Visit Chewton Mendip Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Chewton Mendip

  

Chewton Mendip Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Chewton Mendip

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Chewton Mendip history

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Chewton Mendip is the site of Attborough Swallet, a cave which is not in limestone but instead in Dolomitic Conglomerate and Marl. The village used to have a Gothic style mansion built for the Waldegrave family before 1791, however all that remains is an 18th-century lodge. The Mendip Engineering Company Ltd was founded in the early 19th century as Cutler’s Green Ironworks.

Chewton Mendip geography / climate

Monarch’s Way long-distance footpath follows the route taken by Charles II after his defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651. The route enters Somerset near Chewton Mendip and crosses the Mendip Hills heading for Wells.

Climate

Chewton Mendip has a temperate climate which is generally wetter and milder than the rest of the country. The annual mean temperature is approximately 10 °C (50.0 °F) In the summer the Azores high pressure affects the south-west of England, however convective cloud sometimes forms inland reducing the number of hours of sunshine.

You can visit Chewton Mendip places with Walkfo Chewton Mendip to hear history at Chewton Mendip’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Chewton Mendip has 15 places to visit in our interactive Chewton Mendip map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Chewton Mendip, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Chewton Mendip places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Chewton Mendip & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Chewton Mendip Places Map
15 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Chewton Mendip tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Chewton Mendip

  

Best Chewton Mendip places to visit

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Chewton Mendip has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Chewton Mendip’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Chewton Mendip’s information audio spots:

Emborough Quarries Emborough Quarries (grid reference ST623505) is a 1 hectare (2.5 acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Emborough in the Mendip Hills, Somerset. The disused quarry has yielded a wide variety of remains of vertebrate fossils, amongst which the early reptiles are particularly well represented. Of special note is Kuehneosaurus latus which is one of the earliest-known flying vertebrates.

Litton Reservoirs Litton Reservoirs are two reservoirs near the village of Litton, Somerset. They lie on the boundary between Bath and North East Somerset and Mendip districts. The individual lakes are called Lower Litton and Upper Litton. The former is 8 acres (32,000m) in size, the latter is 16 acres (65,000 m) and much deeper.

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