Caves of the Mendip Hills The caves are recorded in the Mendip Cave Registry and Archive. The caves which are easily accessible to the public are at Cheddar Gorge and Wookey Hole, but the vast majority of the caves require specialist equipment and knowledge. Many of the caves are gated and operate leader systems in an attempt to reduce the damage caused when the caves are visited. Local caving groups organise trips and continue to discover new caverns. Some estimates put the number of cavers active on the Mendip Hills over a busy weekend at more than 500. Attempts made in the Mendip Hills to
Cheddar Gorge open-top bus tour operates during the summer. Cheddar cheese is made in the lower part of the gorge. UK 1960s Garage Rock band The Troggs used Cheddar Caves as the backdrop for the band photo on their debut album "From Nowhere – The Troggs", which included the US "Billboard" no.1 hit single (no.2 UK), "Wild Thing". Cheddar Gorge was the setting for Peter Nichols' 1968 comedy "The Gorge", in the BBC's Wednesday Play series. Cheddar Gorge is a panel game played on the BBC Radio 4 series "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue". The gorge was used as a location