Banwell Caves
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Facts and practical information
Banwell Caves are a 1.7-hectare geological and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Banwell, North Somerset, England notified in 1963. ()
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Banwell Caves – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Crook Peak, The Helicopter Museum, Banwell Castle, St Andrew's Church.
Nature, Natural attraction, HillCrook Peak
48 min walk • Crook Peak to Shute Shelve Hill is a 332.2 hectare geological and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the western end of the Mendip Hills, Somerset.
Specialty museum, Science museum, MuseumThe Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare
54 min walk • The Helicopter Museum in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, England, is a museum featuring a collection of more than 80 helicopters and autogyros from around the world, both civilian and military.
Forts and castles, Gothic Revival architectureBanwell Castle, Banwell
30 min walk • Banwell Castle is a Victorian Gothic Revival mansion in Banwell, Somerset, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
ChurchSt Andrew's Church, Banwell
27 min walk • The mainly 15th-century parish Church of St Andrew in Banwell, Somerset, England, is a Grade I listed building. The body of the church has a nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles and a rather short chancel, considering the proportions of the rest of the church.
ChurchSt Andrew's Church
58 min walk • The Church of St Andrew in Compton Bishop, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century, being consecrated by Bishop Jocelin in 1236, with more recent restoration. It is a Grade I listed building.
Forts and castlesLocking Castle
45 min walk • Locking Castle was a castle that once stood on Carberry Hill near the site of RAF Locking in Locking in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England. It has been scheduled as an ancient monument. It was a motte and bailey on Carberry Hill. Excavations in 1902 identified the remains of a small stone chamber surrounded by a ditch.
HillBleadon Hill, Mendips
54 min walk • Bleadon Hill is a 13.52 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest just north of the village of Bleadon, North Somerset, notified in 1999. The site is a Geological Conservation Review site, as it shows a low ridge of calcite-cemented Pleistocene sand and gravel on its southern side.
Nature, Natural attraction, CaveShute Shelve Cavern, Axbridge
86 min walk • Shute Shelve Cavern is a natural cave system located in Shute Shelve Hill, Somerset, England, above Axbridge in the Mendip Hills not far from Cheddar. The phreatic cave contains fossils of speleothems over 350,000 years old.
HillShiplate Slait, Mendips
44 min walk • Shiplate Slait is a 33.9 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Loxton, within the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, North Somerset, notified in 1987.
Edwardian architectureSidney Hill Cottage Homes, Congresbury
93 min walk • Sidney Hill Cottage Homes, whose official name is Sidney Hill Churchill Wesleyan Cottage Homes, is a Grade II listed estate of Wesleyan cottage homes in the village of Churchill in North Somerset. It was opened in December 1907 to provide furnished accommodation for people in need.
Forts and castlesBanwell Camp, Banwell
43 min walk • Banwell Camp is a univallate Iron Age hill fort in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England. The hill fort is situated approximately 1.6 miles east from the Village of Banwell.
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