The Cheddar Town in Somerset - Home of the Cheddar Cheese

The small city of Cheddar, Somerset is, as its namethis area is the tour of the microbrewery Cheddar
says, the home of the famous Cheddar cheese, aales. When starting this tour, every tourist is served
hard variety of cheese that has been produced herewith a pint of beer for him to enjoy while walking
back to the 12th century. The town is situated 20around. The tour informs you about the history of
miles south of Bristol and has a population of 2, 600.beer making and the ingredients that are used in this
An important part of the village life is tourism, takingprocess. At the end of it you are permitted to taste
into account that here are St Andrew's Church, builtdifferent kinds of beer and give your opinion about
in the 14th and 15th century, the caves and thethem.
Cheddar Gorge, which are owned by the NationalA delight for the entire family is the Cheddar Gorge
Trust.toy and collectibles museum, that includes farm
Archaeological excavations attested that the areaequipment, army scenes, working trains and a circus
was populated from prehistoric times and that it wasdisplay. Around the town there is also a waterfall
occupied by Romans and Saxons. The Museum ofwhich gives you the opportunity of enjoying
Cheddar displays the 10000 years old skeleton of themagnificent scenery.
Cheddar man. It seems that he lived in the gorge byAnd of course, you must not miss the opportunity of
the end of the last Ice Age.seeing how Cheddar cheese is made, by visiting a
An 18th century windmill named Ashton stand on a hillworking dairy and the shop next to it. Here you can
above the tow, making the view spectacular. On thissee some cheese in different stages of making.
location there are in fact several medieval windmillsThere are also some guided tours and educational
that are worth seeing. Another popular attraction inprograms available.