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Drunkard's Hole, Mendips

#10 among attractions in Mendips

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Coordinates: 51°19'20"N, 2°45'36"W
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Mendips United Kingdom

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Drunkard's Hole – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

  • bos swallet mendips~210 ftSW
    Cave

    Bos Swallet, Mendips

    2 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.

  • east twin swallet mendips0.5 miE
    Cave

    East Twin Swallet, Mendips

    14 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.

  • bath swallet mendips~400 ftNE
    Cave

    Bath Swallet, Mendips

    2 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.

  • avelines hole mendips~1760 ftNE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

    Aveline's Hole, Mendips

    9 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.

  • goatchurch cavern mendips~1500 ftE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

    Goatchurch Cavern, Mendips

    8 min walk • Goatchurch Cavern is a cave on the edge of Burrington Combe in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England.

  • black down mendips1.1 miSE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Hill

    Black Down, Mendips

    28 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.

  • burrington combe cheddar0.4 miE
    Geologic formation, Park, Archaeological site

    Burrington Combe, Cheddar

    11 min walk • 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.

  • rods pot mendips~230 ftNE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

    Rod's Pot, Mendips

    2 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.

  • reads cavern mendips~1060 ftW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

    Read's Cavern, Mendips

    6 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.

  • sidcot swallet mendips location map
    ~1400 ftE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

    Sidcot Swallet, Mendips

    7 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.

  • pierres pot mendips~1610 ftE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

    Pierre's Pot, Mendips

    8 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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Drunkard's Hole?

Nearby attractions include Bos Swallet, Mendips (2 min walk), Rod's Pot, Mendips (2 min walk), Bath Swallet, Mendips (2 min walk), Read's Cavern, Mendips (6 min walk).

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