A failed drive in Weston doesn't mean a long trip or a faceless national lab. We're Bristol Data Recovery, just up the M5, recovering hard drives, SSDs, camera cards, NAS units and servers in-house for over 25 years. Drop it off in Bristol, or post it in. Free diagnostic, no fix no fee on most jobs, and a written quote before any work begins.
Around 20 miles and 30 minutes from Weston to our Bristol bench — post it, or drop it off in person.
Weston-super-Mare is one of the South West's best-known seaside resorts — the Grand Pier, miles of sand, and a town of around 76,000 people that swells with visitors every summer. Behind the seafront sit family homes, independent businesses, holiday lets and a growing base of remote workers, all of them generating data worth keeping: years of beach and family photos, business records, and work that lives on a single drive.
When that storage fails — a dropped external, an SSD that dies overnight, a card that comes up blank — it can feel like the data is gone. It usually isn't. Most failed drives still hold their data perfectly; the fault is in the electronics, the heads or the file system.
We're Bristol Data Recovery, around 20 minutes up the M5, and we've recovered exactly this kind of data for Weston and North Somerset customers for over 25 years. Hard drives, SSDs, USB sticks, camera cards, Macs, laptops, RAID arrays, NAS boxes and servers all cross our bench.
Because we're close, you have a choice: drop your device off at our Bristol location if you're heading that way, or post it in fully insured. Every job opens with a free written diagnostic and a fixed quote, and on most jobs it's no fix, no fee.
Four of the jobs we see most often from the North Somerset coast.
Weston is close enough that many customers drop the drive in — but the post is just as easy if you'd rather not travel.
Call or message us with the device and the fault. We'll give you a likely price up front.
Bring your device — or just the drive for laptops, NAS and servers — to our Bristol location Mon–Fri 9am–5:30pm, or post it fully insured.
We assess it, usually within 48 hours, and send a fixed written quote before any work begins.
We recover, verify against a file listing, and you collect in person or we post it back on fresh storage.
Drop-offs skip the post entirely. Urgent cases can often be prioritised — just ask when you call.
A snapshot of what we handle for Weston customers — each links to the detail.
A few words from customers we've helped around the town.
My external drive of family photos stopped working. I dropped it in at Bristol and had everything back within the week. So much easier than I feared.
SSD in my laptop died overnight. Clear pricing, no jargon, and my work files were back within four days. Brilliant local service.
A card of holiday photos came up blank in the camera. They recovered every single shot and the price was exactly as quoted. Couldn't recommend them more.
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Send us your device for a free diagnostic, and tell us a little about what happened — an engineer will review it and confirm your exact quote in writing before any work begins.
Recovering your data starts with getting the device to us. Pack it safely, add your contact details, and send it over — after we run a free diagnostic, we’ll confirm your exact price in writing before any work begins.
Posting it in? We recommend a tracked, insured service. Prefer to drop it off? You’re welcome Monday–Friday, 9am–5:30pm — please still package the device as above.
If you need more information on our data recovery service, fill out the form with more detail about your issue and an engineer will review it and give you a custom quote.
We’ll be in touch shortly. For anything urgent, call 0117 332 1137.
We're based in Bristol, around 20 miles up the M5 — roughly 30 minutes from Weston. We've recovered data for Weston and North Somerset customers from there for over 25 years. You can drop your device off at our Bristol location Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm, or post it to us fully insured.
Whichever suits you. Weston is close enough that many customers drop the drive in — bring just the drive for laptops, NAS and servers, labelled. If you'd rather not travel, post it fully insured and tracked. Either way you get a free diagnostic and a fixed quote first.
Often, yes — but don't power it up or dry it with heat, as that can cause more damage. Get it to us and we'll assess it. Drives that have met sand or water are recovered routinely as long as they haven't been run while still damp.
All of Weston and North Somerset — including Worle, Milton, Uphill, Hutton, Locking, Banwell, Winscombe, Congresbury and Yatton. The service and pricing are the same wherever you are.
Most jobs are recovered within 3 to 4 working days, with the free diagnostic usually done inside 48 hours. As a guide, USB sticks and memory cards start from £250 + VAT, hard drives and SSDs from £300 + VAT, and RAID, NAS and servers from £500 + VAT — always with a fixed written quote first, and no fix, no fee on most jobs.
Free written diagnostic, no fix no fee on most jobs, and over 25 years of recovering the irreplaceable. Drop it off in Bristol, or post it in fully insured.