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Here Needs Conserving and Enhancing OS EXPLORER MAP OS EXPLORER MAP OS EXPLORER MAP OS EXPLORER MAP 141 141 154 153 GRID REFERENCE GRID REFERENCE GRID REFERENCE GRID REFERENCE A WILD LAND VISITOR GUIDE VISITOR ST 476587 ST466539 ST578609 ST386557 POSTCODE POSTCODE POSTCODE POSTCODE READY FOR BS40 7AU CAR PARK AT THE BOTTOM OF BS27 3QF CAR PARK AT THE BOTTOM BS40 8TF PICNIC AND VISITOR FACILITIES, BS25 1DH KINGS WOOD CAR PARK BURRINGTON COMBE OF THE GORGE NORTH EAST SIDE OF LAKE ADVENTURE BLACK DOWN & BURRINGTON HAM CHEDDAR GORGE CHEW VALLEY LAKE CROOK PEAK Courtesy of Cheddar Gorge & Caves This area is a very special part of Mendip.Open The internationally famous gorge boasts the highest Slow down and relax around this reservoir that sits in The distinctive peak that most of us see from the heathland covers Black Down, with Beacon Batch at inland limestone cliffs in the country. Incredible cave the sheltered Chew Valley. Internationally important M5 as we drive by. This is iconic Mendip limestone its highest point. Most of Black Down is a Scheduled systems take you back through human history and are for the birds that use the lake and locally loved by the countryside, with gorgeous grasslands in the summer ADVENTURE Monument because of the archaeology from the late all part of the visitor experience. fishing community. and rugged outcrops of stone to play on when you get Stone Age to the Second World War. to the top. Travel on up the gorge and you’ll be faced with Over 4000 ducks of 12 different varieties stay on READY FOR FOR READY Burrington Combe and Ham are to the north and adventure at every angle. Look up and you’ll see wild the lake from late July to February and many other Crook Peak has been important as a landmark and TAKE A STEP ONTO THE MENDIP HILLS designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest for the sheep, goats and climbers perching on the cliffs. rare species come and go. The fishing is also of an boundary from very early times, and the origins of the wildlife habitats. Today goats are on the steep slopes, international standard, check the website below for name are unclear although it is believed that ‘Crook’ Remember, the area gets more rain than normal A WILD LAND LAND WILD A with ponies and cattle roaming across the grasslands open dates and how to get permits. comes from the Old English ‘Cruc’ meaning ‘peak’, and the higher you go the colder and windier it controlling the scrub. making it Peak Peak. will be. Dress accordingly and pack the right kit for your adventure. AREA OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY NATURAL OUTSTANDING OF AREA Take your knowledge to a deeper level and ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THE MENDIP HILLS MENDIP THE find out more about the area at discoveringblackdown.org.uk cheddargorge.co.uk bristolwaterfisheries.co.uk/chew-valley-lake nationaltrust.org.uk/mendip-hills mendiphillsaonb.org.uk NATURALLY BEAUTIFUL, YOUR GUIDE TO A GOOD DAY OUT NATIONALLY PROTECTED OS EXPLORER MAP OS EXPLORER MAP OS EXPLORER MAP OS EXPLORER MAP 141 141 141 141 We want you to have a great adventure and leave with The Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty designation GRID REFERENCE GRID REFERENCE GRID REFERENCE GRID REFERENCE happy memories. By following the Countryside Code you recognises just how special the area is and that the ST526509 ST421560 ST518492 ST558541 can help look after yourself and this special area: experience you have here needs conserving and enhancing. POSTCODE POSTCODE POSTCODE POSTCODE THE COUNTRYSIDE CODE – BA5 3BB CAR PARK BY VILLAGE GREEN BS25 1DH BA5 1EL CAR PARK ON PELTING BS40 6DA RESPECT, PROTECT, ENJOY THE AONB UNIT AND THE DROVE, SOUTH OF PRIDDY • Be safe – plan ahead and follow the many signs AONB PARTNERSHIP • Leave gates and property as you find them • For the protection of plants and animals (and the Due to the special nature of the Mendip Hills AONB a PRIDDY KINGS WOOD DEER LEAP EAST HARPTREE WOODS views) take your litter home Partnership of local, regional and national organisations • Keep dogs under close control and always clean looks after the landscape. The AONB Unit works to make Explore this ancient oak woodland that is the gateway An evergreen forest with a surprise at its heart. up after your dog people aware of the AONB and coordinate effort to make it to different routes. Hike up to Wavering Down and then Follow the ‘easy-going’ trails and you’ll discover the • Consider other people better for everyone. onto Crook Peak, or drop down onto the Strawberry Line last remaining lead smelting chimney on Mendip with and walk or ride through the long tunnel where the trains superb views across the Chew Valley. Please also park in designated car parks not in field For further information about this: used to take strawberries from Mendip to markets and gateways or on the verges. Don’t leave valuables on hotels in London. The 48m Mendip Way cuts through ADDITIONAL INFORMATION display in your car. MendipHillsAONB.org.uk here if you’re up for the challenge? forestry.gov.uk/EastHarptreeWoods [email protected] ADDITIONAL INFORMATION If you experience access difficulties on Public Rights of Way, visit the Frequently Asked Questions page on our nationaltrust.org.uk/mendip-hills 01761 462338 website for the contact details of local authority Rights of Twitter: @MendipHillsAONB Way teams. Instagram: @mendiphillsaonb Facebook: Mendip Hills AONB OS EXPLORER MAP PLANNING YOUR EXPERIENCE ON THE 141 Youtube: Mendip Hills AONB MENDIP HILLS GRID REFERENCE ST548513 POSTCODE BA5 3AS The Mendip Hills Fund Help the fund that helps the hills! The Mendip Hills Fund gives grants to local projects that look after the place and PRIDDY MINERIES & STOCKHILL the community. The limestone of Mendip gives Priddy its special FOREST Jaw-dropping views out (on a clear day) across the OTHER SITES FOR YOU TO DISCOVER: character. The muted colours and sense of space Somerset Levels, with Glastonbury Tor and Nyland Hill in You can help the fund by leaving a donation for the wildlife created by the cottages and buildings around the Nature has reclaimed this lead mining site to form a front of you, along with many of the small ‘islands’ that sit BLEADON HILL badges available in pubs and shops in the area. Or local Green, with its unique hurdle stack, are the essence flowing landscape of tall grasses hiding ponds. The within the marshes of the Somerset Levels. SHUTE SHELVE HILL tourism businesses ask their guests to add a little to the of the Mendip plateau. This historic village and lead mining finished in 1908 but the habitats that have WOOKEY HOLE CAVES bill which goes to the fund. surrounding landscape reveal evidence of humans formed here are amazing for watching wildlife. Walks Walk into the middle of the field to find the abandoned CHEDDAR GORGE & CAVES dating back to the last ice-age 10,000 years ago. up to North Hill, Mendip’s second highest hill and medieval farmstead nestled on the fertile slopes, a barn Or text MENDIPHILLS to 70085 to donate £3. This costs BLAGDON LAKE Priddy Nine Barrows can all start here. Sitting next and collapsed ash tree mark this spot. From this field £3 plus a standard rate message. Alternatively, you ROWBERROW FOREST to the Mineries is Stockhill Forest, a large modern you can travel along the distinctive southern slopes of For downloadable walk routes, guides, leaflets, can opt to give any whole amount up to £20, by texting DOLEBURY WARREN plantation that has lots of paths and ‘easy-going’ trails. the Mendip Hills and link to places like Ebbor Gorge and links to tourist information centres and more go to MENDIPHILLS together with the amount you would like to Wookey Hole. mendiphillsaonb.org.uk donate (eg. MENDIPHILLS 10 will donate £10). Postcodes in the countryside cover large areas. Please also use a map. To find out more ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The Mendip Hills AONB is on OS Explorer maps 141, somersetcf.org.uk/special-projects/mendip-hills-fund priddyparish.org forestry.gov.uk/StockHillForest swheritage.org.uk/deer-leap 153 and 155 CHEW VALLEY A SPARSELY POPULATED PLATEAU DRYSTONE WALLS criss-cross the LAKE 4 with settlements of Mendip stone along 9 plateau dividing the farmland grazed by A LANDSCAPE the spring line where the water emerges sheep, beef and dairy cattle. The walls are from underground. Dark skies give you an vital lifelines for wildlife like adders, they are A368 incredible view of the stars at night. perfect for basking on and make a safe way BLAGDON LAKE READY FOR LIFE A38 of moving from one place to another. BLAGDON PRIDDY IS THE ONLY VILLAGE ON THE The Mendip Hills is a surprising and distinctive LANGFORD PLATEAU AND SUMS UP THE TOUGH CHURCHILL landscape south of Bristol and rising above BURRINGTON WEST CHARACTER OF MENDIP. STEEP SOUTH-FACING SLOPES A368 HARPTREE the Somerset Levels. It’s full of adventure and SANDFORD DOLEBURY BURRINGTON atmosphere for you to experience. 10 OF FLOWER-RICH LIMESTONE A368 WARREN HAM THE DIVERSE GEOLOGY THAT IS GRASSLANDS come to life in the summer. There are 12 ‘special qualities’ you need to A371 B3134 B3114 5 EASILY SEEN ranges from Devonian to BANWELL BLACK DOWN experience on the Mendip Hills. These experiences Jurassic in a small area making it one of the CROOK PEAK AND WAVERING DOWN ARE WESTON-S-MARE SHIPHAM ROWBERROW FOREST are what makes the Mendip Hills special. SPECTACULAR PLACES WHERE YOU CAN best places in the country to appreciate the HUTTON A370 relationships between geology, landscape MOVE ALONG THESE SLOPES AND LOOK OUT CHARTERHOUSE EAST HARPTREE M5 B3371 and natural history.
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