Welcome to Old Down

Old Down is a small village located in the county of Somerset, England. The village is situated on the edge of the Mendip Hills, which provides stunning views of the surrounding countryside. The village is known for its beautiful architecture, which includes a number of historic buildings and churches. The village is also home to a number of small businesses, including shops, cafes, and restaurants, which provide a range of services to both locals and visitors.

One of the most notable features of Old Down is its proximity to the Mendip Hills. The hills are a popular destination for hikers and walkers, and offer stunning views of the surrounding countryside. The hills are also home to a number of rare and endangered species, including the greater horseshoe bat and the dormouse. The hills are also home to a number of historic sites, including the Cheddar Gorge and the Wookey Hole Caves, which are popular tourist destinations.

Old Down is also known for its rich history. The village has a number of historic buildings and churches, including the Old Down Manor House, which dates back to the 16th century. The village is also home to a number of historic sites, including the Old Down Hillfort, which dates back to the Iron Age. The village is also home to a number of museums and galleries, which showcase the history and culture of the area. Overall, Old Down is a unique and beautiful village that offers a range of attractions and activities for visitors to enjoy.

Local Weather

Overcast

Temp: 12°C

Feels Like: 9.3°C

Wind: 17.2 MPH

Wind Dir: SSW

Local Schools

School	Details
St Vigor & St John Church School Academy Converter Head Teacher Mr Chris Chorley	Wells Road Chilcompton Radstock Somerset BA3 4EX 1761233847 School Website
Downside School Other Independent School Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mr Andrew Hobbs	Stratton-On-The-Fosse Radstock Somerset BA3 4RJ 1761235100 School Website
Chewton Mendip Church Of England Va Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Miss Clare Duggan	Chewton Mendip Radstock Somerset BA3 4LL 01761241465 School Website
Oakhill Church School Academy Converter Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mrs Jude Clements	Oakhill Radstock Somerset BA3 5AQ 01749840426 School Website
Longvernal Primary School Academy Converter Ages:2-11 Head Teacher Mrs Karen Bazeley	Clapton Road Midsomer Norton Radstock Somerset BA3 2LP 1761412777 School Website
Farrington Gurney Church Of England Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Dan Turull	Church Lane Farrington Gurney Bristol BS39 6TY 1761452419 School Website
Norton Hill Primary School Free Schools Ages:2-11 Head Teacher Mrs Kerrie-Anne Courtier	Silver Street Midsomer Norton Somerset BA3 2UD 1761205630 School Website
Somervale School Specialist Media Arts College Academy Converter Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mr Joanna Postlethwaite	Redfield Road Midsomer Norton Radstock Somerset BA3 2JD 01761414276 School Website
St Johns C Of E Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Danielle West-Gaul	Redfield Road Midsomer Norton Radstock Somerset BA3 2JN 01761412019 School Website
Norton Hill Academy Academy Converter Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mr Gordon Green	Charlton Road Midsomer Norton Radstock Somerset BA3 4AD 01761412557 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Frome Station Approach, Off Wallbridge, Frome, Somerset, BA11 1RE 10.17 Miles

Oldfield Park Brook Road, Bath Spa, Somerset, BA2 3RS 10.77 Miles

Bruton Station Approach Road, Bruton, Somerset, BA10 0EH 10.94 Miles

Castle Cary Station Wharf, Castle Cary, Somerset, BA7 7PE 11.07 Miles

Keynsham Station Road, Keynsham, Somerset, BS31 2BN 11.11 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Lucky Cars 01761 233989 Heathbury, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 4EW 1.38 Miles
Roma Cabs 07902 856634 52 Hillside Avenue, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 2NA 2.31 Miles
Tudor Rose Cars 01761 239204 4 James Close, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 5HA 3.08 Miles
Welton Cabs 01761 417600 3 Phillis Hill, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 2SW 3.10 Miles
Somerset Taxis 01761 411234 6 Winterfield Road, Bristol, Bristol, BS39 7RF 3.41 Miles
Farrington Taxi Hire 07928 516837 Lyn House, Bristol, Bristol, BS39 6EN 3.64 Miles
Ansomcabs Taxi 01761 413421 Crossways, Bristol, Bristol, BS39 7LS 3.69 Miles
Radstock Taxis 01761 417166 Unit 14/16/Midsomer Enterprise Pk/Radstock Rd, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 2BB 3.71 Miles
Ivory Taxis 01761 431611 30 Holly Walk, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 3TT 3.96 Miles
A.F.S. Taxis 01761 437638 10 Chapel Lawns, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 3BQ 4.41 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Old Down Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Court Hotel Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Gurney Slade Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Downside Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Parsonage Lane Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Chilcompton Post Office Weekday Last Collection:17:00 Saturday Last Collection:12:00 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Gurney Slade Post Office Weekday Last Collection:16:45 Saturday Last Collection:12:00 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Binegar Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
New Rock Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Bowden Hill Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Stoneaston Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
The Pitching Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Upper Benter Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Clapton Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Cutlers Green Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
Chilcompton Surgery	Carters Way Chilcompton Radstock Avon BA3 4XH
Oakhill Surgery 01749 840233	Oakhill Surg, Pondsmead Shepton Road, Oakhill Radstock Somerset BA3 5HT
Somerton House Surgery 01761 412141	Somerton House Surgery 79A North Road Midsomer Norton Bath BA3 2QE
St Chads Surgery 01761 413334	St.Chad's Surgery Gullock Tyning Midsomer Norton Bath BA3 2UH
Somer Centre - Covid Local Vaccination Service	Gullock Tyning Midsomer Norton Radstock BA3 2UH

Local Stores

Chilcompton
Naishs Cross
Chilcompton
Radstock
Somerset
BA3 4JN
01761 232328
Store Website
1.30 miles

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SPAR Euro Garage Norton
Church Lane
Midsomer Norton
BA3 2JL
01761 412077
Store Website
2.9 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Highcroft Veterinary Group - Silva House Veterinary Centre
Silver Street Midsomer Norton Somerset BA3 2ET 01761 412223 enquiries@highcroftvet.co.uk Website 2.99 miles
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Midsomer Veterinary Centre
53 North Road Radstock Midsomer Norton Somerset BA3 2QE 01761 412 132 enquiries@midsomervets.co.uk Website 3.10 miles
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Natures Vet Clinic
Paulton Surgery, The Old School House Church Street Paulton Bristol Gloucestershire BS39 7LG 01761 411 705 naturesvet@hotmail.co.uk Website 3.66 miles
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Natures Vet
Unit 2 Radstock Retail Centre Bath Somerset BA3 3PT contact@naturevetclinic.co.uk Website 4.63 miles
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The Shepton Veterinary Group Limited
The Shepton Veterinary Group Allyn Saxon Drive Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 5QH 01749 343 955 info@sheptonvets.com Website 5.05 miles
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Axe Valley Veterinary Practice Ltd
23 St. Cuthbert Street Wells Somerset BA5 2AW 01749 670966 Website 6.03 miles

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Local Dog Walks

East Harptree Forest
Found This A Few Years Ago With My Late Husband And Now Go There With My Daughter. Together We Have For Dogs. Easy Walking With A Few Tracks Off To The Sides. It Was Only By Chance That We Found Out It Has An Old Chimney There. It Is Called The Smitham Chimney And Was Used Many Years Ago For Smelting Lead And Zinc. It Is Almost Surrounded By Water. Beautiful Array Of Trees And Flora Abound. Carters Cottage Smithams Hill East Harptree Bristol BS40 6BZ 4.68 miles East Harptree, Somerset

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Ebbor Gorge (Red Trail)
Beautiful Walk Through Woodland Which Climbs Up Some Pretty Steep Paths To An Amazing View Across Somerset And Glastonbury Tor. Well Marked Paths. Some Of The Path Is Very Steep But Week With The Effort! West Mendip Way Wells Lancashire BA5 1AY 6.54 miles

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Wookey Fords
38 Knowle Ln Wookey Wells BA5 1LB 7.76 miles

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Vallis Vale Walk
A Beautiful Walk Through Woodland Next To The Mells River. The Area Is Steeped In Industrial History And A Site Of Special Scientific Interest. Popular For Dogs In Summer As The River Is Accessible And It Is Flat And The Path Is Gravel But Can Get Muddy And Slippery In Wet Conditions. There Are Several Paths And The Main Path Goes To Mells, Or The East Mendip Way Is Accessible Going South. Elm Ln 8.44 miles Parking Available At Egford, Just Off Elm Lane. Walk To The Left From The Car Park Into Woods.

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Black Down Burrington Coombe
Slight Walk Up To The Top Of The Hill But The Views Are Stunning From The Top. If You Take The Left Path Once Up The Top, You Can Walk Down To Cheddar Gorge Or You Can Take The Right Path And Walk Down Into The Woods To Rowberrow Warren And Dolebury Warren. Livestock On Route And Can Get Very Muddy In The Winter Due To The Horses And Cows Churning Up The Mud Making It Very Hard To Walk Up The Hill. Lovely Walk During The Summer. We Often Spend All Day Walking There And My Two Cockers Love It! Burrington Combe Blagdon 9.30 miles Once You Enter Burrington Coombe, You’Ll See A Lay-By Further Down Beneath Burrington Ham. Park Up In The Lay-By And Cross The Road. Follow The Road Up And You’Ll See A Sign Saying Black Down On Your Right. Walk Down Past The Driveway And Make Your Way Up To The Top!

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Cheddar Gorge
Lovely Walk Around The Gorge. It Is Best To Keep Dogs On Lead Because Of The Cliffs Edge But There Are Some Lovely Views At The Top. It Is A Very Hilly Walk And Is Also Fairly Long. You Can Walk Down Into The Village And There Are Toilets, Places To Eat And Have A Break Too. I Usually Walk Down From Black Down Which Makes It An All Day Walk And Means You Don’T Have To Pay For Parking Cliff Top Gorge Walk Cheddar Lancashire BA5 3BT 9.77 miles

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Weather Forecast

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	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Cloudy	Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Overcast
Temp	-9.5°C	-8.4°C	-7.4°C	-6.6°C	-5.2°C	-2.6°C	0.9°C	3.6°C	4.1°C	2.6°C	0.6°C	-4.8°C
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