Groups and individuals wishing to have a private tour are welcome to pre-book a guided tour or ‘Special Interest’ tour, with your dedicated guide. Groups of 10 or more wishing to to visit the cathedral un-guided are required to pre-book their visit. Group Visit & Private Tour Enquiry Form.
The Cathedral offers a group rate of £8.00 per head for a Cathedral Highlights tour, £10 per head for a ‘Special Interest’ tour, or £7.00 per head for a visit without a tour. All of these rates include VAT.
All of our guided tours can be tailored for physically or visually impaired group visitors if booked in advance, including a sensory tour which can include incense. You can also pre-book wheelchairs for any less mobile members of your party.
Please contact our Visits team on 01749 671663 (Mon-Fri, 9am to 3pm), fill in an ENQUIRY FORM, or email visits@wellscathedral.org.uk for more information, or look at our Accessibility page.
To ensure that you have the best experience possible, we ask that you book with at least two weeks’ notice. As we host so many services and events at Wells Cathedral, we cannot guarantee your group’s entry if you haven’t pre-booked.
We offer the following benefits for our pre-booked groups:
To discuss your requirements and to book your visit please fill out the enquiry form below and a member of the team will be in touch as soon as possible.
Running late? Please call us on 01749 671663. Please also note that during services access to certain areas of the Cathedral may be restricted. You can check our Closures and Restrictions page here for more details.
There are a number of hotels in Wells and the surrounding area that happily accommodate groups. To see more information, please click on the links below.
We can accommodate up to 96 people in our light and airy café and special discounts are available for group leaders/drivers or for multiple bookings. If you would like to bring a group for morning coffee, a spot of lunch or a delicious afternoon tea, please email us at visits@wellscathedral.org.uk or phone us on 01749 676543.
Wells is easily reached by both car and public transport and there are several car parks within 5-10 minutes walk of the Cathedral.
The Coach Park is located at the Coach/Bus Station in Princes Street (BA5 2DT). This is the best place to drop off your passengers. Toilets are available and “meet and greet” teams are available at peak periods with maps and discounted shopping vouchers as well as lunch vouchers for drivers. The Cathedral is an 8–10 minute walk up the High Street from the coach station.
Please let the Wells Meet & Greet team know when you are arriving at the Coach Park so they can ensure that a member of the ‘meet & greet’ team are there to meet you. Contact our Wells Meet & Greet Team Leader, Ross Young, on 07721 523487 or email: ross-young@hotmail.co.uk
No parking charges apply. Signage is plentiful from whichever direction you enter Wells. Princes Street Coach Park, Wells, BA5 2DT
For disabled and limited mobility passengers only, you may use the disabled setting down point in Sadler Street (BA5 2RX). Note that the setting down point is time-limited and only for setting down and picking up disabled and limited mobility passengers. The Cathedral is a 3-4 minute walk. After dropping off please follow the signs to the Coach Park. There are no facilities for drivers or passengers at this point. Sadler Street Disabled Setting Down Point, Wells, BA5 2RR.
All booked groups that hold an Account with the Cathedral will need to give Visitor Services Co-ordinator (visits@wellscathedral.org.uk) notification of any cancellations at least 7 days prior to the visit.
Failure to notify after this time frame will invoke a penalty of £3.00 per booked guest.