 Since the 1880s , Cheddar 's other main produce has been the strawberry , which is grown on the south @-@ facing lower slopes of the Mendip hills . As a consequence of its use for transporting strawberries to market , the since @-@ closed Cheddar Valley line became known as The Strawberry Line after it opened in 1869 . The line ran from Yatton to Wells . When the rest of the line was closed and all passenger services ceased , the section of the line between Cheddar and Yatton remained open for goods traffic . It provided a fast link with the main markets for the strawberries in Birmingham and London , but finally closed in 1964 , becoming part of the Cheddar Valley Railway Nature Reserve . 
