Our committee has created a number of walks of varying grades and lengths. Some of these are well known local walks such as the tour of the top of the Gorge, others which will take you to lesser-known corners of the village, some which go around our local nature reserves and yet more which will take you out on to the beginnings of the Somerset Levels from where you can look back at the Mendip Hills.
Click to see a 3D PDF overview of our walks – Cheddar Walking Walks Overview Map 2016.
All guides are free to download and are also available for £1 each from Cheddar Visitor Information Centre (VIC), please see https://discovercheddar.co.uk/vic/ for opening times.
WINTER WALKING – MUD WARNING
Please note that walks other than 1, 3, 4, and 8 take you along various rural tracks and paths, some sections of which can get really wet and muddy in winter months. If you are doing a winter walk after a period of rain please be prepared for wide and deep puddles and long stretches of deep or slippery mud. Walking poles and proper walking boots will be essential.
Select from the list below or use the drop down menu on “Our walks” above.
1 – Historic Cheddar Walk
2 – Middledown
3 – Cufic Lane Loop Walk
4 – Strawberry Line Bus Walk
5 – Gorge Walk (and quiz)
6 – Black Rock Nature Walk
7 – River Yeo Loop Walk
8 – Reservoir wheelchair-friendly Walk
9 – West Mendip Way from Wells
10 – West Mendip Way from Weston Super Mare (in two parts)
11 – Four Pubs Walk to Churchill
12 – Quarries Loop
13 – Shute Shelve circular
14 – Cheddar Moor circular
15 – Wedmore via Nyland Hill (optional bus walk)
16 – Strawberry Special
17 – Labourham Drove
18 – Burrington Combe
Parking is available close to the start of all walks – there is paid or free street parking in the village centre, free parking at Black Rock and at Sharpham Road for the reservoir walk, and also free parking in the Gorge east of The Pinnacles.
(Photo: Martin Kay)
Quick PDF download links:
Historic Cheddar walk - summary (16838 downloads)
Middledown walk (7210 downloads)
Cufic loop walk (10638 downloads)
Strawberry Line bus walk (11213 downloads)
Cheddar Gorge cliff top walk (45762 downloads)
Gorge Walk Quiz (3258 downloads)
Black Rock walk (20140 downloads)
River Yeo loop walk (16229 downloads)
Reservoir walk (15723 downloads)
West Mendip Way from Wells (6927 downloads)
West Mendip Way Weston to Cheddar part 1 (3216 downloads)
West Mendip Way Weston to Cheddar part 2 (2539 downloads)
West Mendip Way Weston to Cheddar - whole walk (2201 downloads)
Four Pubs Walk to Churchill and return (3578 downloads)
Quarries Loop (2008 downloads)
Shute Shelve circular walk (2069 downloads)
Cheddar Moor circular walk (2561 downloads)
Wedmore via Nyland Hill (1158 downloads)
Strawberry Special (1673 downloads)
Labourham Drove (1287 downloads)
Burrington Combe (458 downloads)