WELCOME
For many years Wells residents and visitors to the city
wondered what lay beyond the high stone wall that adjoins the Old Deanery
on Cathedral Green, where the Diocesan Office is situated.
There has been a garden here at the Old Deanery for more than 850 years! It is most famously associated with Dr William Turner, Dean of Wells (1551-1554, 1560-1568), known as 'The Father of English Botany'.
Since 2004, an enthusiastic
group of gardeners and historians have been working to revive the Old Deanery
Garden and to commemorate William Turner with plants familiar to, and
catalogued by him.
Explore the garden, and find
out more about its history and its
redevelopment. If you would like to visit the garden, or support, or even
join in the work, see the events page.