Wells
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Wells is the smallest city in England, with a population of around 10,000 people. The main attraction is Wells Cathedral, a striking building in an otherwise nondescript town. The Cathedral Grounds contain the Bishop's Palace and the Vicars Close, a mediaeval street where the clergy live. It is purported to be the oldest continuously-inhabited street in all of Europe. The city is named for the wells that surface in the Bishops Palace.
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Get in
Wells is only accessible by car or bus. The nearest airport is Bristol International Airport, and there are buses that go directly to Wells from there. If you are driving from Bristol, take the A37 south until you reach the A371, then head west into Wells. If you happen to be coming from Bath, take the A39 west into the A37, and then onto the A371 west into Wells.
Get around
The city is so small that unless you have a medical condition you should have no trouble walking everywhere. If you would like there are taxi services, but these would only be useful if you were making forays into the surrounding countryside (beautiful, by the way) or to nearby Cheddar, but these are all accessible by bus, as well.
See
- The Cathedral and its Grounds
Wells Cathedral is the only cathedral in England that still has a Vicars Close and Bishops Palace intact (so they claim). This makes it a must see and a will see, it rises above the surrounding town and is visible for miles!
- The Cathedral
The most distinctive thing about this cathedral is the Scissor Arches in the Transept. These modern-looking arches were actually built in the 1300's to stabilise the structure after a heightened tower was added, and they face North, South, and West.
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