Volunteering

Volunteer With Us and Become Part of History

Volunteers play a vital role at The Bishop’s Palace and Gardens and contribute to many different aspects of work here: from welcoming visitors, to conducting guided tours, providing maintenance support, working in the gardens, and community garden.

Would you like to become part of this unique place and help others to enjoy it too? Contact Gemma Palmer, Community Engagement Assistant on 01749 988111 (ext 204) or email [email protected] to discuss.

We also provide work experience opportunities throughout the year. If you are a recent graduate, looking for a change of career, or simply trying to get back in to the workplace please do contact us. Read more about what previous and current interns have been up to HERE.

Volunteering Opportunities

• Palace Welcomers

Would you like to join our friendly team? We would like to recruit some new ‘Palace Welcomers’ to volunteer inside the palace building to help our visitors make the most of their time here. The role will be mainly sitting down and sessions can be for as little as two hours per week. You don’t have to commit to a particular day or time. Of course you can do more if you wish and you can book a regular volunteering session if that suits you! To find out more please email [email protected]. Closing date for applications is the end of February 2025.

• Maintenance Volunteer

This volunteer role involves assisting the Property Manager with routine maintenance tasks as well as larger-scale projects to care for and conserve The Bishop’s Palace and Gardens. View the role description here.

Duke of Edinburgh Award Volunteering Placement

Each year students come to do their volunteering placement with us as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Award. This year one of the volunteers turned out to be a talented musician and spent some time playing the piano in the Long Gallery, which was much appreciated by our visitors.

Volunteer Trip to Doulting Quarry

Pictured are some of our volunteer guides on a field trip to Doulting Quarry. It was a fascinating and very informative day and we would like to thanks Adel Avery from The Earth Science Centre for making us all so welcome and tailoring the visit to focus on stone that is most relevant to The Bishop’s Palace. They also learnt about the history of the quarrying industry in The Mendips and how it is run nowadays.