Things to do

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Come face to face with a Pride of Lions. Go behind the scenes and help prepare the meat, followed by an exclusive up close encounter with the magnificent lions. Join our keeper in an exclusive area and feed a lion (from a safe distance of course!), whilst learning all about the family of lions. Lion encounters are at 10am Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday and must be prebooked.

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

This fantastic opportunity takes children behind the scenes for an exclusive experience with animals from around the world. Children can get up close and hands on with some of the amazing animals including the mob of Meerkats, reptiles, Giant Tortoises and many other exciting animals.

Built between 1175 and 1490 Wells Cathedral in Somerset has been described as “the most poetic of the English Cathedrals”.