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The Cheddar Gorge Rural Village

Description: The Cheddar Gorge Cheese Company, The Cliffs, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, BS27 3QA Tel: 01934 742810 / The Shop Visit o ... more

The Cheddar Gorge Rural Village ... Visit our outstanding shop which offers opportunities to taste our cheeses before you buy. Made on site our range includes a selection of handmade traditional cheddars, flavoured cheddars and other speciality cheeses. We also have a spectacular choice of accompanying local pickles and chutneys, jellies, olives and a selection of distinctive cheese ware. Or why not take advantage and order our comprehensive products online.
Visitor Centre- History In the Making
We are proud that we are the only working dairy in cheddar, producing hand-made cheddar. We have maintained the traditional cheddar making procedures using unpasteurised milk in open vats, which are closely monitored and controlled.
Open to the public for a pleasant wander around for all the family, to capture opportunities to see first hand the cheese making process.
We cater for groups such as visitors to the area and educational parties of 15 people or more, consisting of a fascinating 20 minute informative talk approximately on the process of cheese making. This also includes a guided tour at peak season within the dairy with chances to ask questions. Please contact us for prices and availability.
Prices for the Visitor Centre
For individuals:
£1.85 for adults/children/students/OAP’s -April to September
Free Entry- October to March Please note all children under 16 are free
For groups of 15 or more
£1.50 for every adult/children/student/OAP applicable all year round.
Please note one leader for every group will obtain entry for free
Opening Hours
THE SHOP
Open 7 days a week Peak Season (Apr to Sept) between the hours of 10:00 and 5.30 pm Off Peak (Oct to Feb) between the hours of 10 and 4 pm
THE VISITOR CENTRE
Open 7 days a week Peak Season (March to Sept) open between the hours of 10 and 5pm Off Peak (Oct to March) open between the hours of 10 and 4pm

Newest Review: ... are the result of the various minerals in the rocks. The caves are a surprisingly good place to visit in really hot or really cold weather because the temperature is very constant deep underground -so no matter which temperature extreme you've left outside; in the caves it's always a comfortable unchanging temperature. (The caves are usually open all year round -so feel free to visit out of ... more

... season). The only artificial addition to the caves (bar the essential walkways, hand rails and electric lighting) are pools of water that are added where beautiful stalactite/mite formations are difficult to view directly... But thanks to the little ...more

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The Cheddar Gorge Rural Village: There's nothing cheesy about Cheddar!! (1314 words)
by - written on 13/07/09 (Very useful, 56 readings)
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My review of The Cheddar Gorge Rural Village ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Introduction ~~~~~~~~ Nestled among the Mendip Hills in North Somerset is the Cheddar Gorge Village, with it's spectacular cliffs, extensive cave system and the tourist shops that have grown up along the one main street that runs from Tweentown uphill past the cave entrances and finally up into the Gorge itself... But I'd like to concentrate my review on the top part of the village; the caves and museum. My Opinion/ Features ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I know Cheddar very well and have been visiting since I was a kid; what first drew me there ... Read the complete review

Cheddar Goodness (326 words)
by - written on 15/06/08 (65 readings)
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Would they hang a neon sign on top of Ayers Rock, a floating McDonalds at Niagara falls, or put a hot dog stall at the Taj Mahal. No I am sure they would not. The question is if you have something of natural beauty how do you encourage people to visit with allowing commercial exploitation to ruin it. It si a question that the good people responsible for the Cheddar Gorge perhaps need to address again. There are 2 sides to the Cheddar gorge experience. On one hand the views and the caves provide a great spectacle, alas on the other hand it is as tacky as newly dropped chewing gum. When we visited we went in Cox's cave which is one of the smaller ones. It ... Read the complete review

The Cheddar Gorge Rural Village: See Cheese Being Made. (726 words)
by - written on 15/01/02 (Very useful, 1044 readings)
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The rural village is a wonderful place to visit, situated at the Cheddar Gorge in Somerset and has a whole collection of traditional crafts and skills on display here. The village brings together a whole number of the traditional crafts of skills of Somerset and allows you to try and sample many of the products. In the village you can see or try: Cheese making. Cider tasting. Candle making. Fudge kitchen. Cider jar making. Lace making. Pottery. Art Studio. Restaurant. Admission to the village is £1.50 for adults and £1 for children. The centre is open seven days a week from late March until the end of October. ... Read the complete review