Brimble Pit and Cross Swallet Basins

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Brimble Pit and Cross Swallet Basins is one of 177 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset. The surrounding countryside is part of the Mendip Hills National Landscape. Other SSSIs nearby include Rodney Stoke, Priddy Caves and Ebbor Gorge. The nearest railway station is Yatton, about 16.9 km to the north-west.

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