Thursday doors – 21 March 2024, Cheddar Gorge

Doors 257 – Doors of Cheddar Gorge (Part II)

View of the gorge, Cheddar, Somerset, October 2023
View of the gorge, Cheddar, Somerset, October 2023

This week I am posting the second selection of doors from a trip I made to Cheddar Gorge last October at a launch event for the declaration of the Mendip National Nature Reserve. While I was there, I made a little bit of time to take a few photographs of the shops and houses in this famous narrow gorge.

A short site visit to part of the new Nature Reserve took us to the village of Priddy a mile or two up the gorge. The heavens opened and the last two pictures capture the moment pretty well. I hope you enjoy the doors:

Cottage black door, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023
Cottage black door, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023
Ticket office doors, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023
Ticket office doors, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023
Entrance to Jacobs Ladder - a long set of steps to the top of the gorge, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023
Entrance to Jacobs Ladder – a long set of steps to the top of the gorge, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023
Gift shop doors and awning, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023
Gift shop doors and awning, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023
The original Cheddar Cheese Company, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023
The original Cheddar Cheese Company, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023
Is that a wolf guarding the door to Lily Cottage? Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023
Is that a wolf guarding the door to Lily Cottage? Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023
Village green during a cloudburst, Priddy, Somerset, October 2023
Village green during a cloudburst, Priddy, Somerset, October 2023
A very wet building and fine entrance, Priddy, Somerset, October 2023
A very wet building and fine entrance, Priddy, Somerset, October 2023

So that’s yer lot from Cheddar Gorge, I haven’t quite decided what to do for next week, but I have tons of doors in my archive to choose from, so I guess it will be a bit of a surprise for all of us. Have a great weekend.

If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post, and in his Sunday round up.

by Scooj

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Downpour

Priddy Green, Somerset, October 2023
Priddy Green, Somerset, October 2023

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Dampness grips the air

sharp showers and prolonged rain

an English autumn

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by Scooj