilettos’ list of the UK’s Top 260 Best Places to Live, published at the end of October.
Published annually, the guide picks out the best places to live in each county and looks at what they offer, from schools, commuting and house prices to where to eat, shop and spend a weekend.
Clevedon is one of eight places in Somerset to make the list, alongside Bruton, Frome, Langport, Wells, Chew Magna, Bathwick in Bath and Redland in Bristol.
Why Clevedon made the list
The guide calls Clevedon “an independently minded, lively little seaside town overlooking the Bristol Channel and beyond into Wales”.
It says the town has “elegant Victorian villas, indie shops and eateries, a seawater pool and possibly the country’s prettiest pier”.
“And you are only 15 miles from Bristol for when you need a city fix,” it adds.
The guide recommends the Grade I-listed pier for a stroll, noting that Sir John Betjeman called it “the most beautiful pier in England”.
For cold-water swimming, it points readers “straight to the fabulous seawater Marine Lake on the seafront”, where you can also paddleboard and kayak.
On food, the guide names family-run Murrays of Clevedon, The Limehouse, escala and Mon Plaisir, and picks The Fallen Tree, “North Somerset’s first micropub”, among the best pubs.
The community-owned Curzon Cinema & Arts is “a cultural hub”, and the guide describes it as “the country’s oldest continuously open cinema”, adding that its first show raised money for Titanic survivors.
Its “best kept secret” is the town’s screen career: “You’ve probably seen Clevedon even if you’ve never been here before.”
The guide lists Never Let Me Go, Tracey Beaker, Broadchurch and One Direction’s You & I video among the productions filmed there.
How much it costs to live in Clevedon
Houses in Clevedon sold for an average of £399,923 last year, according to the guide.
It puts detached homes at £603,652, semis at £415,098 and terraced homes at £310,525.
For commuters, the guide says it is a 10 to 15 minute drive to Yatton station, where trains to London Paddington take from around 1 hour 54 minutes.
Bristol Temple Meads is around 13 minutes by train from Yatton, it adds.
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