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Walpurga’s Wells: AudioTour of Murders, Plagues and Hangmen
Wells
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Wells is a city where beauty and darkness have always coexisted. On this self-guided audio tour, you’ll explore the city’s ghostly history through the eyes of Walpurga the Wells Witch, hearing about murders, plagues, and restless spirits lurking behind medieval facades. The tour starts at St. Cuthbert’s Church, where marble memorials honour the Tudway family – slave traders who bought respectability from the profits of their Caribbean plantations. You’ll pass a building where executions took place, visit the City Arms pub – a former jail where paranormal investigators recorded off-the-scale spirit activity – and walk streets whose very names hint at dark histories. The tour ends at the Bisho...
Highlights
From 45 minutes to 1 hour and 15 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 45 minutes to 1 hour and 15 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
App for Android and iOS
Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
Smartphone and headphones
Food and drink
Transportation
Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour
Meeting Points
Departure
St Cuthbert's Church
This tour starts at St Cuthbert's Church. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Return
The Bishop's Palace
Tour ends at The Bishops' Palace and the dragon
Walpurga’s Wells: AudioTour of Murders, Plagues and Hangmen
Wells
About
Wells is a city where beauty and darkness have always coexisted. On this self-guided audio tour, you’ll explore the city’s ghostly history through the eyes of Walpurga the Wells Witch, hearing about murders, plagues, and restless spirits lurking behind medieval facades. The tour starts at St. Cuthbert’s Church, where marble memorials honour the Tudway family – slave traders who bought respectability from the profits of their Caribbean plantations. You’ll pass a building where executions took place, visit the City Arms pub – a former jail where paranormal investigators recorded off-the-scale spirit activity – and walk streets whose very names hint at dark histories. The tour ends at the Bisho...
Highlights
From 45 minutes to 1 hour and 15 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 45 minutes to 1 hour and 15 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
App for Android and iOS
Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
Smartphone and headphones
Food and drink
Transportation
Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour
Meeting Points
Departure
St Cuthbert's Church
This tour starts at St Cuthbert's Church. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Return
The Bishop's Palace
Tour ends at The Bishops' Palace and the dragon
Itinerary
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Wells Cathedral
Marvel at this breathtaking Gothic masterpiece, one of the finest medieval cathedrals in England, its decorated west front adorned with hundreds of carved figures. Explore the ancient cloisters where a phantom monk is said to roam, and listen for the invisible choir whose singing has been reported echoing through these sacred spaces for centuries.
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Wells Market Place
Walk into the heart of medieval Wells, a handsome cobbled square that has served as the city's commercial and civic centre since the 13th century. Discover the dark stories concealed behind its charming facades, including the building where public executions once drew crowds and the streets whose very names hint at violent histories.
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The Bishop's Palace and Gardens
Admire this magnificent moated medieval palace, home to the Bishops of Bath and Wells for over 800 years and one of the oldest inhabited houses in England. Stroll along the ancient battlements where the ghosts of Bishop Richard Kidder and his wife are still reportedly seen, crushed in their beds when chimney stacks collapsed during the Great Storm of 1703.
