Wells

About Wells

Wells lies within Somerset. Neighbouring places include St Andrew situated 444 m North East, Haybridge only 1.5 km West, Dulcote around 1.9 km East South East, Wookey Hole situated 2.3 km North West and South Horrington around 2.4 km East North East. Other rural places nearby include Walcombe, Upper Milton, Woodford and Henley.

You may notice something interesting if you explore one of the nearby places.

All place information is taken from OS, ONS and OSM under open licence.

Local Map

Map of Wells

Location Summary

  • Wells is located in Somerset
  • Administrative Area:Somerset
  • Ceremonial County: Somerset
  • Historic County: Somerset
  • Region & Country:South West / England

Nearby Towns & Cities

Nearby Localities

Smaller Settlements

Beaches

  • Burnham-on-Sea Beach25.7 km W
  • Royal Sands and Uphill27.7 km WNW
  • The Haven28.1 km WNW

Parks

  • High Common27.8 km NE
  • Lower Common27.4 km NE
  • Worle Moor25.5 km NW
  • Yargrass Green1.7 km WNW

Woods

  • Park Wood944 m SE
  • Park Wood945 m S
  • Strawberry Wood977 m E
  • Torhill Wood602 m E

Hills

  • Hay Hill2.4 km WSW
  • Knapp Hill1.9 km ENE
  • Milton Hill1.9 km NW
  • Tor Hill886 m E

Lakes

  • Brimble Pit Pool6.5 km NW
  • Mineries Pool5.1 km N
  • Priddy Pool6.3 km NNW
  • Waldegrave Pool5.8 km N

Waterfalls

  • Berw-ddu81.2 km NW
  • Llech Sychryd83.0 km NW
  • Pwll Annie81.0 km NW

Headlands

  • Battery Point32.9 km NNW
  • Stert Point26.1 km W

Islands

  • Denny Island15.1 km N
  • Stert Island26.0 km W

Wetlands

  • Hollow Marsh12.8 km NNE
  • The Cut24.9 km WSW
  • Pawlett Gore Sands26.0 km W

Health Services

  • Priory Health ParkHospital 783 m SW
  • Shepton Mallet Community HospitalHospital 6.2 km ESE
  • Wells Nursing HomeMedical 5.4 km W
  • St Benedict's Nursing HomeMedical 8.6 km SW

Education

  • St Joseph and St Teresa Roman Catholic Primary SchoolSchool 272 m NNW
  • Wells Cathedral SchoolSchool 284 m N
  • University of BristolUniversity 17.7 km NNW

Railway Stations

  • Mendip Vale9.4 km ESE
  • Merryfield Lane10.8 km ESE

Bus Stations

  • Cribbs Causeway Bus Station35.6 km N
  • Taunton Bus Station38.6 km WSW

Coach Stations

  • Millstream Coach Park61.2 km ESE
  • Southampton Coach Station92.8 km ESE

Ferry Terminals

  • SS Great Britain Ferry Landing26.9 km N
  • Harbour Inlet Ferry Landing26.9 km N

Airports

  • Bristol Airport20.0 km NNW
  • Cardiff Airport53.0 km WNW

Airfields

  • Halesland Airfield8.6 km NW
  • Clutton Hill Airfield17.1 km NNE

Heliports

  • Cardiff City Heliport44.6 km NW
  • Lake Heliport113.7 km W

Harbours

  • Mud Dock27.0 km N
  • Floating Harbour27.2 km N