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    A bird's eye view of the gorge with its winding roads

    Heatwave update

    24 June 2026

    We will be closing early at 2pm on Thursday 25 June due to the extreme temperatures forecast and to ensure the welfare of staff and guests.

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    A panoramic shot of Cheddar gorge with its sweeping natural landscape and stormy sky in the distance

    New payment options available now

    9 June 2026

    Apple Pay, Google Pay and Klarna will be new payment options available to guests booking tickets online at Longleat and Cheddar from today.

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    An ariel shot of Cheddar Gorge with its sweeping cliffs and winding road

    Great British Summer Savings are now live

    4 June 2026

    Our ticketing system for the period 25 June to 1 September has been updated to pass on the VAT savings announced by the government for admission tickets.

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    A family look up into a section of Gough's cave as water trickles down the cave structures

    Summer VAT Savings

    26 May 2026

    We are delighted to announce we will be passing on to guests the VAT savings on admission tickets and children’s meals announced by the government on Thursday as part of the Great British Summer Savings scheme.

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    Palaeolithic Dogs

    25 March 2026

    Gough’s Cave at Cheddar – home to Cheddar Man is now also identified as having one of the earliest domestic dogs in the world.

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    World's oldest genetic evidence for domestic dogs identified in Europe and Türkiye

    25 March 2026

    A new study published in Nature has uncovered the earliest genetic evidence for the existence of dogs.

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