The village of Cheddar linked by Cheddar Gorge to the Mendip Hills is an ideal centre for a holiday. Not only are there many things to do and see in the surrounding area but also many things of interest both in the village and nearby. If walking and rambling are your thing, there are numerous signposted paths and nature trails beginning in the Gorge and climbing to the tops of the cliffs giving splendid views of the surrounding countryside.

Directions to the site:

If you are using Sat Nav, please enter postcde BS27 3AE.

Once you have turned off the A371, take the first left and stop. Do not follow the road round to the left as this leads to a dead-end and a very long reverse! Rather, keeping well over to the right drive striaght ahead. Just before the road becomes a track, take a sharp left into a double gated entrance. Follow the track into the rally field.

If you are not on a rally, the double gates will be locked. Please call 07813 320870 and we will come and meet you. 

Walking through the Gorge you will find many things of interest. Underneath the cliffs there are many small gift shops interspersed with craft workshops, other exhibitions and small restaurants offering a welcome cup of coffee, strawberry teas, or a full meal served in a family atmosphere.

Walking on towards the village you will see a lake and waterfall and may follow the course of the River Yeo to the Garden of Fragrance, especially created for the blind.

The village itself is a mixture of the old and new, with many old cottages and later Victorian houses. It has many small shops, a post office and a small library. Five pubs are scattered throughout the village and gorge, which, together with Hotels and GuestHouses, provide a wide selection of
places to suit every taste.

Strolling through some of the older streets, you will come across l3th century names, Lynch, Hannay and Hythe together with examples of 18th and 19th century cottages, particularly in Venns Gate and Baits Lane. Not far from our site, the parish Church itself is worth a visit, having been built between 1340 and 1480, while close by are the medieval Church Farm buildings. At the other end of Church Street stands a 15th century preaching cross.

For the more active of you the village has a leisure centre, riding stables, fishing, crazy golf, and sailing activities are available nearby. Potholing and caving can be arranged taking you well into the Mendip Cave System.