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Traveler Südengland
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- May 29, 2018, 7:40pm
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 56 m
- England Mendip District Wookey 51.226375, -2.67168451°13’35” N 2°40’18” W
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Wooky Hole Cave
May 29, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Die Wookey Hole Caves sind Kalksteinhöhlen im Dorf Wookey Hole, die durch Verwitterungsprozesse gebildet wurden, bei denen Kalkgestein im Wasser gelöst wird. Der River Axe fließt durch die Höhlen. Die Temperatur in den Höhlen liegt konstant bei 11 ° C. Dass die Höhlen seit etwa 45.000 Jahren von Menschen genutzt wurden, zeigt sich in der Entdeckung von Werkzeugen und versteinerten Tierresten aus der Altsteinzeit.
Aufgrund der konstant niedrigen Temperatur der Höhlen wird sie auch für die Reifung von Cheddar-Käse verwendet. Die Höhle ist bekannt für die Hexe von Wookey Hole - ein anthropomorpher Stalagmit, von dem die Legende sagt, dass die Hexe von einem Mönch aus Glastonbury zu Stein verwandelt wurde.Read more
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Traveler Somerset
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- Jun 27, 2021, 10:10am
- 🌧 15 °C
- Altitude: 58 m
- England Mendip District Wookey 51.22635, -2.6725451°13’35” N 2°40’21” W
Mendip Hills; Wookey Hole Caves
June 27, 2021 in England ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Wookey Hole is a village one mile to the west of the city of Wells and is dominated by the Wookey Hall Caves, a series of limestone caverns, a show cave (for visits) and various tourist attractions.

The show cave is of major interest; the River Axe flows through the cave system and it is a Site of Special Scientific Interest for both biological and geological reasons. The caves have been used by humans for around 45,000 years and the emerging waters have been used for a corn-grinding mill and a handmade paper mill. The show cave is notable for the Witch of Wookey Hole, a roughly human-shaped stalagmite that legend says is a witch turned to stone by a monk from Glastonbury; there is a legend associated with this.... There are many chambers and the first successful cave dives in Britain were made here in 1946. The caves have been used and/or referred to in many TV programmes.

The rest of the site is popular with families as there are attractions such a dinosaur valley and a small museum about the cave and cave diving, a theatre with circus shows, a house of mirrors and penny arcades housed in the old mills there.

A good morning out for us and something for everybody is here.Read more
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Traveler Big Adventure
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- Nov 11, 2019
- ⛅ 9 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- England Mendip District Wookey 51.198379, -2.70023251°11’54” N 2°42’1” W
Day 536
Wells
November 11, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Travelling south we have pitched up at a farm site just outside Wells. We overlook lush green fields with cattle and a great number of newly born calves.They appear to be only a few days or weeks old and they are enchanting. Another great location, just a 2 mile walk from Wells.
A spectacular city, with cathedral and bishop's palace in the middle. We wandered around the city, taking in the moat around the palace (complete with a display of poppies made by local children for Remembrance Day), the palace itself and the range of shops within the city.Read more
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