Cheddar Gorge

The story of the gorge, from the sea floor it began as to the present day: the river that cut it, the hunters of the ice age, Cheddar Man, kings, cheese and Mr Gough's cave.

Six minutes. A work in progress: the land and the cave are real surveys; the colours, trees, sea floor and much else are stand-ins, and there is no sound yet. Drag to look around; Space pauses.

The cave: based on "Goughs Cave, Cheddar" (skfb.ly/o98IZ) by cave-dive-make, CC-BY 4.0, reduced from 11 million triangles. The gorge: Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2022, Open Government Licence v3.0. Models (all CC-BY 4.0, reduced or resized): "Horse" by Henry S; "Realistic Animated Elk 3D Model" by WildMesh 3D; "Dog animated" by MAXDESIGN-3D; "Sheep anim" by blam; "Old Cart" by Lyskilde; "Skeleton" by sanik.pdo. People: the "Ancient primitive people" pack (under its purchase licence); "Rigged Roman civilian men and women" (CGTrader, royalty-free), re-dressed; "Remy" and animations: Mixamo. Rock texture: Poly Haven (CC0). Not connected with or endorsed by Cheddar Gorge & Caves.