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The Top 20 Natural Monuments around Mendip

Mendip’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20

beautiful natural monuments around Mendip. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: November 15, 2025

Glastonbury Tor

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Climbing the hill, which is thought by some to be the Arthurian Avalon, rewards you with amazing views of the Somerset Levels, Dorset, Wiltshire and Wales. On its top, you …

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Beacon Batch summit trig point

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This special site is designated as a Site of Special Scientific interest for its valuable wildlife habitats and is a nationally important site for its archaeology from the late Stone …

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Ebbor Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

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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Black Down Summit and Wild Ponies

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Black Down is the highest area of the Mendip Hills and affords wonderful views across the Bristol Channel into Wales, over Weston-super-Mare, the Chew Valley, the Quantocks and beyond. There …

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Burrington Combe Road Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Like cheddar gorge but smaller and less touristy = more enjoyable! You won't get stuck in a traffic jam climbing this one!

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Priddy Nine Barrows

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Priddy Nine Barrows is a site of archaeological importance and a protected Scheduled Monument. They are a group of nine Bronze Age round barrows, seven occurring in a broadly linear …

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Stockhill Woods

Highlight • Historical Site

A coniferous woodland managed by Forestry England within the Mendip Hills Area of Natural Beauty. Renowned for its nightjar and long-eared owl populations, there is no shortage of wildlife to …

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Mendip Hills National Landscape

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Sprawling across Somerset, the Mendip Hills are a chain of picturesque rolling limestone hills. Situated to the south of Bristol and Bath, the hills run from Weston-super-Mare to Frome, covering …

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Deer Leap Reserve

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Deer Leap providing one of the best views in Somerset is a nature reserve managed by Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Unit (AONB). It is nationally protected for …

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Goatchurch Cavern

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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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The Top 20 Natural Monuments around Mendip

Glastonbury Tor

Beacon Batch summit trig point

Ebbor Gorge

Black Down Summit and Wild Ponies

Burrington Combe Road Climb

Priddy Nine Barrows

Stockhill Woods

Mendip Hills National Landscape

Deer Leap Reserve

Goatchurch Cavern

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Most popular attractions around Mendip

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