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The Bishop’s Palace in Wells is looking forward to a very significant birthday in 2020 as it celebrates 800 years since the beginning of the building’s construction.

Keep up-to-date with the swans on the Palace moat.

Site Closed Until Further Notice

Digital room sheets for your visit

Downloadable Family Trails - The Gardens of The Bishop’s Palace are still open during this period, offering a safe, ‘No Contact’ outdoor space for children and families.

Straight from the stage of London’s West End, via the legendary Sydney Opera House, the international sensation “Faulty Towers – The Dining Experience” is coming to The Bishop’s Palace in Wells in March 2020.

Our Easter Family Trail runs from 4th - 19th April.

Join us to make bunny masks, weave Easter baskets and create Easter egg mosaics

At our Easter Nature Ninjas sessions, children will be able to meet two lambs with their mother , and take part in other wool-based activities.

Join us at The Bishop’s Palace this April for our popular Medieval Falconry Day.

Please note that this event is postponed until further notice

Join us for a dramatised performance of 800 years of history in one evening!

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE: A 200 million year history in stone: a fascinating talk on the stones used to build The Bishop’s Palace.

This summer at The Bishop’s Palace, The Lord Chamberlain’s Men; the UK’s premier all male theatre company -with direct links to the history of William Shakespeare - presents the breathless and brilliant tragedy, Macbeth.