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Velvet Bottom Nature Reserve

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Velvet Bottom Nature Reserve

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Mendip Hills National Landscape

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  • Location: Priddy, Mendip, Somerset, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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    March 24, 2021

    Hiking

    Velvet Bottom is part of the wider Cheddar Complex Sites of Special Scientific Interest which is a network of nature reserves on the Mendip Hills. Each reserve has its own …

    June 14, 2024

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    Lovely looped trail. the landscape is lumped and bumped in the most weirdest of ways. I realised that the mounds were actually man made from the mining days, and grass and nature had covered them all over. Sheep graze freely in the area.

    April 27, 2025

    Hiking

    Interesting area and very very low traffic
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    Embark on a moderate 7.4-mile (12.0 km) hike through the Mendip Hills, gaining 560 feet (171 metres) of elevation over approximately 3 hours and 15 minutes. This loop from Black…

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Elevation 230 m

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    Location: Priddy, Mendip, Somerset, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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