Wells Museum


Exhibits include those on local life, cathedral architecture and archaeological finds from the nearby cave network of Wookey Hole, including the bones of the infamous 'Witch of Wookey Hole'. The most striking display, though, is the 2m-long skeleton of an ichthyosaur in the lobby.


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