Worth House

B&B near Wookey, Somerset

Local Area

We are located on the B3139 less than 3 miles west of Wells.

Distances (by car) from Worth House:

  • Wells – 5 minutes
  • Bath – 45 minutes
  • Bath and West Showground – 25 minutes
  • Bristol – 45 minutes
  • Bristol Airport – 30 minutes
  • Castle Cary station – 30 minutes
  • Cheddar Gorge and Caves – 20 minutes
  • Glastonbury – 10 minutes
  • Weston-super-Mare – 45 minutes

Local attractions

The beautiful medieval city of Wells is less than 3 miles from Worth House. With its twice weekly market on a Wednesday and Saturday, it is easy to spend a whole day admiring the beauty of the smallest city in England.

Wells Cathedral is around 850 years old and is renowned for being the first English cathedral built entirely in the Gothic style. Its features include unique 14th century scissor arches, a medieval chained library and one of the oldest working clocks in Great Britain. We may be biased, but this is arguably the best cathedral in the country!

The Vicars Close in Wells is renowned for being the oldest inhabited medieval street in Europe. Dating back to the 1340s, it features 27 Grade I listed houses, a chapel and a library. The Close was built by Bishop Ralph to provide accommodation for the men of the Vicars Choral to keep them away from the temptations of the town – namely, the women and ale houses! The Vicars Choral still resides there today, and the cobbles and distinctive chimneys make this one of the most photographed streets in the country.

The Bishop’s Palace is home to the Bishops of Bath and Wells for over 800 years and is a stunning medieval palace. With 14 acres of gardens and events all throughout the year, the spectacular entrance over the moat and drawbridge and through the gatehouse, this is a fabulous piece of history to enjoy all year round. The moat has been home to mute swans since the 1800s and they ring a bell for food, just to the right of the Gatehouse. Yes, really!

Wells and Mendip Museum is the home of Wells City Archives and hosts a plethora of history about Wells and the surrounding area. With archaeological and geological specimens and social history artefacts, the museum tells the story of the Mendip landscape and its inhabitants.

The Mendip Hills National Landscape is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). They are most important for their stretches of calcareous grasslands, stunning geology and ancient wooded ravines. Whether you are interested in caving, hiking, cycling or simply nature in general, the views from the top of these hills are breathtaking.

The Somerset Levels are a unique and low lying wetland area close to Worth House. We host specialist bird watching groups here twice a year through Wildlife Worldwide but receive visitors all year round to visit this superb area of interest for nature lovers. The Levels contain a rich biodiversity of national and international importance and support a vast variety of plant and bird species. From November to February you can see the spectacular starling murmurations, a gathering of tens of thousands of birds gathering in one of the largest in North Western Europe.

Cheddar Gorge is one of Britain’s most breathtaking natural landmarks, located on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills. A dramatic limestone landscape carved by nature over millennia, the Gorge is the site where the oldest complete human skeleton was discovered in the caves in 1903, estimated to be around 9,000 years old. A wonderful area to go climbing, caving, hiking, and eating cheese!

Further afield

For the energetic, there is a plenty of climbing, go-karting, a local gliding club and lots and lots of fabulous country walks.