Mendips & the Jurassic Coast

3 days · 4 driving roads · 53 miles of them · best April–October

Saturday in the gorge country: Cheddar's limestone walls on the B3135, then Burrington Combe over the Mendip tops. Sunday and Monday drop to the Channel — Slapton Ley from Dartmouth to Kingsbridge, then the B3157 from Weymouth to Bridport along Chesil. Overnight in Wells or Cheddar, then Dartmouth or Bridport. Three counties, none of them in a hurry.

Worth knowing: Cheddar's lower bends crawl on summer weekends; go at eight or in April. The B3157 is a cliff road with car parks that fill for the beaches, not for driving. Fuel in Cheddar, Weymouth or Bridport. Burrington is easy to overshoot — it is a combe, not a pass, and walkers use the same tarmac.

The roads, in order

1. Cheddar Gorge B3135 · Cheddar → Green Ore · 10 mi · 20 min ⚠ Bottom section crawls with visitors on summer weekends ☕ Lion Rock Tea Rooms · 📷 Black Rock
2. Burrington Combe & Mendip Tops B3134 · Burrington → B3371 junction (Cheddar tops) · 8 mi · 20 min 🍽️ The Burrington Inn · 📷 Rock of Ages
3. Slapton Ley Coast Road A379 · Dartmouth → Kingsbridge · 18 mi · 40 min ⚠ Storm damage occasionally closes the beach section ☕ Blackpool Sands cafe · 📷 Torcross tank memorial · 🍽️ Start Bay Inn
4. Jurassic Coast Road B3157 · Weymouth → Bridport · 17 mi · 35 min 📷 Abbotsbury Hill · ☕ Abbotsbury Tea Rooms · 🍽️ Hive Beach Cafe

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