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Mendip Hills

Mendip Hills

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Nov 2, 2026

TiggiGUEST
4:39
I travel a lot, and I'm a keen hill walker, so I can go with her on a train.
TiggiGUEST
4:47
Literally, she's been on trains, planes, rough seas and boats, my Zumba class, up on the Mendip Hills.
TiggiGUEST
4:57
She is incredibly adaptable, as I am.
TiggiGUEST
5:02
I'm quite fit, and I needed a dog that would obviously be able to keep up with me, so to speak.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
69:49
and asked them to come out and play.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
69:55
Now, the Mendip Hills in Somerset
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
69:58
represent one of the most rugged and ancient landscapes in southern England.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
70:02
To look at them from a distance is to see sweeping windset

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Steve StocktonNARRATOR
76:54
Now this hiker, he didn't stay to rest, oh no.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
76:57
The fatigue in his legs vanished, replaced by a massive spike of primal adrenaline, and he very quickly made his way back down the trail, leaving the deep woods far behind.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
77:08
So the encounter in the Mendip Hills serves as the ultimate concluding lesson in the modern study of the Fae.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
77:16
Now we may have mapped the surface of the world, built our sprawling cities, and even convinced ourselves that the ancient magic has retreated into the realm of children's books.
Alan CheesleyGUEST
6:42
And I thought that I could do 50 miles a day.
Alan CheesleyGUEST
6:46
So we've got a hill group called the Mendips here and close to me.
Alan CheesleyGUEST
6:53
So I did 25 miles there and back up to the top and back again.
Alan CheesleyGUEST
6:57
And I thought, well, if I can do that in a couple of hours, then 50 miles is no problem at all.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
78:11
Perhaps the answer is simply that someone or something loaded up to the glass, smiled an ageless smile, and asked them to come out and play.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
78:24
Now, the Mendip Hills in Somerset represent one of the most rugged and ancient landscapes in southern England.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
78:31
To look at them from a distance is to see sweeping, wind-set plateaus and deep, dramatic gorges.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
78:38
But the true character of the Mendips lies beneath the surface.

7 MINS LATER

Steve StocktonNARRATOR
85:25
Oh, no.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
85:26
The fatigue in his legs vanished, replaced by a massive spike of primal adrenaline, and he very quickly made his way back down the trail, leaving the deep woods far behind.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
85:37
So, the encounter in the Mendip Hills serves as the ultimate concluding lesson in the modern study of the Fae.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
85:45
Now, we may have mapped the surface of the world, built our sprawling cities, and even convinced ourselves that the ancient magic has retreated into the realm of children's books.
Dan SnowNARRATOR
8:00
And today, the Trust owns a staggering quarter of a million hectares of countryside, visited by tens of millions of people each year.
Dan SnowNARRATOR
8:11
It includes the Mendip Hills in Somerset, one of 49 designated areas of outstanding natural beauty in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Dan SnowNARRATOR
8:23
A popular spot for long-distance walkers, the limestone hills conceal the largest underground river system in Britain.
Dan SnowNARRATOR
8:32
Over time, the flowing water created a vast system of caves, many of which were discovered and explored as recently as the 20th century, with the advent of breathing apparatus.
Dan SnowNARRATOR
8:47
The biggest tourist attraction of the Mendip Hills is the spectacular Jeddah Gorge.
Dan SnowNARRATOR
8:54
At 130 metres deep and running for almost five kilometres, it's England's largest gorge.
Dan SnowNARRATOR
9:02
It began to form about one million years ago during the last ice age, when water from melting glaciers formed a river.
Richard HerringHOST
13:54
We have to say we're the best.
Richard HerringHOST
13:56
Blood in the crypts of the Mendips.
Richard HerringHOST
13:59
It really is.
Richard HerringHOST
14:02
So my dad was, you know, quite an authority figure, but also he was brought up in a religious family.
Steve StocktonHOST
85:34
and asked them to come out and play.
Steve StocktonHOST
85:40
Now, the Mendip Hills
Steve StocktonHOST
85:42
in Somerset represent one of the most rugged and ancient landscapes in southern England.
Steve StocktonHOST
85:47
To look at them from a distance is to see sweeping windset plateaus and deep, dramatic gorges.

10 MINS LATER

Steve StocktonHOST
95:41
Now this hiker, he didn't stay to rest, oh no.
Steve StocktonHOST
95:44
The fatigue in his legs vanished, replaced by a massive spike of primal adrenaline, and he very quickly made his way back down the trail, leaving the deep woods far behind.
Steve StocktonHOST
95:55
So the encounter in the Mendip Hills serves as the ultimate concluding lesson in the modern study of the Fae.
Steve StocktonHOST
96:02
Now we may have mapped the surface of the world, built our sprawling cities, and even convinced ourselves that the ancient magic has retreated into the realm of children's books.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
67:02
Perhaps the answer is simply that someone or something floated up to the glass, smiled an ageless smile, and asked them to come out and play.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
67:16
Now, the Mendip Hills in Somerset represent one of the most rugged and ancient landscapes in southern England.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
67:23
To look at them from a distance is to see sweeping windstep plateaus and deep dramatic gorges.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
67:29
But the true character of the Mendips lies beneath the surface.

7 MINS LATER

Steve StocktonNARRATOR
74:16
Oh, no.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
74:18
The fatigue in his legs vanished, replaced by a massive spike of primal adrenaline, and he very quickly made his way back down the trail, leaving the deep woods far behind.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
74:28
So the encounter in the Mendip Hills serves as the ultimate concluding lesson in the modern study of the fae.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
74:36
Now, we may have mapped the surface of the world, built our sprawling cities, and even convinced ourselves that the ancient magic has retreated into the realm of children's books, but the wild places truly do not belong to us.
JennaGUEST
58:37
galaxy,
MarkHOST
58:38
we have several pictures from Mendip in various stages of the figures, which we're all kind of going towards playing on Saturday.
MarkHOST
58:50
And yeah, I think, I do believe Tom won in that case, but you've got basically the basic primer, then sanded, and then kind of...
MarkHOST
58:59
Yeah, washes, and therefore he won, I believe.
Matt GreenGUEST
31:21
There's enough people, there's enough lads, there's enough lads coming through, there's enough talent, there's enough raw talent as well.
Matt GreenGUEST
31:32
Like, you know, if you come from, out by Radstock or the Mendips, you've got a different, you know, you look at Ashley Barnes, you know, that's where he's from, Poulton, Mendips, like, they do get produced, but, we could be producing so much more I think as an area and how is another question but I genuinely think there's a tiny bit of a lack of belief as well and I see it sometimes in the kids even when I'm coaching I'm like I've got to play a big club today and So what? It's football, like, just don't worry about it, you know? Like, just go and enjoy the occasion, you know? So,
Andy GloverHOST
32:21
we are a big club.
Andy GloverHOST
32:23
Yeah, well,

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