Cheddar Gorge
A limestone gorge cut into the Mendip Hills beside the village of Cheddar. Its show caves, carved by an underground river and hung with stalactites, are where Cheddar Man, Britain's oldest complete human skeleton at about 9,000 years old, was found in 1903.
- Where
- Cheddar, England, United Kingdom
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 51.2824, -2.7655
Get the Cheddar Gorge stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Cheddar Gorge. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your England volume with your photos and a note.
Near Cheddar Gorge
Glastonbury Tor 16 km
A lone hill above Glastonbury, crowned by the roofless tower of St Michael's Church. Old stories tie it to King Arthur and the isle of Avalon, and the climb gives wide views over the flat Somerset Levels.
Clifton Suspension Bridge 21 km
A suspension bridge strung high across the Avon Gorge, linking Clifton in Bristol with Leigh Woods. Built to a design based on an earlier one by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, it opened in 1864, and its tolls still pay for its upkeep.
SS Great Britain 22 km
Brunel's steamship of 1843, the first large ocean-going ship to combine an iron hull with a screw propeller. The largest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1853, she crossed the Atlantic in 14 days and is now a museum ship in Bristol's harbour.
Royal Crescent 30 km
A sweeping curve of 30 terraced houses designed by John Wood the Younger and built between 1767 and 1774. It is among the greatest works of Georgian architecture in Britain, and its stone facade looks out over a lawn much as it did when first built.
Roman Baths 30 km
A well-preserved Roman bathing complex built around the hot springs of Aquae Sulis, where a temple stood by 60 to 70 AD. The baths were used until Roman rule ended in the 5th century, and the green, steaming Great Bath is still fed by the natural spring.
Bath Abbey 30 km
A parish church and former Benedictine monastery founded in the 7th century and rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries. It is one of the finest examples of Perpendicular Gothic in the West Country, and its monastic community was dissolved in 1539.
Wales Millennium Centre 34 km
Wales's national arts centre on Cardiff Bay, opened in 2004 and finished in 2009. Its curved front is clad in bronze-coloured steel with lines of poetry in Welsh and English cut through it, lit up after dark.
Cardiff Castle 36 km
A medieval castle in the centre of Cardiff, built by the Normans on top of a 3rd-century Roman fort. Its stone shell keep still stands on its mound, and in the 19th century the Marquess of Bute turned the house into a lavish Gothic Revival mansion.
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Questions
Where is Cheddar Gorge?
Cheddar Gorge is in Cheddar, England, United Kingdom. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Glastonbury Tor (16 km), Clifton Suspension Bridge (21 km), SS Great Britain (22 km).
How do I get the Cheddar Gorge stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Cheddar Gorge and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your England volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Cheddar Gorge before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your England volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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