Cheddar
in Somerset of England, United Kingdom
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Bristol International Airport (8 mi) - Bristol Filton Airport (19 mi)
- RNAS Yeovilton (19 mi)
- Cardiff International Airport (26 mi)
- MOD St. Athan (30 mi)
- RAF Lyneham (37 mi)
- Exeter International Airport (47 mi)
- Gloucestershire Airport (50 mi)
- RAF Fairford (51 mi)
- Bournemouth Airport (53 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 35 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 50 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 117 mi)
- Brean Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Knowle Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Enmore Park Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Celtic Manor Resort (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Bristol Zoo (zoo, (15 mi)
- Brean Sands (amusement park, (10 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.275 and -2.777 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 16' 31" and W -2° 46' 35"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 07:15 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:30 am and 4:21 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
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Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Cheddar
Cheddar in Somerset (England) with it's 5,199 inhabitants is a city in United Kingdom about 115 mi (or 186 km) west of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Cheddar is now 07:15 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Cheddar, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Bristol International Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Blaenavon Industrial Landscape in a distance of 35 mi (or 56 km), North. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Burrington, Churchill, Blagdon, Congresbury and Butcombe. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 47 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 40 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 78% |
| Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 14% of sky |
| General Conditions | Few clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
10°C (50 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
9°C (49 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
7°C (44 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Penscot Inn
Lyncombe Lodge Hotel
Holiday Inn BRISTOL AIRPORT
Meadow Cottage
Bristol Sidcot (A38)
Videos from this area
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Cheddar Gorge (cliffs and caves)
Cheddar Gorge is a limestone gorge in the Mendip Hills, near the village of Cheddar in Somerset, England. The gorge is the site of the Cheddar show caves, where Britain's oldest complete human...
009 Vanlife Road Trip - Cheddar Gorge, Mendip Hills, Somerset (Shaky low quality footage)
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A Ride Through Cheddar & Cheddar Gorge in Somerset
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S1 Buell cruising up Cheddar Gorge Cliff road July 5th 2009
Road trip video from Cheddar Gorge to Bristol road on a 1997 S1 Buell. July 5th 2009. Good sound quality :)
Marauder Tris - Goes up the gorge
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Cheddar Gorge Teaser
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A quick and pointless tour of Cheddar Gorge!!
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Cheddar Gorge, United Kingdom
Cheddar Gorge is a limestone gorge in the Mendip Hills, near the village of Cheddar in Somerset, England.
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Cheddar Gorge X-treme Climbing
Cheddar Gorge X-treme Climbing.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Cheddar Gorge
Cheddar Gorge is a limestone gorge in the Mendip Hills, near the village of Cheddar in Somerset, England. The gorge is the site of the Cheddar show caves, where Britain's oldest complete human skeleton, Cheddar Man, estimated to be over 9,000 years old, was found in 1903. Older remains from the Upper Late Palaeolithic era (12,000–13,000 years ago) have been found. The caves, produced by the activity of an underground river, contain stalactites and stalagmites.
Cheddar Reservoir
Cheddar Reservoir is an artificial reservoir in Somerset, England, operated by Bristol Water. Dating from the 1930s it has a capacity of 135 million gallons (614,000 cubic metres). The reservoir is supplied with water taken from the Cheddar Yeo river in Cheddar Gorge. The inlet grate for the 54 inches water pipe that is used to transport the water can be seen immediately upstream from the sensory garden in Cheddar Gorge.
Gough's Cave
Gough's Cave is located in Cheddar Gorge on the Mendip Hills, in Cheddar, Somerset, England. The cave is 90 metres deep and is 2.135 kilometres long, and contains a variety of large chambers and rock formations. It contains the Cheddar Yeo, the largest underground river system in Britain.
Cox's Cave
Cox's Cave is in Cheddar Gorge on the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. It is open to the public as a show cave. The cave is named after mill owner George Cox who discovered it in 1837, while quarrying limestone for a new building. Cox immediately opened it as a show cave and ran it as a private enterprise until landowner, Thomas Thynne, 5th Marquess of Bath, took it over at the beginning of the 20th century. The cave consists of seven small grottoes, joined by low archways.
Batts Combe quarry
Batts Combe quarry, grid reference ST460550 is a limestone quarry on the edge of Cheddar village on the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England. It has been operating since the early 20th century and is currently owned and operated by Singleton Birch Ltd. The output in 2005 was around 4,000 tonnes of limestone per day, one third of which was supplied to an on-site lime kiln, the remainder being sold as coated or dusted aggregates.
Draycott railway station (Somerset)
For the station in Derbyshire, see Draycott and Breaston railway station. Draycott railway station was a station on the Bristol and Exeter Railway's Cheddar Valley line in Draycott, Somerset. The station was opened with the extension of the broad gauge line from Cheddar to Wells in April 1870, converted to standard gauge in the mid-1870s and then linked up to the East Somerset Railway to provide through services from Yatton to Witham in 1878.
Cheddar Ales
Cheddar Ales is a small independent brewery located in the village of Cheddar in Somerset, England, which produces a range of regular and seasonal beers. Its owner and head brewer, Jem Ham, previously worked 15 years at Butcombe Brewery in nearby Wrington.
Mendips Raceway
Mendips Raceway is a motorsport venue in the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England. It is located on the rim of Batts Combe quarry between Shipham and Charterhouse. The oval shaped circuit is used for racing hot rods, stock cars, Hotstox, bangers and demolition events. The circuit, which was opened in 1969, features an oval and a figure of eight layout.
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