Why visit Locking
Townapedia lists 15 museums and landmarks, 7 parks and trails, 17 places to eat, 7 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Grand Pier, Winter Gardens Pavilion, The Helicopter Museum and Weston Museum.
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About Locking
Locking is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is a predominantly quiet residential area of North Somerset, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south east of the town of Weston-super-Mare.
From the Wikipedia article Locking, Somerset (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do3
Grand Pier
Cinema and theater · 3.2 mi
Pier with pier pavilion in Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
Winter Gardens Pavilion
Cinema and theater · 3.1 mi
Former theatre in Weston-super-Mare, now a lecture hall
Museums and landmarks15
The Helicopter Museum
Museum · 0.8 mi
Aviation museum in Somerset, United Kingdom
Locking Moor Road, Weston-super-Mare
We-Su 10:00-17:30
Weston Museum
Museum · 2.9 mi
Museum in North Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Lambretta Scooter Museum
Museum · 2.6 mi
Automotive museum in Weston-super-Mare, England
3 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds7
Restaurants and cafes17
Costa
Cafe · Coffee Shop · 1.5 mi
Aiscombe Way, Weston-Super-Mare
Mo-Fr 07:30-18:00; Sa 08:00-18:00; Su 09:00-16:30
Subway
Fast food · Sandwich · 1.4 mi
15 Bransby Way, Weston-Super-Mare
Mo-Fr 07:00-21:30; Sa 07:30-21:00; Su 08:00-20:30
Burger King
Fast food · Burger · 1.5 mi
Aiscombe Way, Weston-super-Mare
11:00-21:00
5 more on the map.
History
The village of Locking is small but has a long history. There is evidence of Roman settlements nearby. The name "Locking" has a Saxon derivation probably meaning "Locc's people" and it was in the Saxon period that the church and village grew. The parish was part of the Winterstoke Hundred.
John Plumley, who at the time was Lord of the Manor, had been a supporter of the Duke of Monmouth and participated in the Battle of Sedgmoor. Following the rout of Monmouth's forces, Plumley returned to Locking, and when the King's men came looking for him, he was given away by his dog whose barking alerted them to Plumley hiding in a nearby tree. The manor was subsequently acquired by Edward Colston of Bristol. In 1708 he endowed the manor to free school (now Collegiate School) he established in his home city.
East of the village, close to RAF Locking is the site of Locking Castle a motte and bailey castle on Carberry Hill. It has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
From the History section of Locking, Somerset on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay7
Churches and places of worship15
Shopping6
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries8
Healthcare6
Locking Castle Medical Centre
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.4 mi
Highlands Lane, Weston-super-Mare
Map of Locking
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Getting there and nearby towns
Bristol Airport (BRS) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 9 miles away.
- Weston-super-Mare 3 mi west, about 5 min by car
- Yatton 5 mi northeast, about 9 min by car
- Shipham 5 mi east, about 8 min by car
- Burnham-on-Sea 7 mi southwest, about 12 min by car
- Clevedon 8 mi north, about 13 min by car
- Blagdon 8 mi east, about 14 min by car
- Wedmore 9 mi southeast, about 14 min by car
- Draycott 9 mi southeast, about 14 min by car
- Nailsea 10 mi northeast, about 15 min by car
- Portishead 12 mi northeast, about 19 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Photo credits
- Locking village hall, Rodw, Public domain
- Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier June 2010, Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Weston-super-Mare Winter Gardens Pavilion, Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0
- WestonHelicopterMuseum, Adrian and Janet Quantock, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Wadham Street Baptist Church, Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Martin's Church Worle exterior, Boulevard32, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Banwellchurch, dbown100, CC BY 3.0
- Comptonbishopchurch, Rodw at English Wikipedia, Public domain
- Christon church, Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Church of St Paul Kewstoke, Rodw, Public domain
- Puxton church, Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0
- St Nicholas' Church, Uphill, Somerset, Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0
- AgustaWestland HH-101A Caesar (cropped), Gian Marco Anzellotti, CC BY 2.0
- Street-level photo, editid, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, noid, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, chunkymonkey909, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, editid, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ukchris, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, noid, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, chunkymonkey909, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, chunkymonkey909, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
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