Published: January 31, 2008
Boarded-up Highbridge Hotel could be derelict for months

An historic Highbridge hotel which was once a key landmark in the town has been boarded up and could be derelict for several months.

The Highbridge Inn on the A38 is a listed building seen by thousands of motorists every day as they travel through the town.

A spokeswoman for Mead Realisations, the developer that owns the property, told Burnham-On-Sea.com this week: "The person that ran the hotel has gone out of business. We don't expect anything to happen with the hotel for a while."

"It may unfortunately be derelict for a few months. We are considering several options for the property - one is refurbishing it and another is building flats at the back of it."

Local councillors and residents have this week called for work to revamp the property to be brought forward to improve the appearance of the area.

"It's so sad to see the building in its current state," one nearby resident told Burnham-On-Sea.com.

"It's so visible at the entrance to Highbridge and clearly cannot stay like this for months - we need urgent improvements.."