Everything about Wookey Hole totally explained
Wookey Hole is a village close to
Wells in
Somerset,
England. It is within the parish of
St Cuthbert Out.
The name Wookey is thought to come from the
Old English wocig (an animal trap).
The village of Wookey Hole is dominated by the
Wookey Hole Caves tourist site which has show caves, a paper mill and a museum.
The village has shops, pubs, restaurants, hotels and a campsite.
Glencot House is a grade II
listed country house dating from 1887, by a Mr George and
Harold Peto, for
W S Hodgkinson. A report of the building appeared in "The Building News", May 13, 1887 and the architects drawing was exhibited at the
Royal Academy, and is now at
RIBA.
The 18th century Bubwith farmhouse is also a grade II
listed building, as is the post office in the high street.
The
Monarch's Way and
Mendip Way long-distance footpaths both pass through the village.
Ebbor Gorge National Nature Reserve is just outside the village.
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