{"id":6474,"date":"2011-12-07T15:50:27","date_gmt":"2011-12-07T15:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dentons.net\/localinfo\/?page_id=6474"},"modified":"2026-05-11T15:31:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:31:53","slug":"portishead-clevedon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dentons.net\/localinfo\/home\/somerset\/portishead-clevedon\/","title":{"rendered":"Portishead & Clevedon"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Portishead \/ Clevedon Guide<\/h1>

Useful Contact Numbers for Portishead,
Clevedon and the Surrounding Areas<\/h2>

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\u00a0Portishead, Clevedon and the surrounding areas. This includes information on council services, education, recycling,\u00a0transport, health & emergency services.<\/p>

Council Office Services<\/h2>

North Somerset Council provides a range of services for the residents of Weston-super-Mare and the surrounding area including education and social care.
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Council Tax<\/td>01934 888144 or visit website<\/a><\/td>North Somerset Council, Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Road, Weston-super-Mare BS23 1UJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Collections for Recycling and Rubbish<\/td>01934 888802 or visit website<\/a><\/td>North Somerset Council, Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Road, Weston-super-Mare BS23 1UJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Parking<\/td>01934 888802 or visit website<\/a><\/td>North Somerset Council, Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Road, Weston-super-Mare BS23 1UJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
More Information<\/td>visit website<\/a><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>

Education<\/h2>

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\u2019s time at school.
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Admission to Schools<\/td>01934 888888 or visit website<\/a><\/td>North Somerset Council, Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Road, Weston-super-Mare BS23 1UJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bullying Advice for Parents<\/td>0808 800 2222 or visit website<\/a><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Home to School Transport<\/td>1934 634715 or visit website<\/a><\/td>North Somerset Council, Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Road, Weston-super-Mare BS23 1UJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
More Information<\/td>visit website<\/a><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>

Register Offices<\/h2>

The North Somerset Registry Office is situated in Weston-super-Mare and is an ideal location to host a marriage or civil partnership.\u00a0 The registration of births & deaths can be made here.<\/p>

The Clevedon office is only open part-time and is for the registration of births and deaths.
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Weston-super-Mare Register Office<\/td> 01823 282251 or visit website<\/a><\/td>Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1UJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clevedon Register Office<\/td>01823 282251 or visit website<\/a><\/td>Castlewood, Tickenham Rd, Clevedon BS21 6FW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>

Emergency Services<\/h2>

Weston-super-Mare\u2019s emergency services are well organised and extremely responsive. Contact information for the main emergency services in the North Somerset area are listed below:
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Emergency Services<\/td>Emergency: 999
\nNon-Emergency: 101<\/td>		Localised national response<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Avon and Somerset Constabulary<\/td>visit website<\/a><\/td>Police & Fire Headquarters, Valley Rd, Bristol BS20 8QJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Avon Fire & Rescue Service<\/td>0117 9262061 or visit website<\/a><\/td>Police & Fire Headquarters, Valley Rd, Bristol BS20 8QJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clevedon Fire Station <\/td>visit website<\/a><\/td>Old Street, Clevedon BS21 6BY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pill Fire Station <\/td>visit website<\/a><\/td>Westward Drive, Pill BS20 0JS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Portishead Fire Staion <\/td>visit website<\/a><\/td>Station Road, Portishead BS20 7BZ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yatton Fire Station<\/td>visit website<\/a><\/td>17 Rock Road, Yatton BS49 5JE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Western Ambulance Service<\/td>01392 261500 or visit website<\/a><\/td>Abbey Court, Eagle Way, Exeter EX2 7HY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>

Hospitals<\/h2>

The community hospital\u00a0provides most of the care needed by our community and is supported further by Weston-super Mare and Bristol hospitals.
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Bristol Eye Hospital<\/td>0117 342 4174 or visit website<\/a><\/td>Lower Maudlin Street, Bristol BS1 2LX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bristol Haematology & Oncology Centre<\/td>0117 923 0000 or visit website<\/a><\/td>Horfield Road, Bristol BS2 8ED<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bristol Royal Hospital for Children<\/td> 0117 342 8460 or visit website<\/a><\/td>Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol BS2 8BJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bristol Royal Infirmary<\/td>0117 923 0000 or visit website<\/a><\/td>Upper Mauldin Street, Bristol BS2 8HW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cossham Hospital<\/td>0117 340 8400 or visit website<\/a><\/td>Lodge Road, Kingswood, Bristol BS15 1LF<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Frenchay Hospital<\/td>0117 950 5050 or visit website<\/a><\/td>Frenchay Park Road, Bristol BS16 1LE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Bristol NHS Community Hospital<\/td>0117 964 3300 or visit website<\/a><\/td>Hengrove Promenade, Bristol BS14 0DE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Southmead Hospital<\/td>0117 950 5050 or visit website<\/a><\/td>Southmead Road, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St Michael’s Hospital<\/td>0117 342 5325 or visit website<\/a><\/td>Southwell Street, Bristol BS2 8EG<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
University Of Bristol Dental Hospital<\/td>0117 342 4383 or visit website<\/a><\/td>Lower Maudlin Street, Bristol BS1 2LY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>

NHS Services<\/h2>

There are a fantastic range of NHS services available to residents of Weston-super-Mare and the surrounding area. Whatever the problem, be it a broken tooth or a broken leg, specialists are on hand.
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Child Health<\/td>visit website<\/a><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Complementary Medicines<\/td>visit website<\/a><\/td> Search on Dentons.net<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dentists<\/td>visit website<\/a><\/td>Search on Dentons.net<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diabetes Services<\/td>visit website<\/a><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Doctors Surgeries<\/td>visit website<\/a><\/td>Search on Dentons.net<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mental Health Services<\/td>visit website<\/a><\/td> Mental Health Helplines<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Optical Services<\/td>visit website<\/a><\/td> Search on Dentons.net<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pharmacy Services<\/td>visit website<\/a><\/td> Search on Dentons.net<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sexual Health Services<\/td>visit website<\/a><\/td>Local Sexual Health Services<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>

Social Services \u2013 Children, Young People, Adults and Families<\/h2>

Weston-super-Mare’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.<\/p>

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Addiction Support<\/td>01934 427940 or visit website<\/a><\/td>Outreach\/community based, Somerset, BS23 1PE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adoption and Fostering<\/td>03303 550333 or visit website<\/a><\/td>6th Floor, B-Bond, Smeaton Road, BS1 6XN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adult Social Care<\/td>01275 888801 or visit website<\/a><\/td>Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Road, Weston-super-Mare BS23 1UJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Children’s Safety and Social Care<\/td>01275 888808 or visit website<\/a><\/td>Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Road, Weston-super-Mare BS23 1UJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carers<\/td>01275 888 801 or visit website<\/a><\/td>Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Road, Weston-super-Mare BS23 1UJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Support for People with Disability<\/td>01275\u00a0 888801 or visit website<\/a><\/td>Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Road, Weston-super-Mare BS23 1UJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Further information<\/td>visit website<\/a><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>

Post Offices<\/h2>

The popularity of sending a letter may be decreasing but in and around West0n-super-Mare, there are many post offices to buy a stamp, send a letter, purchase a rod fishing license or exchange money for a trip abroad.
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The Post Office<\/td> 0345 611 2970 or\u00a0visit website<\/a><\/td>Localised national response<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clevedon Post Office<\/td>01275 874760<\/td>8 Old Street, Clevedon BS21 6ND<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Congresbury Post Office<\/td>01934 833831<\/td>4 Brinsea Road, Congresbury BS49 5JG<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pill Post Office<\/td>01275 372555<\/td>5 Baltic Place, Pill BS20 0EJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Port Marine Post Office<\/td>01275 814438<\/td>Unit 1, The Village Sq., Phoenix Way, Portishead BS20 7GP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Portishead Post Office<\/td>01275 814328<\/td>29-31 High Street, Portishead BS20 6AB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sixways Post Office<\/td>01275 872498<\/td>Edinburgh House, 7 Bellevue Road, Clevedon BS21 7NP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West End Post Office<\/td>01275 874638<\/td>169 Church Road, Clevedon BS21 7UB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yatton Post Office<\/td>01934 832201<\/td>69 High Street, Yatton BS49 4EQ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>

Leisure Centres and Sports Facilities<\/h2>

The area\u00a0has 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 towns.
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Clevedon School Sports Centre<\/td>01275 877182 or visit website<\/a><\/td>Valley Road, Clevedon BS21 6AH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gordano School Sports Centre<\/td>01275 843942 or visit website<\/a><\/td>St Marys Road, Portishead BS20 7QR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Parish Wharf Leisure Centre<\/td>01275 848494 or\u00a0visit website<\/a><\/td>Harbour Road, Portishead BS20 7DD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Portishead Pool<\/td>01275 843454\u00a0or\u00a0visit website<\/a><\/td>Esplanade Road, Portishead BS20 7HD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Strode Leisure Centre<\/td>01275 879242\u00a0or\u00a0visit website<\/a><\/td>Strode Road, Clevedon BS21 6QG<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>

Public Transport<\/h2>

Portishead & Clevedon are\u00a0served by the main Bristol to Taunton line\u00a0with bus services taking you further afield.
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Rail Enquiries<\/td>visit website<\/a><\/td>Search national network<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yatton Railway Station<\/td>0845 700 0125<\/td>Station Road, Yatton BS49 4AJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bus Timetables<\/td>visit website<\/a><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>

Housing for Homeless People<\/h2>

Weston-super-Mare provides good housing and support services for the homeless.
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Housing Advice<\/td>01934 426330 or visit website<\/a><\/td>Housing Team, Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Road, Weston-super-Mare BS23 1UJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WDGB <\/td>01934 617617 or visit website<\/a><\/td>Rooms 1\/2, St John’s Hall Boulevard, Weston-super-Mare BS23 1NA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>

Citizens Advice<\/h2>

For anyone facing money, legal, housing or benefit issues the Citizens Advice Bureau offers free, confidential and impartial advice.
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Citizens Advice Bureau<\/td>0844 375 2775 or\u00a0visit website<\/a><\/td>Nationwide<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clevedon Bureau<\/td>0844 375 2775 or visit website<\/a><\/td>The Old Village Hall, 25 Old Street, Clevedon BS21 6ND<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Portishead Bureau<\/td>0844 375 2775 or\u00a0visit website<\/a><\/td>Folk Hall, High Street, Portishead BS20 6PR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>

Chamber of Commerce<\/h2>

The chamber of commerce network can support your business throughout its lifecycle from start-up, development, growth and beyond. No matter what type of business you are, or whether your objectives are on a local, national or international scale, your local chamber can help you meet your goals.
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Clevedon Chamber of Commerce<\/td>01275 877277 or visit website<\/a><\/td>The Reading House, 11 Alexandra Road, Clevedon BS21 7PH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Portishead Chamber of Commerce<\/td>01275 390620 or visit website<\/a><\/td>c\/o\u00a0Brooking\u00a0Ruse & Co, 108 High Street Portishead, BS20 6AJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>

Coroner<\/h2>

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.
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Avon Coroner<\/td>01275 461920 or\u00a0visit website<\/a><\/td>Flax Bourton Public Mortuary, Old Weston Road, Flax Bourton BS48 1UL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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