Known as England's smallest city, Wells, situated at the foot of the Mendip Hills, has charm, interesting shops, decent restaurants and St. Cuthbert's Church, a parish church so impressive that it is often mistaken for a cathedral. Those things, alone, would make Wells worth a visit. But it has more to offer than just that.

The real jewel of the city is the walled precinct enclosing twelfth century Wells cathedral, the Bishop's Palace, an impressive, moated medieval stronghold which is the residence of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, and Vicar's Close, the oldest inhabited street in Europe.

The cathedral, itself, is notable for several unique features. Including its west front, which is said to be the finest collection of statuary in Europe, containing 356 individual figures carved out of the cathedral's warm, yellow Doulting stone. Inside, at the east end of the nave, you will see an unusual scissored arch design of striking beauty, which saved the cathedral's central tower from collapse. In 1338.