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Wookey Hole Caves (/ ˈ w ʊ k i /) are a series of limestone caverns, a show cave and tourist attraction in the village of Wookey Hole on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills near Wells in Somerset, England. The River Axe flows through the cave. [3] It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) for both biological and geological reasons. [4]
The village of Wookey Hole is dominated by the Wookey Hole Caves tourist site which has show caves and a controversial crazy golf course which was built on the site of the village bowling green. [4] The village has shops, a pub, restaurants, hotels and a campsite. The Grade II listed Church of St Mary Magdalene dates to 1873-74. [5]
Site name Reason for designation Area Grid reference [B] Year in which notified Map [C] Biological interest Geological interest Hectares Acres Aller and Beer Woods Y 56.9 140.6 ST404305 1952 Map Aller Hill Y 18.4 45.4 ST408291 1988 Map Asham Wood Y 141.6 347.5 ST705460 1963 Map Axbridge Hill and Fry's Hill Y 67.1 160.1 ST433555 1990 Map Babcary Meadows Y 13.6 31.6 ST567293 1988 Map River Barle ...
Penelope Powell (14 October 1904 - 1 October 1965) was a pioneering cave diver.She was Diver No. 2 for the first successful cave dive using breathing equipment in Britain [1] at Wookey Hole Caves in the Mendip Hills, Somerset on 18 August 1935.
Hodgkinson's family owned and operated the Wookey Hole Paper Mill, which was established in 1610. Handmade paper is still produced there from raw cotton. [2] In the early years of the 20th century, the mill employed 200 people, and local caves on the river Axe on the property had been known from early times, but the discovery in Victorian times of an extensive network of linked caves turned ...
Balch's investigations into geomorphology and hydrology led to his decision to try to find the origins of the water that rose to the surface at Wookey Hole Caves, the source of the River Axe. In 1901, he led a team of miners and cavers to dig into Swildon's Hole, where he found the 'Forty Foot Pot' as well as chambers full of stalagmites. [1]
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In 2003 he auctioned off much of his circus paraphernalia in order to concentrate on running Wookey Hole Caves, a tourist attraction in Somerset. [7] In 2012 he celebrated fifty years in the business with a new show, Turbo Circus: 50 Acts In 100 Minutes, on a 31-week tour. [14] Cottle and his Magic Circus undertook another months-long tour in ...