Priddy is a small village on top of the Mendip Hills above Cheddar Gorge and the city of Wells.

Our Festival logo shows the Priddy sheep hurdles, a stack of wooden sheep hurdles which were used to make the pens for the annual sheep fair. The hurdles are no longer used, but they are still a landmark on Priddy Green. The stack was destroyed by fire in April 2013 and rebuilt by volunteers from the parish in July 2013. 

The hurdles are a great spot to arrange to meet during the Priddy Folk Festival!

Priddy’s history and geology

This wikipedia page provides lots of information about Priddy. 

Priddy is located on the Mendip Plateau in Somerset. If you are interested in the local geology, caves and mining, the British Geological Survey has an informative page about Priddy

Other sites to explore:
Visit Somerset
Somerset Life

The Priddy Folk Festival is organised and run by volunteers – read more about the Festival’s history or find out about being a steward at the Festival.