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Black Down Summit and Wild Ponies

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Black Down Summit and Wild Ponies

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  • Location: Priddy, Mendip, Somerset, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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    January 28, 2021

    Hiking

    Black Down is the highest area of the Mendip Hills and affords wonderful views across the Bristol Channel into Wales, over Weston-super-Mare, the Chew Valley, the Quantocks and beyond. There are many Bronze Age burial sites dotted around. You might also see the wild ponies strutting their stuff.
    This special site is designated as a Site of Special Scientific interest for its valuable wildlife habitats and is a nationally important site for its archaeology from the late Stone …

    May 17, 2020

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    Views out to Bristol Channel, over to Wales and of course of all the wild horses.
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    Location: Priddy, Mendip, Somerset, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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