Gardener's Corner: July 2024 Whatever the weather, we have planted the gardens to be as colourful and interesting as possible throughout July. The hot border is a good example with Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’ (perhaps not so suitable for the Bishops' gardens!) which has rich...

Gardener's Corner: June 2024 Following a very wet May with 5.5 inches of rain and a very mild month, the garden is looking incredibly lush and full of promise as we begin June. The fat rose buds are slowly breaking into flower, and our new stumpery has really...

Gardener's Corner: May 2024 Following a very mild April and probably the earliest/most advanced growing season I have ever recorded we can look forward to lots of early colour in May. The gardens are very lush and green as I write this on the 23rd of April and...

  The Bishop’s Palace and Wells Cathedral have announced the launch of a new joint day ticket. Visitors to Wells will be able to buy one ticket which will provide access to the two major city attractions on the day of the visit for the first time.  The...

Gardener's Corner: April 2024 April is a fantastic month for colour in the gardens, everything is bursting into life and this year it is particularly early. As I write this at the end of March, it is still raining and the ground...

Whilst going through the records held in the archive at The Bishop’s Palace, the archive volunteers came across a wonderful diary by Lady Day written in 1979 until 1988.  Below is an entry from June 1983 recalling a visit that unlocked some wonderful stories from the...

  It’s been 20 years James Cross was interviewed by the then Bishop of Bath and Wells, Peter Price, his wife Dee and a panel of four for the newly created position of Head Gardener at The Bishop’s Palace and Gardens in Wells. Having trained at Hadlow College in...