Things to do

Try Skiing
Our 90 minute Try Skiing session is a fun introduction to skiing for complete beginners. It's great to do with friends or family and is also the first step in our Learn to Ski Course

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The Cistercian abbey of Cleeve offers a glimpse of daily life 800 years ago.

Welcome to Cedars Hall

Cedars Hall is a state-of-the-art performance venue providing a varied programme of top quality entertainment all year round. It is situated in the beautiful grounds of Wells Cathedral School in the heart of the City of Wells.

Spend 20 minutes behind the scenes with the keepers and the Giant Tortoises, learning about their personalities! This is your chance to feed a giant and find out about how they live in the wild. You can even get the chance to give them a scratch! Encounters are at 2.30pm daily and must be prebooked.

Get up close.. really close to Spectacled Bears. Go behind the scenes and enjoy an exclusive up close encounter with the male bear Rasu. Join our Keepers on the view point to meet Madidi and her cubs Beni and Tuichi (from a safe distance of course!), whilst learning about the feeding and enrichment for the family of bears. Bear encounters are at 2:30pm Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and must be prebooked.

Discover Iron Age, Saxon, Roman and Viking Somerset through historic reconstructions.

Delivering a menu of local and seasonal produce, with dishes made by our skilled chefs, in a great dining atmosphere with attentive service.

Experience the best of Somerset by bike. Enjoy more of Cheddar Gorge, Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Cruise along the Strawberry Line, days out to the coast or Wells or discover the many nature reserves in the area

A one-to-one, two-hour exclusive, behind the scenes experience with one of our dedicated elephant keepers. You can enjoy giving our elephants their breakfast and hiding treats in their enclosure, this is an experience you'll never forget!

Derek and Sue Clarke and son, Allan, offer you a warm welcome to their family run village pub.

Thirty years ago the ‘Clarke’ family took over the license at ‘The Waldegrave Arms’ with the intention of running a pub that they would want to frequent themselves. Good food, quality real ales and above all a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.