Facilities & access

General

  • Toilets (not NT) - in village of Cheddar, opposite Cheddar Cave
  • Picnics - no picnic benches, but there are plenty of lovely areas to enjoy a picnic. Please remember to take your rubbish home with you
  • Eating - cafés, pubs and restaurants in Cheddar and Wells. Pubs in Cross, Winscombe and Axbridge
  • Dogs are welcome. Please keep them on leads when livestock are grazing
  • Guided walks with a warden are available for school and community groups. Please contact us in advance to book and discuss your requirements

Family & children

  • Go in search of wildlife, explore ancient caves or simply run off steam as you climb up to some of Somerset's finest viewpoints
  • Walks - 5 mile circular walk at Crooks Peak, starting at King's Wood car park, taking you through ancient woodland and open expanses of grassland
  • Cycling - Strawberry Line, National Cycle Network route 26, runs across the Mendip Hills and down into Cheddar
  • Kite flying - reat open spaces on the Mendip Hills for flying a kite

Access

  • Mobility parking - two accessible spaces at the car park on the south side of Cheddar Gorge. All other car parks are on flat surfaces
  • Adapted toilets - nearest in Tweentown, near Cheddar (not NT)
  • Pathways - well maintained, but naturally uneven paths, which may become muddy and slippery after wet weather. There are steep ascents and descents at all sites, with some stiles and gates
  • All-ability trails - 2-mile (3km) circular nature trail starting from the car park at Ebbor Gorge, suitable for wheelchair and pushchair users