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In a county where the scenery is of a gracious though varied gentleness, the sheer surprise of wonderful Cheddar is great. Here are displayed two great processes of nature; the Caves, excavated in the Mendip limestone by streams whose diminutive heirs continue the task, and the Gorge, formed by the collapse of just such another series of caves. A little Cheddar cheese is made locally, but most of it comes from great milk-processing factories.
The road winds S-like through the gorge, beneath cliffs rising to 450 feet. At the mouth of the gorge is Cheddar village. From the top of Mendip the descent increases in beauty as you go on, until, close to the mouth of the gorge, you reach the village. The caves near the village are wonderful examples of stalactite formation, and to the zoologist are of exceptional interest from the discoveries of bones of extinct animals. Incidentally, it is worth noting that remarkable specimens of fossils of the extinct ichthyosaurus and plesiosaurus have been found in the "Lias" in the quarries near Glastonbury.
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This small selection of historic images of Cheddar are from our British National Image Library. You may click on the thumbnail pictures to view larger versions and read what information we have regarding the image.
1930's Cheddar Gorge
Cheddar Grorge
Rock of Ages
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The visitor accommodation options for Cheddar listed below are supplied by LATE ROOMS and BOOKING.COM from a selection of over 16,000 hotels located throughout the UK.
(Clicking on the Hotel Name or Image will open a new window with full details of the chosen property)
We only display the first 8 available hotels above so the table below displays all the different types of accommodation option that are available in Cheddar from our database.
We find that most people book hotels within a particular price/quality range and therefore you can see at a glance what these options are in Cheddar and then by clicking on the number of these options you will be able to view extensive detail including their locations, in many cases pictures and in all cases the ability to book on-line via the two major agencies Late Rooms and Booking-dot-com. For a wider choice of accommodation please use the Map of accommodation in the District of Sedgemoor area
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Note: Unrated may also mean the accommodation is new and has not yet been rated
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