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Saltburn, Yorkshire
The bleakest, most northernly pier in England and the only one left in Yorkshire, it’s incredibly bracing and has an antique working tram at the entrance to take you up the steep cliff.

Deal, Kent
Winner of the 2008 Pier Of The Year Award, it is England’s youngest pier (built in 1955) and the only one constructed since the war. It is known for its good fishing.

Clevedon, Somerset
Grade one listed, built in 1869, a true gem of gossamer beauty, completely uncluttered and sitting on the Bristol channel above the second highest tidal reach in the world.

Penarth, near Cardiff
The poshest of the Welsh piers, lovingly restored in 1998. A port of call for the Waverley and Balmoral paddle steamers, the last of their kind. The fishing is free of charge.

Burnham-On-Sea
Britain’s shortest pier, a bit stubby perhaps but full of mid-Edwardian architectural elegance and it won’t wear your shoes out.

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This website is dedicated to the pier structures around the UK and contains articles and webcams of some of Britains most notable landmarks.

The Princess Royal today visited the Grand Pier in Weston Super Mare to see plans for the pavilion that was lost earlier this year in a devastating fire.

Princess Anne will speak to firemen who dealt with the blaze in July as well of members of the general public who also helped out.

The futuristic new design for the pavilion, which will be lit at night, was created by Bristol-based architects Angus Meek.