Nailsea & Backwell Guide

Useful Contact Numbers for Nailsea & Backwell
and the Surrounding Areas

Dentons has been providing local information and business listings since 1967. Below is a list of useful contact details for a range of services in Nailsea and Backwell areas. This includes information on council services, education, recycling, transport, health & emergency services.

Council Office Services

North Somerset Council provides a range of services for the residents of Nailsea and Backwell including education and social care.

Education

Schooling can be a difficult time for parents and pupils. Below are some useful numbers to help combat potential issues that may arise for both pupils and parents during a child’s time at school.

Register Offices

The North Somerset Registry Office is situated in Weston-super-Mare and is an ideal location to host a marriage or civil partnership.  The registration of births & deaths can be made here. The Clevedon office is only open part-time and is for the registration of births and deaths.

Emergency Services

Nailsea and Backwell’s emergency services are well organised and extremely responsive. Contact information for the main emergency services in the North Somerset area are listed below

Hospitals

Residents of Nailsea and Backwell have access to hospitals in Clevedon and Weston-super-Mare.

NHS Services

A full range of NHS services are available to residents of Nailsea and Backwell. Whatever the problem, be it a broken tooth or a broken leg, specialists are on hand.

Social Services

North Somerset’s social services are based in a variety of locations across the district with public facing receptions at the Town Hall in Weston-super-Mare and at Castlewood in Clevedon.

Post Offices

Leisure Centres and Sports Facilities

Nailsea and Backwell have a variety of leisure and sports facilities and all open to the public so if you fancy a workout or taking up a new sport, pop over any of the sports centres located around the town.

Public Transport

Nailsea and Backwell railway station is managed by First Great Western offering services on the Bristol to Exeter line. The are also has good bus services to Bristol and Weston-super-Mare.

Housing for Homeless People

Nailsea and Backwell provide good housing and support services for the homeless. Below are two locations where shelter is available for homeless people.

Citizens Advice

For anyone facing money, legal, housing or benefit issues the Citizens Advice Bureau offers free, confidential and impartial advice.

Chamber of Commerce

Nailsea Chamber of Trade and Commerce promotes the interest of its members in trade and industry locally and works with other trade bodies and local authorities to promote Nailsea as a good place to do business.

Coroner

A coroner’s role is to establish, normally by post-mortem, whether a death is natural or unnatural in the eyes of the law. If the death is unnatural, further investigations might be undertaken with a view to presenting a case to be heard before a coroner at an inquest.