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West Mendips and Somerset-Guided The Mendips Trails £385 18th - 23rd July |
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The Mendip Trails
The Mendip Hills is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Somerset which stretches from the market town of Frome in the east to the Bristol Channel in the west. This area encompasses some of Somerset’s most attractive and varied landscape, from the limestone summits of the Mendip Hills to the pastureland of the Somerset Levels. This area offers the walker a variety of walking country, which still remains to be discovered by many people. The walking holidays in the Mendips give you the opportunity to explore this interesting area visiting such places as Cheddar Gorge, famous for its caves,cheddar cheese and strawberries. The walks take you onto the Mendip Hills with wonderful views of the Bristol Channel and beyond.
Your accommodation will be at the Webbington Hotel, Loxton, a three star hotel with leisure facilities including swimming pool and sauna situated on the southern slopes of the Mendips.
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Your Programme
Day 1: Arrive
Day 2: Cheddar Gorge (M:8.5Mls/13.6Kms)
From the bottom of the Gorge we climb steadily with wonderful views of the Somerset Levels and Glastonbury Tor in the distance. On reaching the highest point of the Gorge we then continue down through woodland to Black Rock and on through Velvet Bottom to Charterhouse. We walk across Black Down to Beacon Batch (325m) the highest point on the Mendips and return back to Cheddar.
Day 3: Wells - Penn Hill - Ebbor Gorge-Wookey Hole(M: 9mls / 14kms)
This walk starts from the Cathedral City of Wells and takes you alongside the Bishops Palace Moat and on towards Penn Hill. We continue across the Mendips towards Dursdon Drove and down through the nature reserve of Ebbor Gorge passing Wookey Hole caves and back to Wells.
Day 4: Burrington Combe - Dolebury Warren (M: 8mls / 13kms)
Burrington Combe is where The Reverend Toplady is reputed to have written the famous hymn 'Rock of Ages'. You leave the combe and follow the route through woodland to Dolebury Warren, an Iron Age hill fort and continue on to the village of Rowberrow. You continue through forestry and across moorland before returning to your start point.
Day 5:Webbington- Crooks Peak (M:8Mls/13Kms)
This walk starts from the hotel and follows the lower contours to Compton Bishop and onto the village of Cross. We then enter woods before reaching the open space of Wavering Down, where you get 360 degree views. Crook Peak, the second highest point on the Mendips is reached, before we descend back to the hotel.
Day 6: Depart
