Editing Wells, Somerset (section)

==Transport==
[[File:Wells bus station First 66160 42825.jpg|thumb|Wells bus station]]

Wells is situated at the junction of three numbered routes. The [[A39 road|A39]] goes north-east to Bath and south-west to [[Glastonbury]] and [[Bridgwater]]. The [[A371]] goes north-west to [[Cheddar, Somerset|Cheddar]] and [[Weston-super-Mare]], and east to [[Shepton Mallet]]. The B3139 goes west to [[Highbridge, Somerset|Highbridge]], and north-east to [[Radstock]] and [[Trowbridge]]. The nearest motorway connections are at junction 23 on the [[M5 motorway|M5]] via the [[A39 road|A39]] and at junction 1 of the [[M32 motorway|M32]] via the A39 and [[A37 road|A37]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ |title=Get a map from Ordnance Survey, Britain's national mapping agency |access-date=1 March 2009 |archive-date=28 November 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041128084220/http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Wells is served by [[First West of England]] bus services to [[Bristol bus station|Bristol]] and [[Bristol Temple Meads railway station|Bristol Temple Meads station]], [[Bath bus station|Bath]], [[Frome]], [[Shepton Mallet]], [[Yeovil]], [[Street, Somerset|Street]] and [[Weston-super-Mare]], as well as providing some local service. It is served by [[Berrys Coaches]] daily Superfast service to and from London.<ref>https://book.berryscoaches.co.uk/superfast-timetables.html {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206130339/https://book.berryscoaches.co.uk/superfast-timetables.html |date=6 February 2021 }} Superfast Timetable</ref> The bus station is in Princes Road. The [[Mendip Way]] and [[Monarch's Way]] long-distance footpaths pass through the city, as does [[National Cycle Route 3]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g&gazString=SO9850297782 |title=Ordnance Survey Get-a-map |pages=ST 548 455 |access-date=1 March 2009 |archive-date=27 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127162316/http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g&gazString=SO9850297782 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Railways===
Wells had two stations which were closed by the [[Beeching Axe]] in the 1960s: [[Wells (Tucker Street) railway station]] and [[Wells (Priory Road) railway station]]. The nearest railway line today is the [[East Somerset Railway]].

The nearest station today for the national rail network is [[Castle Cary railway station|Castle Cary]], {{convert|12|mi|km}} away.<ref name="SC">{{cite web |url=https://www.somerset.gov.uk/business-economy-and-licences/licensing/wells-christmas-market/ |title=Christmas in Wells |publisher=Somerset Council |date=2024-09-26 }}</ref> [[Bristol Temple Meads railway station]] is accessible via the 376 bus route; the journey time is around one hour.<ref name="SC"/>

[[File:Bath, Chard, Highbridge & Wells RJD 120.jpg|thumb|Wells stations on the [[Railway Clearing House]] map.]]