This heritage site includes the historic lead mining area at Charterhouse. It is managed in partnership with the Mendip Hills National Landscape Service.
The remains of stone-built lead flues can be seen amongst the overgrown evidence of open-cast mining.
The site adjoins nature reserves owned by Somerset Wildlife Trust.
Visit the Mendip Hills National Landscape website to find out more about this area.
Visitor information
Address: Blackmoor Reserve car park, Velvet Bottom, Charterhouse, Bristol, BS40 7XR
The site of the lead works is a Scheduled Monument.
Please take care when visiting. The ground is uneven and has many hidden dips.
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