Velvet Bottom is part of the wider Cheddar Complex Sites of Special Scientific Interest which is a network of nature reserves on the Mendip Hills. Each reserve has its own …

MCW73

June 14, 2024

Hiking

Lovely looped trail. the landscape is lumped and bumped in the most weirdest of ways. I realised that the mounds were actually man made from the mining days, and grass and nature had covered them all over. Sheep graze freely in the area.

HoofHike

April 27, 2025

Hiking

Interesting area and very very low traffic

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1. Blagdon, Cheddar Gorge & Beacon Batch loop from Burrington Ham — Mendip Hills

19.5km

05:44

520m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Velvet Bottom & Beacon Batch loop from Black Gate — Mendip Hills

12.0km

03:15

170m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. View of Cheddar Gorge – Velvet Bottom Nature Reserve loop from Aveline's Hole

16.3km

04:47

440m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Elevation 230 m

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Location: Priddy, Mendip, Somerset, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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Velvet Bottom Nature Reserve

1. Blagdon, Cheddar Gorge & Beacon Batch loop from Burrington Ham — Mendip Hills

2. Velvet Bottom & Beacon Batch loop from Black Gate — Mendip Hills

3. View of Cheddar Gorge – Velvet Bottom Nature Reserve loop from Aveline's Hole

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