Burrington Combe, Cheddar

Name: Burrington Combe
Address: Cheddar, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Cheddar

Geologic formation, Park, Archaeological site

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Burrington Combe is a Carboniferous Limestone gorge near the village of Burrington, on the north side of the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in North Somerset, England. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 522 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°19'17"N, 2°45'2"W

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Burrington Combe – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bos Swallet, East Twin Swallet, Bath Swallet, Aveline's Hole.

0.4 miW
Cave
Bos Swallet, Mendips
12 min walk • Bos Swallet is a karst cave in Burrington Combe on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England. It is noted for being rather steep, with a length of 78 metres and a depth of 42 metres.
~830 ftSE
Cave
East Twin Swallet, Mendips
5 min walk • East Twin Swallet also known as Upper Twin Swallet is a karst cave in Burrington Combe on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England. The cave is not very stable. The floor is strewn with boulders under which the stream normally flows.
~1860 ftW
Cave
Bath Swallet, Mendips
9 min walk • Bath Swallet is a karst cave in Burrington Combe on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England. On Wednesday 19th September 2007 members of the Wessex Cave Club and Cheddar Caving Club succeeded in connecting Bath Swallet and Rod's Pot.
~1360 ftNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Aveline's Hole, Mendips
7 min walk • Aveline's Hole is a cave at Burrington Combe in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. The earliest scientifically dated cemetery in Britain, 10,200 and 10,400 years old, was found at Aveline's Hole, constituting the largest assemblage of Mesolithic human remains found in Britain.
~780 ftW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Goatchurch Cavern, Mendips
4 min walk • Goatchurch Cavern is a cave on the edge of Burrington Combe in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England.
0.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Black Down, Mendips
20 min walk • Black Down is the highest hill in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, in south-western England. Black Down lies just a few miles eastward of the Bristol Channel at Weston-super-Mare, and provides a view over the Chew Valley.
0.4 miW
Cave
Drunkard's Hole, Mendips
11 min walk • Drunkard's Hole is a karst cave in Burrington Combe on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England.
~1990 ftW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Rod's Pot, Mendips
10 min walk • Rod's Pot is a limestone cave above Burrington Combe in the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. The cave was first excavated in 1944 by the University of Bristol Spelæological Society.
0.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Read's Cavern, Mendips
16 min walk • Read's Cavern is a cave at Burrington Combe, Somerset, England, in which traces of Iron Age occupation have been found. It lies under Dolbury Hill. Its large main chamber has a boulder ruckle floor and is parallel to a cliff face.
~810 ftW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Sidcot Swallet, Mendips
4 min walk • Sidcot Swallet is a cave near Burrington Combe, in the Carboniferous Limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. It was named after the Sidcot School Speleological Society who explored it in 1925.
~590 ftW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Pierre's Pot, Mendips
3 min walk • Pierre's Pot is a karst cave in Burrington Combe on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England. The cave was discovered in 1983 and has two main levels, the lower level being reached through an extremely tight rift.

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Which popular attractions are close to Burrington Combe?

Nearby attractions include Pierre's Pot, Mendips (3 min walk), Goatchurch Cavern, Mendips (4 min walk), Sidcot Swallet, Mendips (4 min walk), East Twin Swallet, Mendips (5 min walk).