8th January 2026  The Bishop of Bath and Wells, The Right Reverend Michael Beasley, today welcomed visitors to The Bishop’s Palace and Gardens in Wells, blessing the new visitor reception which has been created in the heritage...

  January brings the first signs of spring which are usually the snowdrops in the arboretum and early Crocus too. There is a huge amount to enjoy in the gardens particularly in all our winter borders. We have planted for scent, colour and structure. The Daphnes...

  We're delighted to share the following announcement that the Palace's CEO, Merryn Kidd, has taken the role of Chair for the Somerset and Exmoor LVEP: --- The Somerset and Exmoor Local Visitor Economy Partnership is the recognised strategic partnership for the...

The December garden needn’t be as gloomy as the weather, and the Palace gardens are full of vibrant colours and structure. Whether it’s frosted herbaceous plants such as sedums, agapanthus heads and grasses, bold topiary like yew and euonymus, colourful winter...

  We are delighted to announce that the popular Bishop’s Table café, located in the free area of the Palace grounds, has been awarded a prestigious Quality Food & Drink Accolade by VisitEngland.  Assessments are based on scores gained during an annual Visitor...

November tends to surprise and excite with the amount of interest our gardens can offer. It probably has the most diverse interest of any month, particularly as it has become a very mild month in recent years, with more sunshine hours but also occasional rain. There...

  6th-19th November 2025 Hundreds of metal stemmed poppies will once again be planted here at The Bishop’s Palace and Gardens this year, in time for Remembrance weekend in November. There were originally 7986 poppies in 2018 made by local school children in 2018...

  Stunning Garden Illuminations will once again take centre stage at The Bishop’s Palace and Gardens in Wells, marking the start of the Christmas season. Visitors to the popular heritage site in Somerset can explore the magical inner gardens which will be...

  I always think of October as a bumper month in the gardens, and it has certainly become an extension of late summer over the past 30 years. With an absence of significant frost and many more warm or very mild sunny days, there is much more to enjoy. The roses...

  This summer, twenty three local people discovered a new way of being seen – not on canvas, but through sound. Their unique “sound portraits” will now be shared in a new exhibition at The Bishop’s Palace and Gardens opening on 29th September 2025. The Bishop’s...