The Top 5 Caves around Mendip
Looking to visit a cave around Mendip on your next adventure? To help you better plan your next outdoor experience, we’ve collected Mendip’s 5
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Last updated: September 19, 2025
The path through the gorge starts off pretty tame but gets steeper, rockier, wetter, muddier and narrower as you go. It's great fun and packed with interest. If you have average fitness and decent footwear you'll be fine.
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This popular cavern is set into limestone rock and is particularly beginner friendly. You can find some hand railings inside to help you, dating back from the early 20th century …
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Caves in the limestone rock around Charterhouse village and Roman lead and silver mines along segment.
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Wookey Hole Caves are a series of limestone caverns that have been used by humans for around 45,000 years. Billed as one of the most impressive and largest show caves …
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Ok, the photos do not do justice to this stunning chamber! It was only "opened" to the show cave in 2015! (The last time I visited was in 1990!!)
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