Cheddar and Wells

Yesterday we went to Cheddar and on the way home we stopped at Wells. it was a much cooler rain and whilst we were driving we had a heavy rain shower but by late afternoon we had sun again.
The caves at Cheddar are spectacular .They were developed and explored in the 1870s by Richard Cox Gough and his sons.During Excavations near the mouth of the cave they unearthed Cheddar man whose burial had taken place 3000 years earlier. There are many wonderful formations all with names and beautifullly lit. High up on the walls ferns grow and every so often a bat flitted past.
By the time we came out of the cold caves the sun was shining and we took the open top bus through the Gorge. You get better views from the bus than you do driving through in the car and we did both.We also climbed up the 27 steps of Jacobs Ladder and admired the views, then we bought some vintage Cheddar cheese,before driving on to Wells.