Sadly, the day I chose to visit the market at Wells was also the day that the weather took a turn for the worse. Because of this, not as many stallholders bothered to set up their stalls. This was a shame, as it is always a pleasure to wander around the market stalls. There is always a butchers selling the best sausages in a bap. They may not be cheap, but the quality is perfect. I always make a point of heading straight to them and then eating my sausage whilst wandering around the market.

We went to the Wells market yesterday. They have a large variety of items. Very nice selection from handmade wooden items to baskets and clothes. We bought some really nice clothes at the booth near the cathedral and some cute duck items and wood items from the booth just about the end of the market. We ate at the Crown in Wells. William Penn preached there in 1605. The food was really good and we met some very nice people. Had a nice coffee in Wells and shopped in some nice shops on our trip as well. There are loads of shops there. Bought some absolutely beautiful flowers to put on my husband’s grandparents and mom’s grave. I would recommend checking this place out if you’re wanting something different to do and want to get a sense of the area and the culture.

At one end of Wells Market place is Wells Market Cross and Fountain and at the other end is the Bishop's Palace and Gardens and twice a week the area buzzes with the sound of a market selling local farmers' produce and other items. I love walking round a market but, unfortunately, the day we were there there wasn't a market. Still it's nice to wander round as there is quite a bit of history associated with the area. In 1685, in the Market Hall, 94 people were sentenced to death by Judge Jeffreys for taking part in the Monmouth Rebellion. Also, in the same year, from a window of one of the buildings fronting Market Place, a timber-framed inn called The Crown, a William Penn addressed a crowd of about 3,00 people. In 1684 William Penn had been given some land in North America by King Charles II. That land was to become the colony of Pennsylvania, a refuge for religious refugees.