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Recommended Towns & Villages near Wells

Wookey Hole

Wookey Hole (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (1.7 miles, 2.7 km, direction NW)

It is a pleasant resort village made famous by the glittering limestone cavern known as "Wookey Hole" which comprises of several dramatic chambers...

The Ring o Bells Pub, Wookey, Somerset

Wookey (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (1.9 miles, 3.1 km, direction W)

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Ruins of Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury

Glastonbury (103 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Somerset (5.3 miles, 8.6 km, direction SW)

This little town now enjoys world renown for its annual music festival which attracts thousands of visitors from all over the globe. None-the-less, this still remains very much a.....

Cheddar

Cheddar (132 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction NW)

Often called 'Englands Grand Canyon' Chedder Gorge was carved out by a river that now runs underground...

Langport

Langport (7 Pictures)

in the county of Somerset (14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction SW)

This old town cradled at the heart of the Somerset Levels, sits bounded by the soft rolling Somerset countryside...

Stourton in Wiltshire

Stourton (90 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction SE)

Stourton is noted for the church dedicated to St. Peter where you can see many memorials to the famous Hoare banking family and for the house which was the families ancestral home...

Bridgwater Canal

Bridgwater (38 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Somerset (16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction W)

Bridgwater emerged from a village of the Middle Ages to become a prosperous river-port. Later, it became known as the place where Monmouth proclaimed himself King...

Bath

Bath (835 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Somerset (16.9 miles, 27.1 km, direction NE)

Bath is an elegant city famous for its beautiful Georgian architecture and its Roman attractions from which it got it's name. The traveller James Boswell who visited the city.....

Poyntington, Dorset

Poyntington (2 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (17.2 miles, 27.6 km, direction S)

This is a delightful small village situated in the picturesque Blackmore Vale where the Dorset and Somerset boundary meets...

A picture of Martock

Martock (22 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (17.3 miles, 27.8 km, direction S)

The interior of Martock's Ham-stone church is perhaps the grandest in all Somerset, the startling effect of the golden stone against the most lavishly decorated of the county's great tie-beam roofs is simply overwhelming...

Just dont fall from here, it's a long way down.

Bristol (311 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Somerset (18.8 miles, 30.2 km, direction N)

Bristol Zoo is not this great city's only claim to fame..

Sherborne, Dorset.

Sherborne (111 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (18.9 miles, 30.5 km, direction S)

The softly glowing Ham stone of which most of the town properties are built, lends warmth and atmosphere to what is already a unique and attractive place...

Bradford on Avon

Bradford-on-Avon (176 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (19.4 miles, 31.2 km, direction NE)

Beautiful old town with a rich mixture of mellow Bath stone properties to be seen along ancient winding streets...

Old brick farm building on staddle stones in Gillingham, Dorset

Gillingham (6 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (19.9 miles, 32.0 km, direction SE)

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Warminster Town Centre

Warminster (117 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (20.1 miles, 32.4 km, direction E)

This is a former wool and corn town with a fascinating history stretching back to Saxon times. It sits comfortably beneath the chalk downland of the Salisbury Plain at the head of the beautiful Wyle Valley...

Silver Street, Trowbridge

Trowbridge (148 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire (20.4 miles, 32.8 km, direction E)

Trowbridge is a historic town crammed with attractive stone buildings. It originated as a settlement along the Biss and flourished from the wool and weaving trades and from these periods there remain many magnificent merchant houses...

East Knoyle Mill, East Knoyle, Wiltshire.

East Knoyle (9 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (22.6 miles, 36.4 km, direction SE)

East Knoyle is situated where the Wiltshire countryside blends into Dorset. The landscape is quite stunning, it has a dramatically changing face of sweeping pastures and hillsides...

Hovis is good for you!

Shaftesbury (95 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (24.0 miles, 38.7 km, direction SE)

Shaftsbury is Dorset's only hill-top town, with its long history and good views it is particularly attractive to tourists...

Sturminster Newton in Dorset

Sturminster Newton (40 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (24.6 miles, 39.6 km, direction SE)

A small attractive Market Town in Dorset...

This Way to the Village Centre

Castle Combe (203 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Wiltshire (26.9 miles, 43.2 km, direction NE)

Tucked away in the Cotswolds, Castle Combe is a quintessential English village with honey-colored stone houses, a medieval market cross, and a peaceful ambiance. It's an idyllic destination for a relaxing countryside getaway...

Recommended attractions near Wells

Reflection of the Gatehouse in the moat. The Bishops Palace, Wells.

Bishop's Palace, Wells (3 Pictures)

(0.1 miles, 0.1 km)

The Bishop's Palace in the enchanting tiny cathedral city of Wells where there is a predominance of beautiful buildings, is.....

Wells Cathedral in Wells, Somerset

Wells Cathedral (99 Pictures)

(0.3 miles, 0.6 km)

Wells Cathedral is the most perfect example of an ecclesiastical city from the days when the order of life was God, King and.....

Wookey Hole Caves, Wookey Hole village, Somerset.

Wookey Hole Caves and Papermill (10 Pictures)

(1.7 miles, 2.8 km, direction NW)

These dazzling show caves offer a glittering experience in floodlit chambers deep underground. This is the spiritual home of the.....

Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset

Glastonbury Tor (37 Pictures)

(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction SW)

Swirling mists rise over the Somerset Levels, where approaching the town of Glastonbury, suddenly above the mist you catch a.....

Chalice Well Entrance

The Chalice Well Gardens (11 Pictures)

(5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction SW)

There are many associations with Chalice Well covering countless centuries; it is a timeless and sacred place, full of legend,.....

Glastonbury Abbey, Fall 2006

Glastonbury Abbey (95 Pictures)

(5.5 miles, 8.8 km, direction SW)

This is believed to be the site of the oldest Christian Church in the world, for centuries it has been the focus of Christian.....

A picture of Cheddar Caves and Gorge

Cheddar Caves and Gorge (84 Pictures)

(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction NW)

The mile or so of pale-grey limestone cliffs rising above the winding road through Cheddar is awesome in its untamed beauty, it.....

Nunney Castle, Somerset

Nunney Castle (8 Pictures)

(11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction E)

A tradition exists that Nunney Castle's sole pig was subject to daily torture when the castle came under siege in 1645 during the.....

Lytes Cary Manor, June 2009

Lytes Cary Manor (42 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.4 km, direction S)

Intimate manor house with Arts & Crafts-style garden. Tudor great hall and 14th-century chapel, this was home to medieval.....

Fleet Air Arm Museum, Somerset

Fleet Air Arm Museum (3 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.5 km, direction S)

The Fleet Air Arm Museum houses Europe's largest Naval aviation collection. Go on-board Concorde and be transported by a.....

Stourhead frozen lake sunset

Stourhead (94 Pictures)

(15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction SE)

Designed by Henry Hoare II, Stourhead is one of England's most picturesque landscape gardens with classic temples and palladian.....

On the platform.

Longleat House & Safari Park (170 Pictures)

(15.8 miles, 25.5 km, direction E)

On entering the great grounds of Longleat House through the entrance known as "Heaven's Gate" visitors are immediately struck by.....

The At-Bristol planetarium. Bristol

At-Bristol (1 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction N)

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Prior Park, Bath 2005

Prior Park (18 Pictures)

(16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction NE)

Capability Brown had a hand in establishing the stunning landscape of Prior Park. His services, together with the advice of.....

Bristol - Cabot Tower

Cabot Tower, Bristol (8 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction N)

One of two towers dominating the Bristol skyline, and not far from Brunel's Suspension Bridge, Cabot tower stands 100ft high.....

View of the Clifton Suspension Bridge. Clifton, Bristol, Somerset. Summer 2004

Clifton Suspension Bridge (44 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction N)

Bristol's graceful Clifton Suspension Bridge was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It spans the Avon Gorge some 245ft above.....

A picture of Bath Theatre Royal

Bath Theatre Royal (4 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction NE)

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A picture of Roman Baths

Roman Baths (126 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction NE)

Bath has some of the best preserved Roman remains in Britain, with the most spectacular of these being the Roman Baths - A Roman.....

A picture of Bath Pump Rooms

Bath Pump Rooms (9 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction NE)

Bath is an important Spa and cultural centre, one of its most famous buildings is the elegant Pump Room of the baths built.....

A picture of Sally Lunns

Sally Lunns (9 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction NE)

A one minute stroll from Bath Abbey you will find the oldest house in Bath - Sally Lunn's. Sally Lunn was a young french refugee.....


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