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WONDERFUL WELLS

WONDERFUL WELLS

October 26, 2022October 27, 2022 6 Comments

I’d never quite got Wells before. “it’s a scruffy town, with rundown shops and not much cutting-edge creativity, Prosecco Pong apart” I wrote in 2018, perhaps influenced by the dour micropub and dreich weather. I was wrong. I seem to have missed the beauty of the approach to the Cathedral from the north, joining a… Continue reading WONDERFUL WELLS

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IN A WOOKEY HOLE

IN A WOOKEY HOLE

October 9, 2020October 11, 2020 11 Comments

Our Somerset Saunter reached Wookey (Hole). It always suprises me when I realise Wookey (Hole) is virtually a suburb of Wells, which never fails to disappoint for pubs (ZERO Guide entries this year). I seemed to have booked a £45 twin room (actually the disability accessible with wet room one) at the actual Wookey caves.… Continue reading IN A WOOKEY HOLE

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WELL, WELL, WELLS

WELL, WELL, WELLS

August 23, 2018August 24, 2018 48 Comments

I see that Whitby has won Mudgie’s poll of England’s most beautiful towns, edging out Shrewsbury, Stamford and Coalville.  I can only assume that most of you don’t actually travel very widely. Wells scored well, which surprised me a bit as it left no real impression on a couple of visits over the years, rather… Continue reading WELL, WELL, WELLS

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