Even though Wells has a population of just over 10,000; it is a city, and it has been a city since medieval times. Except for the City of London, Wells is the smallest city in England.<\/p>\n
History<\/strong><\/p>\n Located six miles from Glastonbury, in the Mendip area of Somerset, there is a tremendous sense of history in Wells. The fact that it is a cathedral city, and its city status has been in place since the Medieval times, means that this is an area that is well worth considering as an important piece of English history. Wells Cathedral is a Grade I listed building.<\/p>\n Location<\/strong><\/p>\n Distance to some\u00a0well-known places in the area:<\/p>\n \u2022Glastonbury \u2013 6.2 miles Transport<\/strong><\/p>\n Buses<\/strong> Nearest Train Station<\/strong> – Castle Cary \u2013 12.1 miles but Bristol (21.9 miles) and Bruton (13.1 miles) are bigger stations with a better service, and better connecting travel options to and from Wells.<\/p>\n Nearest Airport<\/strong> – Bristol Airport \u2013 18.0 miles<\/p>\n Education<\/strong><\/p>\n Schools<\/strong> Rents<\/strong><\/p>\n Average asking rents in central Wells: Places to Eat<\/strong><\/p>\n Cafes<\/strong><\/p>\n Strangers with Coffee. Tucked away in St Cuthbert Street, Strangers with Coffee is a fabulous caf\u00e9 which offers wonderful coffee, fantastic food and an amazing level of service which you just don\u2019t get in most cafes or coffee shops (postcode BA5 2AW)<\/p>\n Pubs<\/strong><\/p>\n The Fountain Inn. A gastro pub with a quirky interior hidden behind the cathedral on St Thomas Street that offers good food from local suppliers and organic produce – well worth a visit (postcode BA5 2UU)<\/p>\n Restaurants<\/strong><\/p>\n The Greek Taverna on Union Street is a family run restaurant that offers authentic Greek food using traditional recipes in a friendly atmosphere (postcode BA5 2PU).<\/p>\n Places to Visit<\/strong><\/p>\n The Wells and Mendip Museum is a great way to learn more about the history of the local area. This is definitely the sort of attraction that appeals to tourists and locals. A lot of the joy in Wells is just by exploring and venturing off on your own but if you are looking for a focused activity, this museum will be a good place to start.<\/p>\n Something Interesting about Wells<\/strong><\/p>\n Wells was the setting for the popular film Hot Fuzz.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Even though Wells has a population of just over 10,000; it is a city, and it has been a city since medieval times. Except for the City of London, Wells is the smallest city in England. History Located six miles from Glastonbury, in the Mendip area of Somerset, there is a tremendous sense of history […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glastonburypropertynews.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/glastonburypropertynews.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/glastonburypropertynews.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glastonburypropertynews.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glastonburypropertynews.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=408"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/glastonburypropertynews.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":411,"href":"https:\/\/glastonburypropertynews.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408\/revisions\/411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glastonburypropertynews.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glastonburypropertynews.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glastonburypropertynews.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022Bath \u2013 20.5 miles
\n\u2022Weston Super Mare \u2013 20.9 miles
\n\u2022Bristol \u2013 22 miles
\n\u2022Taunton \u2013 28 miles<\/p>\n
\n\u2022Glastonbury \u2013 Buses you can take include the 376 or the 29 and the journey will take between 20 and 25 minutes
\n\u2022Bath \u2013 You should take the 173 with the total journey time taking around 1 hour 21 minutes
\n\u2022Weston Super Mare \u2013 You should take the 126 with the total journey time taking around 1 hour and 25 minutes
\n\u2022Bristol \u2013 You should take the 376 with the total journey time taking around 1 hour and 25 minutes
\n\u2022Taunton \u2013 You should take the 129 with the total journey time taking around 1 hour and 40 minutes<\/p>\n
\n\u2022St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School
\n\u2022Wells Cathedral School
\n\u2022The Blue School
\n\u2022Stoberry Park School
\n\u2022St Cuthbert’s CofE Junior School
\n\u2022St Cuthbert’s Church of England Infants School<\/p>\n
\n\u20221 bedroom \u00a3540 pcm
\n\u20222 bedroom \u00a3684 pcm
\n\u20223 bedroom \u00a3915 pcm
\n\u20224+ bedroom \u00a31,400 pcm<\/p>\n