Wednesday 1st September
11:30 - 13:00
The High Parts Tours are back! Click here to book your places now.
Climb the spiral staircase to walk in the footsteps of Wells Cathedral masons with the behind-the-scenes tours of Wells Cathedral’s High Parts; one of the most memorable things to do in Wells!
“If you’re reading this go online and book the high parts tour… it’s a fascinating 90 min tour of the upper areas of the cathedral … you won’t be disappointed!” (TripAdvisor feedback)
- Discover hidden spaces, galleries and chambers, including behind the Wells clock
- See one of only two surviving tracing floors in the country where masons drew templates on the floor
- Walk along the singing gallery and learn about trumpet holes!
- Explore the south transept roof space
- And marvel at the nave from a very different perspective!
(Note that the tour route does not take in the top of the tower).
High Parts Tours last approximately 1.5 hours and run on Wednesdays and Saturdays throughout the summer.
Tickets:
Adult - £13pp
Child (between 10 – 16 years of age) - £10pp
Tour and Cream Tea - £20pp
The maximum number in this tour is 6. Children under the age of 10 years are not permitted on the tour. Children between the ages of 10 and 16 years must be accompanied by one adult for every two children, unless they are part of an organised youth group when at least two adults must be in attendance.
Any visitors with a fear of heights or confined spaces and/in poor health should consider carefully their suitability for the tour. There are up to 250 steps, uneven floors, low ceilings and the narrowest point is just 60cm (2ft.) wide. The tour route does not include access to the top of the tower.