Severn Beach

Severn Beach is a small town on the mouth of the river Severn in South Gloucestershire, England. A riverside footpath leads beneath the Second Severn Crossing bridge. The eastern portal of the Severn Tunnel lies on the outskirts of the village. The town is also at the end of the Severn Beach Line railway, with a small unstaffed station. Severn Beach used to have a popular swimming pool which has been demolished in favour of a housing estate. Despite being next to the motorway, residents have to travel miles before they can access either bridge as there is no motorway junction at the town.

The town was created in 1922 as a seaside resort with a swimming pool, a boating lake and a night club called the Blue Lagoon. Many people came from nearby Bristol because Severn Beach had less strict licensing laws.

Much has changed in Severn Beach in recent years. Many of the shops have closed, the village pub was demolished to make way for housing, and the village is moving towards "commuter town" status, with many people using its rail and road links to work elsewhere.Adge Cutler of The Wurzels wrote a song called "Aloha Severn Beach".