Section 5 of 5, West Mendip Way
Priddy to Wells
5.7 miles (9.2 km). About 2 hours, easy.
Start: ST 527 509. Finish: ST 550 458. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 201 m of climbing and 394 m of descent; highest point 257 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Priddy.
- Car park
- Car park, 410 m from the start. Directions ST 527 513
Getting back
The section finishes at Wells. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- Market Place, 100 m from the finish. Directions ST 549 457The Liberty, 190 m from the finish. Directions ST 550 460
Planning the West Mendip Way
- Planning the whole trail: mendiphills-nl.org.uk.
- The guidebook the trail recommends: The Mendip Way Guide (Mendip Hills National Landscape).
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 34%, gravel and tracks 6%; the rest (60%) isn't recorded.
About 31% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 4 stiles, 3 kissing gates, 5 gates, 2 flights of steps.
Steepest climb: about 88 m in a kilometre (1 in 11), starting 3.7 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- Queen Victoria, Priddy: at the start. Food, real ale, seats outside.Wookey Hole Club: 3.7 miles in. Real ale.The King's Head, Wells: at the finish.The Sun Inn, Wells: at the finish.White Hart Hotel, Wells: at the finish.The Crown, Wells: at the finish.The Wookey Hole Inn: 3.2 miles in, about 150 m off the way. Real ale.Sheep & Penguin, Wells: 5.3 miles in, about 350 m off the way.The Globe, Wells: 5.3 miles in, about 200 m off the way.Rose & Crown, Wells: 5.6 miles in, about 350 m off the way.And 2 more within a quarter of a mile.
- Cafés
- Carwardines, Wells: at the finish.Caffè Nero, Wells: at the finish.Costa, Wells: at the finish.Market Place Cafe, Wells: at the finish.Wells Conservative Club: at the finish.Kitty Banks, Wells: at the finish.The Bishop's Table, Wells: at the finish.The Loft Café, Wells: at the finish.Coffee#1, Wells: 5.6 miles in, about 200 m off the way.Loaf, Wells: 5.6 miles in, about 350 m off the way. Seats outside.And 2 more within a quarter of a mile.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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