Cheddar Gorge & Caves
Attraction · Cheddar · Bristol
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England's largest gorge, over 130 metres deep and three miles long, cuts through the Mendip Hills here. Gough's Cave yielded Cheddar Man, Britain's oldest complete skeleton, found in 1903, and holds the largest underground river system in the country. Caves, a prehistory museum, a cliff-top walk and rock climbing draw over 500,000 visitors a year.
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From Wikipedia
Cheddar Gorge is a limestone gorge in the Mendip Hills, near the village of Cheddar, Somerset, England. The gorge is the site of the Cheddar show caves, where Great Britain's oldest complete human skeleton, Cheddar Man, estimated to be 9,000 years old, was found in 1903. Older remains from the Upper Late Palaeolithic era (12,000–13,000 years ago) have been found. The caves, produced by the activity of an underground river, contain stalactites and stalagmites. The gorge is part of a Site of Special Scientific Interest called Cheddar Complex. Cheddar Gorge, including the caves and other attractions, has become a tourist destination. In a 2005 poll of Radio Times readers, following its appearance on the television programme Seven Natural Wonders (2005), Cheddar Gorge was named as the second greatest natural wonder in Great Britain, surpassed only by Dan yr Ogof caves. The gorge attracts about 500,000 visitors per year.
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Common questions
- Why stop at Cheddar Gorge & Caves on a bike ride?
- England's largest gorge, over 130 metres deep and three miles long, cuts through the Mendip Hills here. Gough's Cave yielded Cheddar Man, Britain's oldest complete skeleton, found in 1903, and holds the largest underground river system in the country. Caves, a prehistory museum, a cliff-top walk and rock climbing draw over 500,000 visitors a year.
- Where is Cheddar Gorge & Caves?
- Cheddar Gorge & Caves is in Cheddar, Bristol (United Kingdom).