History Tour in Wells

Free History Tour in Wells with Roamee Pro

Roamee Pro, also known as Roamee, offers a free self-guided history tour route in Wells. The audio walking tour can include stops such as Wells Cathedral — a Gothic cathedral with a West Front of over 300 medieval sculptures and dramatic scissor arches, Bishop's Palace — a moated medieval palace with gardens, where swans ring a bell for feeding, Vicars' Close — a 14th-century street of terraced houses for cathedral clergy, remarkably intact, plus hidden gems like The Bishop's Palace moat — swans have been trained to ring a bell at the gatehouse when they want to be fed and St Cuthbert's Church — the largest parish church in Somerset, with a fine painted wooden ceiling.

Use this page as a starting point for a Wells walking tour, a free self-guided route, or the Roamee app for Wells. Roamee Pro keeps the route flexible so you can follow the stops, skip ahead, or explore nearby streets at your own pace.

• •Wells Cathedral — a Gothic cathedral with a West Front of over 300 medieval sculptures and dramatic scissor arches
• •Bishop's Palace — a moated medieval palace with gardens, where swans ring a bell for feeding
• •Vicars' Close — a 14th-century street of terraced houses for cathedral clergy, remarkably intact
• •Cathedral Green — the green surrounded by medieval buildings creating an enclosed precinct

• •The Bishop's Palace moat — swans have been trained to ring a bell at the gatehouse when they want to be fed
• •St Cuthbert's Church — the largest parish church in Somerset, with a fine painted wooden ceiling