Cheddar Gorge parking area to be made safer

Longleat Estate moves to prevent threat posed by falling rocks

Falling rocks at Cheddar Gorge will lead to parking spaces being removed from a car park within the Mendip Hills Area of Natural Beauty. A new embankment known as a bund will be built by Longleat Estate on the parking area that sits on the B3135 Cliff Road between High Rock and Arch Rock.

There are currently 37 parking spaces available for motorists – but this will be cut by nine to make space for the bund, leaving 28 spaces for cars and vans.

The bund will be constructed using 300 tonnes...

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