Mendip Hills to the development of cave diving in Britain. The first cave dive was attempted at Swildon's Hole in 1934, and the first successful dive was achieved the following year at Wookey Hole Caves, which has the deepest sump in Britain at 76 m (250 ft). The cave complexes at St. Dunstan's Well Catchment, Lamb Leer, and Priddy Caves have been identified as Sites of Special Scientific Interest. The deepest cave in the Mendip Hills is Charterhouse Cave with a vertical range of . Many caves in the Mendip area were excavated for archaeological and natural history studies by pioneer explorer
Caves of Faribault the company has received numerous state, national, and international awards and recognitions. Most recently these include: 2014: Good Food Awards: Jeffs' Select Gouda and St. Pete's Select Blue Cheese 2013: Specialty Food Association's Specialty Outstanding Food Innovation: Jeffs' Select for Outstanding Cheese or Dairy Product Caves of Faribault The Caves of Faribault is an artisan cheese company headquartered in Faribault, Minnesota as a division of Swiss Valley Farms. Utilizing sandstone caves to age cheese, the company makes a variety of raw milk products, including several styles of blue cheese, Gouda, and cheddar. In 1936, the Treasure Cave Cheese Company, the