Wells Cathedral
Local name: Wells Cathedral (Cathedral Church of St Andrew)
Located in Wells, Mendip District Coordinates: 51°12′37″ N 2°38′36″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 52 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BRS Bristol Airport20 km
- CWL Cardiff International Airport53 km
About Wells Cathedral
Wells Cathedral is a tourist attraction. Location: Wells, Mendip District.
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. There are daily Church of England services in the building, and in 2023 it was reported to receive over 300,000 visitors per year. The cathedral is a Grade I listed building.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 12th century
- Architectural style
- Gothic architecture
- Heritage designation
- Grade I listed building
- Height
- 55 m
- Official website
- wellscathedral.org.uk
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Wells Cathedral
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Climate of Wells Cathedral
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 93 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- December (104 mm)
- Driest month
- April (59 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 101 | 71 | 78 | 59 | 65 | 69 | 59 | 73 | 84 | 89 | 93 | 104 |
How to get to Wells Cathedral
The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 20 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bath, 27 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 20 kmnorth
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 53 kmnorthwest
- Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 74 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Bath Population: 101.6K 27 kmnortheast
- Bristol Population: 479K 27 kmnorth
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 48 kmnorthwest
- Newport Population: 161.5K 49 kmnorthwest
- Swindon Population: 201.7K 71 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Wells Cathedral
Within 100 km: 612 historic and cultural sites, 1,325 natural sites, 139 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km131 places
- Denny Island Island 15 kmN
- Cheddar Reservoir Lake 13 kmNW
- Chew Valley Lake Lake 14 kmN
- Barrow Gurney Reservoir 1 Lake 21 kmN
25–60 km661 places
- Charmouth Beach Beach 56 kmS
- Kilve Beach Beach 41 kmW
- Steep Holm Island 36 kmNW
- Flat Holm Island 38 kmNW
60–100 km1,284 places
- Brownsea Island Island 75 kmSE
- Avon Beach Beach 83 kmSE
- Chesil Beach Beach 64 kmS
- Studland Beach Beach 78 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
St Cuthberts Attraction, Wells0.5 km SW
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Arthur's Point Mountain, St. Cuthbert Out1.9 km NW
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Mendip Transmitting Station Landmark, St. Cuthbert Out3.2 km NE
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Fenny Castle Historic site, Wookey5 km SW -
Hay Hill Mountain, St. Cuthbert Out2.7 km SW
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Launcherly Hill Mountain, North Wootton3 km S
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Pen Hill Mountain, St. Cuthbert Out3.2 km NE
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Glastonbury Abbey Attraction, Glastonbury8.7 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
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