Cheddar Gorge in General

i would like to thank you very much for letting me visit the caves with my family whist on hoilday, and walking along the gorge from shelbey the dog

"Cheddar Caves and Gorge is situated in Somerset, Devon I can promise you that this is an experience you will never have had before. When you are walking through the caves it can seem a little damp and dark so young children may feel a little uneasy. I was fascinated by the amazing natural structure of the caves. Cheddar Caves and Gorge have been a major tourist attraction for over 200 years, with plenty to do above and below ground. Outstanding Natural Beauty, where you'll find many rare species. The Cathedral-like Caves and Britain's biggest Gorge are million-year-old Ice Age river beds. Your ancestors have lived here for 40,000 years, and world-famous ...  Read the complete review

People have been visiting Cheddar in Somerset for hundreds of years to see the picturesque limestone gorge in the southern part of the Mendip Hills. Here are the highest inland cliffs in the country, which can be viewed from either the public road at the base of the gorge or the footpaths along the cliff tops. The Mendip Hill area has been designated An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The commercialism of Cheddar has detracted from that, but you don't have to go far from here to fully appreciate it. We travelled by car, and found that the roads were well sign posted to the Cheddar Caves and Gorge from the M5 Junction 22. When we ...  Read the complete review

Whilst on our Haven holiday in June we decided to go to Cheddar for the day and explore the caves. Myself nor my other half had ever been to Cheddar, though we had seen some pictures but we were still unprepared for the breathtaking scenery that greeted us upon arrival. *~*~*~*~* THE GORGE *~*~*~*~* Cheddar Gorge was described by 12th Century Historian as being one of the four wonders of England. The Gorge splits the Mendip Hills from top to bottom and is truly breathtaking upon first sight. We arrived on a morning when the rain had just cleared and the day was breaking into sunshine for the first time and the sentiment that my eldest daughter uttered ...  Read the complete review

My girlfriend lives near Cheddar and we finally got round to visiting the Gorge and caves the other Sunday. Cheddar Gorge is a natural phenomemon created by melting glaciers in the last ice age, the limestone cliffs are the highest and most impressive in Great Britain. Since their discovery in the late 1890's the caves of Cheddar Gorge have made Cheddar a very popular tourist destination not just for the British but also for visiting foreigners. ¬Where ? Cheddar is fifteen miles south of the West Country cities of Bristol and Bath, the beautiful Mendip Hills lie to the west and Glastonbury and the Somerset levels lie just to the south. It is easily ...  Read the complete review