Burrington Combe to Cheddar Gorge via Velvet Bottom
My Partner Jayne, Son Alex and I take a slow ride up over the mendips. Starting from Burrington Combe, we take the scenic route down the country lanes. Then a nice slow ride down the Gorge. No I am not talking to myself! I am talking to Jayne via Bluetooth. Sorry about the wind noise. Uploaded straight from Camera.
Cheddar Gorge to Burrington Combe Walk, Feb 2013, Part 4
I have now reached a view of Burrington Combe from the Black Down side of the road.In Oct. 2012 I walked on the top of the Combe taking videos and photos from that side but I decided I would have to return to capture images of this geological wonder from further away--Hence today I rambled from Cheddar Gorge, across Black Down on the Mendip Hillsand towards a lower path hugging the hillside. .
Cheddar Gorge, United Kingdom
Cheddar Gorge is a limestone gorge in the Mendip Hills, near the village of Cheddar in Somerset, England.
Burrington Combe Walk Somerset
A circular walk on Burrington Combe with my beloved Jess. Early March 2018.
Burrington Combe Caving Video
A recent ride through Roberrow woods, Burrington Combe.
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Burrington Combe climb
Climb up Burrington Combe 15th April - Strava course here
Walk along the top of Cheddar Gorge in Somerset England 05
The Virtual Tourist walks around Cheddar Gorge and the Mendip Hills in Somerset England
Riding in Cheddar Gorge UK
Cheddar Gorge is a good place to spend the day for a walk, eat local food and visit the tourist spots of the town!
Cheddar Gorge to Burrington Combe Walk, Feb 2013, Part I
A revisit to Jacob's Tower before following Cheddar Gorge from the cliff tops on route to Black Rock and Burrington Combe. I have created other videos of the walk along the Gorge in 2012 and 2011 walking on both sides and also cycling down the gorge --the latter was quite an experience..
Cheddar Gorge to Burrington Combe Walk, Feb 2013, Part 2
I feel the presence of The Ancients when I walk here--its like being in a Time Machine walking where so many have trod over over thousands of years--where the cave-people would venture out of the caves to hunt and gather--where the Mammoth and sabre-toothed Tiger roamed--where ice -ages came and retreated--The Gorge like the jaws of time lure people to explore and take risks--cliff climbers, abseilers, pot-holers---the desire to tiptoe on the edge--to peer down .
Cheddar Gorge & Burrington Combe Walk, Feb 2013, Part 13
The final minute of the walk--wobbly version for now--this is not usually the case but windows seem to have a problem with these mobile videos- on occasions in the past there is no sound--I once knew how to fix this but they keep changing the technology and one has to go all around the mulberry bush for the solution. While on this part of the walk near Black Rock I come across a memorial to a spaniel called Rosa who had drifted away while out for a walk and had fallen off a rock face here and died. I found several memorials today --another a small stone placed carefully in a bush not far from the trig. point with an inscription. Well it was a beautiful February day and great walk--so peaceful, so calm.
Cheddar Gorge & Burrington Combe Walk, Feb 2013, Part 3
Gorgeous Cheddar Gorge on a very warm and sunny day in February 2013---I hope to visit the caves on my next visit.Recently the village of Cheddar has once again been the victim of floods---it is very vulnerable to flooding---- the rain water pours down from the Mendips and as a consequence the Gorge can become quite unsafe--landslides , loose bolders raining down---Climbers and potholers warned---the winding road thru the Gorge has been closed due to dangerous conditions, roads have had to be repaired as nature tries to reclaim the ground beneath the tarmac.Later in the day I find myself having to run down the gorge road with my wellies on to catch the bus having visited Burrington Coombe and rambled across Black Down back to Black Rock.Large boulders do tumble here often although some measures of prevention are in place like warning signs, catch-nets, fencing--There are about 2 more video Parts to follow of this walk.plus several minute videos from the mobile because I ran out of memory cardon the camrecorder soon in the walk--I had forgot to unload the previous week's videos of Crook Peak so the memory was very low on this day.
Cycling up Burrington Combe
Set in the Mendips (North Somerset), Burrington Combe is a steady climb of around 600ft with an average gradient of 6%. The steepest section hits 10%, but manageable for most people.
Frequently used for hill climb races, the fastest time is just under 7 minutes.
The wide road means traffic isn't much of a problem and the scenery makes it a very pleasant ride. Cheddar Gorge is only a few miles from here and is well worth a climb too!
Cheddar Gorge Burrington Coombe Walk , Feb 2013, Part 7
The next 6 videos are only last a minute each because I ran out of memory on my camrecorder--I forgot to unload the previous videos and therefore had very little memory on this walk---a big learning curve--the minute videos have no photo images included at the start and end but I wil be creating a video photo album of this walk to accompany the videos.
Places to see in ( Cheddar - UK )
Places to see in ( Cheddar - UK )
Cheddar is a large village and civil parish in the Sedgemoor district of the English county of Somerset. Cheddar is situated on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills, 9 miles north-west of Wells. The civil parish includes the hamlets of Nyland and Bradley Cross.
Cheddar Gorge, on the northern edge of the village, is the largest gorge in the United Kingdom and includes several show caves, including Gough's Cave. The gorge has been a centre of human settlement since Neolithic times including a Saxon palace. It has a temperate climate and provides a unique geological and biological environment that has been recognised by the designation of several Sites of Special Scientific Interest.
It is also the site of several limestone quarries. The village gave its name to Cheddar cheese and has been a centre for strawberry growing. The crop was formerly transported on the Cheddar Valley rail line, which closed in the late 1960s but is now a cycle path. The village is now a major tourist destination with several cultural and community facilities, including the Cheddar Show Caves Museum.
The area is underlain by Black Rock slate, Burrington Oolite and Clifton Down Limestone of the Carboniferous Limestone Series, which contain ooliths and fossil debris on top of Old Red Sandstone, and by Dolomitic Conglomerate of the Keuper. Cheddar Gorge, which is located on the edge of the village, is the largest gorge in the United Kingdom. The gorge is the site of the Cheddar Caves, where Cheddar Man was found in 1903.
Cheddar Reservoir is a near-circular artificial reservoir operated by Bristol Water. Dating from the 1930s, it has a capacity of 135 million gallons. Cheddar Wood and the smaller Macall's Wood form a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest from what remains of the wood of the Bishops of Bath and Wells in the 13th century and of King Edmund the Magnificent's wood in the 10th.
Close to the village and gorge are Batts Combe quarry and Callow Rock quarry, two of the active Quarries of the Mendip Hills where limestone is still extracted. It was on the Cheddar Valley line, a railway line that was opened in 1869 and closed in 1963. It became known as The Strawberry Line because of the large volume of locally-grown strawberries that it carried. It ran from Yatton railway station through Cheddar to Wells (Tucker Street) railway station and joined the East Somerset Railway to make a through route via Shepton Mallet (High Street) railway station to Witham.
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Mendip Hills: Black Down to Cheddar Gorge
Tuesday 20th November 2018
A local walk across the Mendip Hills. From Burrington Combe, up and over Black Down and on to Cheddar Gorge via a series of nature reserves from the local mining history. On the way, I cross Burrington Ham before descending to my car.
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I may not have a video up next weekend as I'm going to be away on Dartmoor!!
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PART IX Rowberrow Hill Fort & Burrington Combe Walk, Sept 2012
This is just one small part of many as I hiked across the Mendips on a beautiful Autumn day from Rowberrow Hill Fort to the Burrington Combe--later I head towards Cheddar Gorge across Black Down past Long Wood at Black Rock before experiencing England's 'Grand Canyon'--Cheddar Gorge where the skeletons of real cave -people have been found. All part of 'My Beautiful Somerset' and it geological wonders, its rich social and cultural history and where the 'Ancients'--the Ancestors once walked..
Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, England
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