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...

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,...

  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...

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...

  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...

  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...