Cheddar Gorge Hike, Bere Cider Farm + Burrow Mump

Today we headed to Cheddar Gorge with a couple of friends who live locally in Somerset to complete the Cheddar Gorge circular walk. At lunch time we head across to a little known place called the Bere Cider farm where a pint of cider is the same price as a coffee, and spend the early afternoon taking a curious wander up to, and around the National Trust property of Burrow Mumps. This was part of a quick visit to Somerset on the way back home to London after having spent time in Devon and Cornwall. If you are planning a trip to the South West of England, you may be interested in my other travel vlog episodes centred around Devon and Cornwall.

Bere Cider Company | Things to do in Somerset | Gorge Walk | Cheddar Gorge Circular hike | Cheddar Gorge walk

0:00 Intro
1:06 North Side
3:18 1st Descent
4:04 Cheddar Village
5:07 South Side
7:32 Bere Cider Company
9:18 Burrow Mump
10:35 Outtakes

[WhenAdventureKnox]

What are your thoughts on Cheddar Gorge - too many tourists, or special enough that this can be overlooked?

[NeverStopAdventuring]

Cheddar Gorge is beautiful! And the church on the hillside is striking as well. Never would have guessed it hadn't previously been finished.

[TheKiltedAdventurer]

Looks like quite a balmy day. We are quite cold here. Cheers on getting out and hiking, looking forward to watching the rest!

[michaeltorpy]

Spent all of December 2019 to end February 2020 living in Plymouth before moving to thailand and went to most of the places you have fantastic

[Love_rainy_days]

Caroline, Thanks for another fun video of your English Countryside hikes. Looks like you all have fun From the outtakes I take it the cider is hard cider? Cheers 🥃🥃🧔

[IvorsTravels]

Another interesting walk and visit. I tend to go these sorts of places out of season when there are fewer people around but I must admit I have not been here for years. I do remember some steep muddy paths though.

[denniskavanagh]

Thank you Caroline for a very interesting and well produced video, when was the video actually made?

[plodonsteady]

Cheddar only 30 minutes from me and only recently did the gorge walk, I walked on the side you finished on and then back up through the gorge, it was on my list to do and did it early one morning recently after nipping up Glastonbury Tor, I was out early that morning so did the Tor and the Gorge and was heading back home by about 10 am, Cheddar is way to busy for me once the crowds get there, hence why my walks take place before most people are out of bed. I know people that seem to visit Cheddar every weekend in the summer on their motorbike, I have a motorbike too but no desire to ride there every weekend. Those plastic cider things are called flagons (no idea if that's the correct spelling) . Not been to Burrow Mumps, I assume that's quite local to Cheddar so ill check that out thanks .

[MattWhitingsEurope]

I drove through the gorge last year and was amazed looking up at the high walls of the canyon - looks equally as epic looking down. What a shame the tower was closed, from the video it looks like it's in great shape - you would think they'd find a way to just leave it open for hikers to use - either for a small fee or perhaps even for free (does that happen in England any more?). I agree with you about Cheddar (the town) as when I visited it was crammed full of people too - nice to see as it was a lovely place but the crowds did put me off somewhat. Love the out-takes at the end! Did you manage to drive through as well?

[Khatoon]

Last part of my research burrow mump is hill and historic site overlooking south lake noor in village of burrow bridge within English county of somerset it’s scheduled monument with ruined church on top of hill grade 11 listed building height 24 meters above topped although many people assume that unusual shape of this hill must mean that it’s was man made it’s similar to Neolithic pyramid of silbury hill in Wiltshire burrow mumps is completely natural it’s topped by romantic ruins of medieval church dedicated to st Michael attractions there walled gardens steart marshes wildlife hiking tours ebbor gorge thank you again for your great efforts stay safe blessed have great time bon voyage good luck to you your family friends

[Khatoon]

How are you doing mrs Caroline thank you for sharing your trips with us showing us such magnificent landscapes encourage us to read learn new information improve our English language as well as always iam gathering key points about places you visited briefly here it’s cheddar is large village and civil parish in sedgemoor district of English county in somerset it’s situated in northern edge of mendip hills 9 Milles south west of Bristol civil parish includes hamlets of Nyland and Bradley eross . The cheddar gorge is limestone gorge in mendip hill near village of cheddar somerset gorge is site of cheddar show caves where Britain oldest complete human skeleton cheddar man estimated tobe 9000 years old found in year 1903 old remains from upper late palaeolithic era ( 12000 - 13000 ) years ago have been found the caves produced by activity under ground river contain stalactites and stalagmites the gorge is part of site of special scientific interest called cheddar complex