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What’s happening in Somerset

Live traffic for Somerset: collisions, queues, closures and roadworks on the A303, M5, A36, A4 and A46, from National Highways and drivers' own reports, checked every few minutes. Somerset here means Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset and North Somerset - the line on the map follows that boundary.

The blue line is the Somerset boundary (Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2019).

All clearNo incidents in Somerset right now (checked 12:50).

Events in Somerset this week

Matches, shows and big events: expect extra traffic around the venue. All event traffic

Bristol City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Tomorrow · kick-off 20:00 Ashton Gate M5 J18A4M32 Fixture list, also listed by National Highways Directions

Bristol City v Norwich City

Sat 7 Nov · kick-off 12:30 Ashton Gate M5 J18A4M32 Fixture list, also listed by National Highways Directions

Bridgwater Carnival 2026 at Bridgwater, Somerset

Sat 7 Nov · 17:00 to 23:30 Somerset Listed by National Highways Directions

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A live check around the places people drive to in Somerset.

Airport

Bristol Airport

Lulsgate Bottom
Clear within 3 miles
A38 · M5 J18 · M5 J22

10.8 million passengers in 2025; on the A38, signed from the M5

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Attraction

Cheddar Gorge

Cheddar
Clear within 3 miles
B3135

About 500,000 visitors a year; the B3135 runs through the gorge

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Beach & seafront

Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier

Weston-super-Mare
Clear within 3 miles
M5 J21

Seafront pier on Marine Parade; follow seafront signs from M5 J21

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Events venue

Glastonbury Festival (Worthy Farm)

Pilton
Clear within 3 miles
A361 · A37

Festival site, capacity 210,000; fallow in 2026, due to return in 2027

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Good to know in Somerset

Tolls, charges and local schemes that catch drivers out.

Bath Clean Air Zone

Private cars and motorbikes are not charged in Bath's Clean Air Zone. Non-compliant taxis, PHVs, vans and minibuses pay £9 a day; non-compliant buses, coaches and HGVs pay £100 a day.

Source: bathnes.gov.uk ↗

Busiest stretches in Somerset this month

Where National Highways recorded the most unplanned incidents in the last 30 days: collisions, breakdowns, obstructions and queues. Roadworks are not counted.

  1. 1 THE M5 SOUTHBOUND BETWEEN JUNCTIONS J20 AND J22near Weston-super-Maremostly queues 6incidents
  2. 2 THE M5 NORTHBOUND BETWEEN JUNCTIONS J25 AND J23near Bridgwatermostly queues 5incidents
  3. 3 THE A303 WESTBOUND BETWEEN JUNCTIONS WITH THE A37 AND A3088near Podimoremostly queues 4incidents
  4. 4 THE A303 EASTBOUND BETWEEN JUNCTIONS WITH THE A356 AND A3088near South Pethertonmostly queues 3incidents
  5. 5 THE A303 EASTBOUND BETWEEN JUNCTIONS WITH THE A358 AND A358near Ilminstermostly queues 2incidents

Most incidents in Somerset started between 06:00 and 09:00 UK TIME (41% of them).

Main roads in Somerset

Live counts inside the county. Tap a road for its own live page.

Somerset traffic: quick answers

Are there any accidents in Somerset today?

No incidents are being reported on Somerset's motorways and major A-roads right now (checked 12:50).

Are any roads closed in Somerset?

No roads are fully closed in Somerset right now. Checked 12:50.

How many roadworks are there in Somerset?

There are 0 roadworks listed in Somerset at the moment. Tap "Roadworks" above the list to see where each one is and when it clears.

Where does this information come from?

Incidents, closures and roadworks come from National Highways. Reports from drivers are shown as "Community report". Somerset here means Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset and North Somerset.

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Car recovery in and around Somerset - pick the nearest town and call a local firm direct:

On a motorway? If you can, get onto the hard shoulder or into an emergency area, leave by the left-hand doors and wait behind the barrier. Stuck in a live lane: stay in the car with your seatbelt on and hazard lights on, and call 999.