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Historic site

Bishop's Palace ruined portions, walls and well house

✦ Ancient woodland0 ha

Getting here

51.20882, -2.64266

Best for

6 activities

Playgrounds

Free93%

playground, toilets, café, parking

Heritage

Free86%

Historic site with public access

Wildlife

Free75%

Ancient woodland

Cycling

Varies72%

Named cycling route nearby: Route 3

Dog walks

Free72%

Dogs allowed with public access

Hiking

Free65%

Named hiking route nearby: East Mendip Way

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

21

4 named nearby · 17 public paths

Named routePublic access
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Cycling

48

48 named nearby

Named route

Named routes and paths nearby

Monarch's Way · Walking990 km
National Cycle Network Route 26 (Proposed) · Cycling0
West Mendip Way · Walking48 km
East Mendip Way · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Milton Lane · public footpath

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Moat and Wall, Bishop's Palace, Wells

Moat and Wall, Bishop's Palace, Wells

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🌱 Visiting this spring

  • 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

Café

Kitty Banks · 171m

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Parking

Union Street Car Park · Paid · 198m

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Playground

2 · 154m away

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Toilets

2 · 127m away

✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

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