Wells and Mendip Museum
The Wells and Mendip Museum is a museum in the city of Wells. It is a registered charity and an accredited member of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council. The exhibits include items of local history and archaeological finds.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Wells, Somerset, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Wells Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wells Cathedral and Chain Gate.
Wells Cathedral
Church
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wells Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Andrew, is a Church of England cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Bath and Wells and the mother church of the diocese of Bath and Wells. Wells Cathedral is situated 350 feet southeast of Wells and Mendip Museum.
Chain Gate
City gate
Photo: Derek Andrews, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Chain Gate in Wells, Somerset, England, is an entrance gateway adjacent to the north side of Wells Cathedral, controlling access from St Andrew Street to the Cathedral Green within the Liberty of St Andrew.
Penniless Porch
City gate
Photo: Derek Andrews, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Penniless Porch in Wells, Somerset, England, is an entrance gateway into a walled precinct, the Liberty of St Andrew, which encloses the twelfth century Cathedral, the Bishop's Palace, Vicar's Close and the residences of the clergy who serve the cathedral. Penniless Porch is situated 480 feet south of Wells and Mendip Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Horrington and Wookey Hole.
Horrington
Village
Photo: Mdpclark, Public domain.
Horrington is a collection of three small villages in the parish of St Cuthbert Out 1 mile or 2 miles east of Wells, Somerset, England. South Horrington is a relatively new village created in the late 1990s from the defunct Mendip Hospital that was closed in 1991.
Wookey Hole
Village
Photo: Adrian and Janet Quantock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wookey Hole is a village in Somerset, England. It is the location of the Wookey Hole show caves. Wookey Hole is situated 1½ miles northwest of Wells and Mendip Museum.
Dinder
Village
Photo: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dinder is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of St Cuthbert Out, in the Somerset district, in the ceremonial county of Somerset. Dinder is situated 2 miles southeast of Wells and Mendip Museum.
Wells and Mendip Museum
- Categories: local museum, history museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Wells, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.21103° or 51° 12′ 40″ northLongitude
-2.64461° or 2° 38′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C3V6964+C5OpenStreetMap ID
way 85665451OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7981719
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Highlights include Vicar’s Hall including No. 28 Vicars‘ Close and Cathedral Green.
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