Cheddar Holidays

Cheddar is, of course, famous for Cheddar Gorge, and that's what will dominate your UK holidays to this part of Somerset. Cheddar Gorge has a wild beauty, with towering cliffs that take the breath away. It's home to many rare species, but it's the caves that interest most visitors on their UK holidays. Inhabited up to 40,000 years ago, they're now famous for spectacular stalactites and stalagmites. On your trip around the Cheddar caves, you'll get audio-guides in various languages that tell the story of the caves, which so inspired JRR Tolkien, author of the Lord of the Rings. During the warmer months, you can take an open-top double-decker bus through the gorge on your Cheddar holidays, while Peregrine falcons stare down from above. Climb the 274 steps to the Lookout Tower and grab some sensational views of the limestone countryside, then take the clifftop walk around the gorge, looking down on the road from 400 feet.

For spectacular scenery, it doesn't get much better than UK holidays in Cheddar, but if you want to explore Somerset, there's plenty to see. Try the Animal Farm Adventure Park, where you can feed the animals, and enjoy the play barn, slides, trampolines and playground in 23 acres of family fun. Or how about Brean Leisure Park, where you can sample over 30 rides and attractions. If you love history, a Cheddar holiday puts you near Dunster Castle, with its lovely interiors and sub-tropical gardens from Norman times. Historians will also love the Fleet Air Arm Museum, promoting naval aviation through the ages and featuring exhibition halls of aircraft, photographs, medals and clothing. For rock fans, Glastonbury is close by, but if you can't make the concert, try the Abbey, the world's oldest above-ground Christian church.

On your UK holidays in Cheddar, there are few better ways of getting close to nature than in country caravans. Directline Holidays have many country caravans on excellent holiday parks around Cheddar that offer fantastic facilities that you won't recognise from the country caravans of your childhood. The sites that play host to today's country caravans come with swimming pools, crazy golf courses and shops, plus loads of entertainment, making country caravans holidays in Cheddar perfect for romantic breaks or UK family holidays.