Welcome to Mendip Hills

Mendip Hills is a range of hills located in Somerset, England. The hills are known for their limestone geology, which has resulted in the formation of several caves and underground rivers. The hills are also home to a diverse range of flora and fauna, including rare species such as the greater horseshoe bat and the Cheddar pink.

The Mendip Hills have a rich history, with evidence of human habitation dating back to the Neolithic period. The hills were also an important source of lead and other minerals during the Roman period, and several Roman settlements have been discovered in the area. In the Middle Ages, the hills were used for grazing and agriculture, and several medieval churches and manor houses can still be found in the surrounding villages.

Today, the Mendip Hills are a popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts, with several hiking and cycling trails crisscrossing the hills. The area is also known for its picturesque villages and towns, such as Cheddar and Wells, which offer visitors a glimpse into the region's rich history and culture. Whether you're interested in exploring the area's natural beauty, delving into its history, or simply enjoying a relaxing break in the countryside, the Mendip Hills have something to offer everyone.

Local Weather

Partly cloudy

Temp: 11.3°C

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Wind: 20.8 MPH

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Local Schools

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Priddy Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Sharon Foxall	Priddy Wells Somerset BA5 3BE 01749870354 School Website
East Harptree Church Of England Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Ian Harvey	Church Lane East Harptree Bristol Somerset BS40 6BD 1761221492 School Website
Chewton Mendip Church Of England Va Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Miss Clare Duggan	Chewton Mendip Radstock Somerset BA3 4LL 01761241465 School Website
St Lawrences C Of E Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Sharon Foxall	School Hill Westbury-Sub-Mendip Wells Somerset BA5 1HL 01749870437 School Website
Horrington Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Lisa Goodland	West Horrington Wells Somerset BA5 3EB 01749673516 School Website
Ubley Church Of England Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Ian Harvey	The Street Ubley Bristol BS40 6PJ 1761462654 School Website
Stoberry Park School Community School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mr Andrew Shakesby	North Road Wells Somerset BA5 2TJ 01749672516 School Website
The Blue School Academy Converter Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mr Mark Woodlock	Kennion Road Wells Somerset BA5 2NR 01749678799 School Website
Wells Cathedral School Other Independent School Ages:2-19 Head Teacher Mr Alastair Tighe	15 The Liberty Wells Somerset BA5 2ST 1749834200 School Website
St Joseph And St Teresa Catholic Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Teresa Harvey	Lovers Walk Wells Somerset BA5 2QL 1749678791 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Nailsea And Backwell Station Road, Backwell, Somerset, BS48 3LH 11.23 Miles

Yatton Station Road, Yatton, Somerset, BS49 4AJ 11.38 Miles

Parson Street Parson Street, Bedminster, Bristol, Bristol, BS3 5PU 11.52 Miles

Bedminster Fraser Street, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 4LU 12.09 Miles

Keynsham Station Road, Keynsham, Somerset, BS31 2BN 12.35 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Wookey Taxis Ltd 01749 678039 Underwood Business Park, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1AF 3.63 Miles
Silverline Taxis 01749 836330 North Lodge, Wells, Somerset, BA5 3DZ 3.93 Miles
Cathedral Taxis 01749 674000 38 Market Street, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2DS 4.27 Miles
A Taxis 01749 670200 2 St Andrews Park/Princes Rd, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1TE 4.33 Miles
Cheddar Cab Co 07851 734044 Well Cottage/The Street, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3TH 4.48 Miles
Cheddar Taxis 01934 743801 6 South Close, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3TW 4.53 Miles
Ace Taxis 01749 675109 3 Alfred Court, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1DJ 4.64 Miles
Chew Cars 01761 462336 The Caravan/Street Farm, Bristol, Bristol, BS40 8YW 5.03 Miles
Cheddar Area Taxis 07881 911559 Baybrook, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3QN 5.26 Miles
Cheddar District Taxis 01934 744744 32 Labourham Way, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3XJ 5.43 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Castle Of Comfort Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:09:00
The Beeches Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Priddy Post Office Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Townsend Priddy Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Priddy Green Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
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Proud Cross Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
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Chewton Mendip Post Office Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Nordrach On Mendip Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Compton Martin Post Office Weekday Last Collection:16:45 Saturday Last Collection:11:45 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
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Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
Harptree Surgery 01761 221406	Harptree Surgery Bristol Rd, West Harptree Bristol BS40 6HF
Wells Health Centre 01749 672137	Priory Health Park Glastonbury Road Wells Somerset BA5 1XJ
Wells City Practice 01749 836650	Wells City Practice Priory Health Park Glastonbury Road Wells, Somerset BA5 1XJ
Cheddar Medical Centre 01934 742061	Cheddar Medical Ctr. Roynon Way Cheddar Somerset BS27 3NZ
Dr Gollin & Partners 01761 452205	Cameley Surgery Wells Road Temple Cloud Bristol Avon BS39 5BW

Local Stores

Farrington Gurney
Bristol Road
Farrington Gurney
Bristol
Somerset
BS39 6TQ
01761 451581
Store Website
5.63 miles

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SPAR Euro Garage Wells
SPAR
Chamberlain Street
Wells
BA5 2PT
01749 674820
Store Website
4.1 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Axe Valley Veterinary Practice Ltd
23 St. Cuthbert Street Wells Somerset BA5 2AW 01749 670966 Website 4.20 miles

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Westfield Veterinary Centre Ltd
Westfield Veterinary Centre Westfield Road Wells Somerset BA5 2HS 01749 673239 4.20 miles

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Stables Equine Practice
Conkerfield Pennybatch Lane Wookey Wells Somerset BA5 1NH 01749 830666 info@sepvets.com Website 4.51 miles
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Wells Vets (Branch Of Shepton Vets)
2 Cathedral Avenue Wells Somerset BA5 1FD 4.67 miles

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Axe Valley Large Animal Vets Ltd
Unit B Winchester Farm Draycott Road Cheddar Somerset BS27 3RP 01934 315970 hello@avlavets.co.uk Website 5.04 miles

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Axe Valley Veterinary Practice Ltd
Unit 1 Saxon Court Union Street Cheddar Somerset BS27 3NA 01934 712 229 5.36 miles

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Local Dog Walks

East Harptree Forest
Found This A Few Years Ago With My Late Husband And Now Go There With My Daughter. Together We Have For Dogs. Easy Walking With A Few Tracks Off To The Sides. It Was Only By Chance That We Found Out It Has An Old Chimney There. It Is Called The Smitham Chimney And Was Used Many Years Ago For Smelting Lead And Zinc. It Is Almost Surrounded By Water. Beautiful Array Of Trees And Flora Abound. Carters Cottage Smithams Hill East Harptree Bristol BS40 6BZ 1.71 miles East Harptree, Somerset

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Ebbor Gorge (Red Trail)
Beautiful Walk Through Woodland Which Climbs Up Some Pretty Steep Paths To An Amazing View Across Somerset And Glastonbury Tor. Well Marked Paths. Some Of The Path Is Very Steep But Week With The Effort! West Mendip Way Wells Lancashire BA5 1AY 2.76 miles

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Wookey Fords
38 Knowle Ln Wookey Wells BA5 1LB 4.54 miles

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Cheddar Gorge
Lovely Walk Around The Gorge. It Is Best To Keep Dogs On Lead Because Of The Cliffs Edge But There Are Some Lovely Views At The Top. It Is A Very Hilly Walk And Is Also Fairly Long. You Can Walk Down Into The Village And There Are Toilets, Places To Eat And Have A Break Too. I Usually Walk Down From Black Down Which Makes It An All Day Walk And Means You Don’T Have To Pay For Parking Cliff Top Gorge Walk Cheddar Lancashire BA5 3BT 4.81 miles

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Black Down Burrington Coombe
Slight Walk Up To The Top Of The Hill But The Views Are Stunning From The Top. If You Take The Left Path Once Up The Top, You Can Walk Down To Cheddar Gorge Or You Can Take The Right Path And Walk Down Into The Woods To Rowberrow Warren And Dolebury Warren. Livestock On Route And Can Get Very Muddy In The Winter Due To The Horses And Cows Churning Up The Mud Making It Very Hard To Walk Up The Hill. Lovely Walk During The Summer. We Often Spend All Day Walking There And My Two Cockers Love It! Burrington Combe Blagdon 4.86 miles Once You Enter Burrington Coombe, You’Ll See A Lay-By Further Down Beneath Burrington Ham. Park Up In The Lay-By And Cross The Road. Follow The Road Up And You’Ll See A Sign Saying Black Down On Your Right. Walk Down Past The Driveway And Make Your Way Up To The Top!

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Cheddar Gorge
A Circular Dog Walk At Cheddar Gorge. At Almost 122 Metres Deep And 3 Miles Long, This Is England’S Largest Gorge, With Weathered Crags And Pinnacles. BS27 3QF 4.97 miles For Cheddar Cliffs Take A371 To Wells From Weston-Super-Mare. 8 Miles North-West Of Wells, Signposted Off M5, A371 Axbridge To Wells Road And A38 Burnham To Bristol Road.

Weather Forecast

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Feels Like	-22°C	-22.9°C	-23.5°C	-23.1°C	-23°C	-21.9°C	-17.6°C	-14.3°C	-11.1°C	-10.1°C	-12.2°C	-14.8°C

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Temp	-9.5°C	-8.4°C	-7.4°C	-6.6°C	-5.2°C	-2.6°C	0.9°C	3.6°C	4.1°C	2.6°C	0.6°C	-4.8°C
Feels Like	-15.3°C	-14.7°C	-14°C	-13.5°C	-12.3°C	-9.3°C	-4.8°C	-1.1°C	-0.1°C	-1.2°C	-3.2°C	-9.5°C

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