Days Out

WESTON-SUPER-MARE

Approximate Driving Time : 20 minutes , down beautiful country lanes.

Buses : Regular Bus from Brean to Weston Super Mare (Every 30minutes peak season)

Weston-super-Mare is a great seaside resort with all the traditional seaside attractions, including the famous donkeys and the pier!

The wide sweep of Weston Bay has miles of clean sandy beach, and a level promenade boasting superb views over the Channel. There is lovely coastline and countryside to explore.

Weston beach has designated areas for wind and water sports, and there are boat trips around Weston Bay and further afield.

Undercover attractions include the SeaQuarium, the North Somerset Museum and the world’s largest dedicated Helicopter Museum. There is a wide variety of entertainment on at the Playhouse Theatre and the Winter Gardens to suit all ages, and an excellent selection of restaurants, cafes, bars and nightclubs.

CHEDDAR CAVES & GORGE

Approximate Driving Time : 30 minutes,
Sign Posted.

Buses : No Direct Buses. Need bus to Weston-Super-Mare then Cheddar

Cheddar Gorge, a place of wild and rugged beauty, is a karst limestone and calcareous grassland nature reserve and home to many rare plants and animals, including endangered Greater Horseshoe bats. Cheddar Caves, inhabited by our ancestors up to 40,000 years ago, were discovered by Messrs Gough & Cox, enterprising Victorian showmen, and are world famous for their spectacular stalactite and stalagmite decorations, whose beautiful colours are mirrored in pools of water. Easy-to-use audio-guides in English, French and German tell the story of the caves’ formation and discovery. These caves also fired the imagination of JRR Tolkien, author of the trilogy “Lord of the Rings”, on his honeymoon visit in 1916. “The Crystal Quest”, our own dark-walk fantasy adventure, creates a similar world of elven magic and bold adventure underground – because everyone knows that dragons live in caves…..Our new museum of pre-history, “Cheddar Man & the Cannibals”, explores 40,000 years of British pre-history, with demonstrations of Stone Age survival skills and beautiful cave art. But can you face the truth about why our Homo-sapiens ancestors, throughout the world for most of pre-history, were cannibals? From April to September, an open-top double-decker bus takes you on a sightseeing tour through Cheddar Gorge, beneath rocky pinnacles rising sheer above you, the home of the Peregrine falcons. There are 274 steps to reach a lookout tower for stunning views of this limestone countryside, then a 3-mile cliff-top walk right around Britain’s biggest gorge, climbing 400 ft above the road, through this internationally important nature reserve.For more adventurous thrill-seekers, who are looking for high adrenaline action, try our Rock Sport Outdoor Pursuits. Adventure Caving Expeditions or Climbing & Abseiling 1 ½ hour sessions, with all equipment provided, led by qualified sports instructors, take place daily on our well-equipped, well-maintained sites registered with the National Adventure Activities Licensing Authority. Minimum age 11 years and minimum height 4’8”. We recommend that you book in advance to avoid disappointment.

WOOKEY HOLE

Approximate Driving Time : 45 minutes

Buses : No Direct Buses

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Opening Times
Open 7 days a week
Summertime: (Apr-Oct Inc): 10am (first tour) – 5pm (Last Cave Tour)
Wintertime: (Nov-Mar Inc): 10am (first tour) – 4pm (Last Cave Tour)
Closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Open weekends and school holidays during December and January

Admission Prices

Full admission rates are inclusive of all attractions on the site. Whether you visit in the summer or winter it is wise to allow more than two hours for the complete tour of the caves, valley and mill.

After your cave tour feel free to walk around our valley and mill at your leisure, you may leave the mill and re-enter at anytime during the day on production of your Wookey pass badge.

Adults: £16.00
Children: £11.00 (3-14yrs Inclusive)
Concessions: £11.00 (Senior Citizens)
Students: £11.00 (Valid Student card required – must be purchased on arrival)
Children under 3yrs: Free of charge