Summer Holidays at the Palace: Nature Ninjas

3rd - 17th August 11:00am - 3:00pm

Join the team in the Gardens this summer to try your hand at pond dipping, minibeast hunting, and other fun gardening activities.

Included in standard admission, 11am - 3pm.
3rd, 10th and 17th August

For more summer activities at The Bishop’s Palace, see here

Prison Bastion Project

1st April - 30th September

Our Prison Bastion Viewing Platform is now open to visitors.

Philip Tonkyn: Ancient Landscapes

7th July - 23rd September

A new exhibition of works by artist and photographer Philip Tonkyn.

Wells Civic Society: ART 360

21st July

Wells Civic Society are bringing a celebration of art to The Bishop’s Palace - come along and paint the view! Suitable for all ages.

Summer Holidays at the Palace: Family Trails

25th July - 2nd September

Come and take part in our holiday Family Trails, designed to keep children active and busy throughout the summer!

Britten Youth String Orchestra - Lunchtime Concert

26th July

Join us for a lunchtime concert given by The Britten Youth String Orchestra.

The Tempest

29th July

Outdoor theatre at The Bishop’s Palace: this summer, The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, in their fourteenth successful year, are bringing to The Bishop’s Palace Shakespeare’s spellbinding masterpiece The Tempest.

Summer Holidays at the Palace: Make-it Mondays

30th July - 20th August

Looking for some fun activities to keep little people occupied this summer? Then join us at the Palace for our “Make-it Monday!” Family Craft activity sessions , taking place throughout the holidays.

The Big Doodle

5th August

Calling all young artists! Find your inner Picasso, Hepworth, Hirst or Monet and you could be featured in a Palace exhibition.

Midsummer Mayhem Family Fun Day

5th August

Join us for our annual ‘Midsummer Mayhem’ Family Fun Day, held in the Gardens of the Palace! Circus skills, bouncy castles and more.

The Importance of Being Earnest

12th August

Everybody loves Ernest. In fact, Cecily and Gwendolen are both engaged to Ernest. The only trouble is, Ernest doesn’t exist. Or does he…? This energetic and musical production from the critically-acclaimed company Pantaloons infuses Wilde’s witty words with snappy new songs and frantically funny physical theatre to give this perennially popular ...

Rare Plant Fair

19th August

Are you a keen gardener or horticultural enthusiast? If so, you’ll want to join us for this perfect opportunity to find rare and unusual plants from a selection of top nurseries from all over the South West.

Treasure Island

23rd August

When Jim Hawkins discovers a treasure map amongst the possessions of the late Captain Billy Bones, it hurtles him in to a cat and mouse game with dangerous pirates, taking him across the World to Treasure Island.