Wells - the Bishop's Palace 20.04.11






Our bus, going through Clutton.


Wells Wednesday market.


Bishop's Palace gatehouse.


The croquet lawn!


Playing croquet.








The rampart walk.


The moat from the rampart walk.


The moat from the rampart walk - other end looking back.
Glastonbury Tor is in the far distance - see next photo.


Glastonbury Tor.


The formal garden from the rampart walk.


The lower walk from the ramparts, looking towards the wells
(small waterfall at the end)


The lower walk.


Turret on the ramparts.


The Minster from the allotments behind the Bishop's Palace
(not sure if they are part of the complex...)


It's a magnificent building...


The wells that give Wells its name (see next photo).






The clearest natural water I've ever seen.
That's the stream bottom.







A room in the palace.


The restaurant (very nice local ice-cream!)


The chapel.








Human gargoyle!






Ducklings on the moat...




© Joules Taylor April 2011