Wookey Hole is a small village on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England, best known for the Wookey Hole Caves, a series of limestone caverns carved by the subterranean River Axe. The caves feature striking stalactites and stalagmites and have yielded archaeological finds dating back to the Palaeolithic, while local folklore about the "Wookey Hole Witch" adds an air of legend to the place.
Nowadays the village's economy centres on tourism, with the caves, a historic paper mill turned museum and gift centre, a model village and other family attractions drawing visitors; it's a popular day‑trip base close to Wells and Cheddar. Despite the visitor trade, Wookey Hole still feels rural, and its dramatic karst landscape makes it a notable stop for anyone exploring the Mendip Hills and Somerset's natural and historic sites.
Postcode districts covering Wookey Hole
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 16.4 miles
- Bath 16.9 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 14.5 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 18.1 miles
- Taunton 23.6 miles
- Yeovil 19.6 miles
- Bridgwater 15.9 miles
- Trowbridge 21.2 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 24.7 miles
- Yate 24.4 miles
- Frome 13.5 miles
- Portishead 18.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Easton Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Wells Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Wookey Built-up area 1.5 miles
- St. Cuthbert Out Parish 1.9 miles
- Westbury-sub-Mendip Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Westbury Parish 2.2 miles
- Upper Coxley and Coxley Wick Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Coxley Built-up area 2.7 miles
- South Horrington Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Henton Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Rodney Stoke Parish 3.2 miles
- Mendip West Ward 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Wookey Hole
BA5 1BR, BA5 1GG, BA5 1DG, BA5 1BZ, BA5 1BX, BA5 1DD, BA5 1AY, BA5 1AZ, BA5 1DH … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 11.1 miles
- Cardiff Airport 31.4 miles
- Mendip Vale Railway Station 7.3 miles
- Merryfield Lane Railway Station 8 miles
Hotels near Wookey Hole Ad
- Wookey Hole Hotel 3 0.1 miles
- The Swan Hotel, Wells, Somerset 4 1.5 miles
- The Ancient Gatehouse & Rugantino Restaurant 1.4 miles
- The White Hart Hotel 2 1.5 miles
- The Crown at Wells, Somerset 1.5 miles
- The Sheep and Penguin 1.4 miles
- Premier Inn Wells 3 1.7 miles
- Beryl 4 1.8 miles
- The Crossways Hotel 4 4.2 miles
- The Lion at Pennard 5.7 miles
Local points of interest
- Mendip Hills Hill 3.1 miles
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 5.2 miles
- Cheddar Library Library 5.8 miles
- Chalice Well Gardens 5.9 miles
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 6.7 miles
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 7.4 miles
- Kingswood Nature reserve 8.7 miles
- Ashton Gate Stadium 15 miles
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 15.2 miles
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 15.3 miles
- Bristol Harbour Harbour 15.5 miles
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 15.6 miles