Caves of the Mendip Hills Caves of the Mendip Hills The caves of the Mendip Hills are formed by the particular geology of the Mendip Hills: large areas of limestone worn away by water makes it a national centre for caving. The hills conceal the largest underground river system in Britain. The hills consist of anticlines of Carboniferous Limestone lying over Devonian Old Red Sandstone, with the sandstone exposed on the summits. When a surface stream running off the sandstone reaches the limestone it sinks below ground through a "swallet", (also known locally as a "slocker"), continuing on its way down towards sea level by
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