Wells Cathedral

Wells Cathedral began as a holy place, taking its name from the springs in what are now the Bishop´s Palace grounds. The first church was built near the wells in 705 and the present Cathedral building was begun in 1180. It is one of the most impressive of the English cathedrals and has survived eight centuries with all its associated buildings still around it - the Chapter House, Vicar´s Hall, the cloisters and the unique Vicar´s Close, all treasures from the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries. Today the Cathedral still dominates the attractive small city of Wells, in the heart of Somerset.

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