Sport and Recreation
Congresbury has a King George's Field in memorial to King George V. Sporting facilities for the football club, tennis club, and cricket club (formed in 1844), are provided by the umbrella organisation, the Congresbury Recreation Club. The Recreation Club is also home to several skittles teams, darts teams and the Congresbury CyberCafe.
The village is home to the Mendip Spring Country Club and Golf Course, and also offers fishing in purpose built lakes and the River Yeo itself.
In the beginning of the 21st century, Congresbury opened a Millennium Green situated next to the River Yeo and a Millennium Bridge spanning the river to join north and south Congresbury. As well as being a quiet sanctuary, the Millennium Green has also played host to a village music festival. Near to the Millennium Green there is a basketball court.
The village has many recreational groups including Cubs, Scouts and Brownies, a bell-ringing club, a youth club and the Congresbury Youth Partnership.
In the heart of the village there is also a bowls club, which has an annual competition open to all.
There is an annual village fete held at the primary school.
Congresbury lies next to the Strawberry Line, an old railway line now converted to a pathway for walkers and cyclists to enjoy the countryside with views over the North Somerset Levels and reserves on the Congresbury Moors, which is maintained by the local conservation group, YACWAG.
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