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The Mendip Hills stretch from Weston to Frome and are designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Tynings lies at the heart of the Mendips close to Charterhouse, Shipham and Priddy. On a clear day, from Beacon Batch (the highest point on the Mendips - check the map) you can see for miles!

Charterhouse was originally a Roman settlement which developed because of lead deposits found in the area. The Romans shipped the lead all around their Empire and today the spoil tips, horizontal flues and washing pools blend to make the Mendip landscape. Orphans were once used to scrape off the lead deposits which vaporised onto the roofs of the flues - they didn't live long!

Shipham had over 100 calamine mines by the end of the 18th century. A miner used to dig a hole to his waist, from which he would throw an axe to mark his claim. The calamine was mixed with copper to make brass. It was also used to make zinc.

Dolbury hill fort was the biggest of the Iron Age camps used by the surrounding population to shelter from attack. The area between its ramparts is around 20 acres and could hold 20,000 people.

Priddy is known for its Fair which was moved from Wells in 1348 because of fears of the Black Death. Swildons Hole, the longest cave on the Mendips is in Priddy - it has 5 miles of passages up to 178 metres in depth!