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Priddy Pools

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Priddy Pools is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, covering 0.53 km². It is one of 177 SSSIs in the county. It lies within the Mendip Hills National Landscape.

For arrivals by rail, Yatton Station is about 18.6 km to the north-west. Priddy Caves and Chancellor's Farm are among the SSSIs within 1.8 km.

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Photo of the Mendip Hills, a National Landscape in Somerset, south west England.Highlight

Mendip Hills

You’re inside itNational Landscape near Cheddar

A limestone upland riddled with caves and gorges, an easy high point, and old lead-mining country on top

Photo of Ebbor Gorge, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Priddy in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, south west England.Highlight

Ebbor Gorge

SSSI near Priddy

A steep wooded limestone gorge on the Mendips near Wookey Hole, a National Nature Reserve with a scramble through the ravine and ice-age caves

2.4 km SW

Photo of Wookey Hole, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Wells in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, south west England.Highlight

Wookey Hole

SSSI near Wells

River-carved show caves under the Mendips.

2.6 km SW

Photo of Milton Lodge Gardens, a Grade II registered house & garden near Wells in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, south west England.Highlight

Milton Lodge Gardens

House & garden near Wells

Edwardian hillside terraces framing Wells Cathedral and the Vale of Avalon below.

4.4 km S

Photo of Wells Cathedral, a cathedral in Somerset, south west England.Iconic

Wells Cathedral

Cathedral near Wells

England's earliest Gothic cathedral, famous for its carved west front and the great scissor arches crossing the nave.

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Photo: Deer Leap, a viewpoint near Priddy, Somerset, south west England.Highlight

Deer Leap

Viewpoint near Priddy

A grassy Mendip shoulder above Ebbor, rated by locals the best view in Somerset, taking in Glastonbury Tor, the Quantocks and Wales.

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