The Bishop's Palace
The Bishop's Palace is a grade I listed house in Wells, Somerset, England, UK run by The Palace Trust. Nearby, Wells Cathedral (100 m) heads a list of 26 within 15 km. Its story is told in 5 languages on Wikipedia.
Palace in Wells
Inside Wells
The Bishop's Palace is inside Wells’ built-up area, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Wells has 332 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month in Wells
Afternoons in Wells peak at 18–20°C, June to September.
The Bishop's Palace
Grade I listed house in Wells, Somerset, England, UK run by The Palace Trust.
In Wells, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Palace
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- in Wells
- Official site
- bishopspalace.org.uk
Locating The Bishop's Palace
Orange: The Bishop's Palace.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. The dashed line is Wells’ built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns a short way from The Bishop's Palace
Wells is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (12,097 people). Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Wells
South Horrington
Wookey Hole
Upper Coxley and Coxley Wick
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where The Bishop's Palace is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wells | It’s in town | 12,097 | 8 |
| South Horrington | 1.7 km east of it | 753 | 7 |
| Wookey Hole | 2.3 km northwest of it | 307 | 9 |
| Upper Coxley and Coxley Wick | 2.4 km southwest of it | 267 | 7 |
| Wookey | 2.6 km west of it | 801 | 8 |
| Coxley | 3.1 km southwest of it | 479 | 13 |
| Croscombe | 3.5 km east of it | 578 | 5 |
| Easton | 4 km northwest of it | 341 | 8 |
Pair The Bishop's Palace with these
Choose from 26 places within 15 km, such as 2 abbeys or priories, 2 attractions and 2 museums.
CathedralWells Cathedral100 m away2
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey8.6 km away3
AttractionWookey Hole Caves And Mill2.9 km away4
MuseumWells Museum200 m away5
AttractionGough's Cave12 km away6
Abbey or prioryDownside Abbey12 km away7
Historic houseMilton Lodge1.1 km away8
Museum · English HeritageGlastonbury Tribunal8.6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
The Bishop's Palace: what to know
Where is The Bishop's Palace?
The Bishop's Palace is in Wells, Somerset, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Bishop's Palace?
Grade I listed house in Wells, Somerset, England, UK run by The Palace Trust.
When is the best time to visit The Bishop's Palace?
June to September are the warmest months in Wells, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is The Bishop's Palace a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near The Bishop's Palace?
Within 15 km: Wells Cathedral (100 m), Glastonbury Abbey (8.6 km), Wookey Hole Caves And Mill (2.9 km) and Wells Museum (200 m).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- The Bishop's Palace: Original uploader was Rodw at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wells Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wookey Hole Caves And Mill: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wells Museum: Rodw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gough's Cave: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Downside Abbey: Downside_abbey2.jpg: D.O.G.A. derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Milton Lodge: Stewart Gould, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Tribunal: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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