Gardener’s Corner: June 2024

Gardener’s Corner: June 2024

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...

The Knights of the Warwick Warriors fight for glory

The Knights of the Warwick Warriers will be fighting for glory at The Bishop’s Palace in Wells this June.  Visitors will be encouraged to choose their favourite knight and support them as they shoot, battle and fight throughout the day for the grand prize! Ever...
Gardener’s Corner: May 2024

Gardener’s Corner: May 2024

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...
Gardener’s Corner: April 2024

Gardener’s Corner: April 2024

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 is still very wet but it has been...
Stories from the Palace Archive: The Diary of Lady Day

Stories from the Palace Archive: The Diary of Lady Day

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...