Mells sits in the Frome valley in Somerset, a few miles north of Frome on the edge of the Mendip Hills. The village is set among rolling limestone countryside and small river valleys and is admired for its honey‑coloured stone cottages, narrow lanes and the parkland that surrounds several large country houses.
Historically the settlement grew around estates and a parish church, and features buildings such as Mells Manor, Mells Park and St Andrew's Church that give it a notably well‑preserved character. Today it remains a small rural community dependent on farming, local trades and a modest level of tourism for its shops, pubs and garden openings, while village events and an active local scene keep social life lively.
Postcode districts covering Mells
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Bath 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Weston-super-Mare 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 16 miles25.8 km
- Yeovil 23.3 miles37.6 km
- Trowbridge 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Chipping Sodbury 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Chippenham 19.2 miles31 km
- Yate 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Frome 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Portishead 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Clevedon 23.7 miles38.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Mells Built-up area 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Buckland Down Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Whatley Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Mendip Central and East Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Coleford Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Great Elm Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Buckland Dinham Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Leigh-on-Mendip Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Kilmersdon Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Downhead Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Holcombe Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Hemington Parish 3.1 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Mells
BA11 3RH, BA11 3QQ, BA11 3PF, BA11 3QR, BA11 3PZ, BA3 5RN, BA3 5SA, BA11 3QJ, BA11 3RA … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Bournemouth Airport 40.2 miles64.8 km
- Frome Railway Station 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Cranmore Railway Station 5.2 miles8.4 km
Hotels near Mells Ad
- The George Inn 3 2.6 miles4.2 km
- The Foresters 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Best Western Plus Centurion Hotel 4 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Homewood Hotel & Spa 4 7.3 miles11.8 km
- The Old Red Lion 7.8 miles12.5 km
- The Hunters Rest Inn 4 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Orchardleigh Estate 4 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Francis Hotel Bath 4 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Bathen House Boutique Hotel 5 10 miles16 km
- Eight 9.6 miles15.5 km
Schools in Mells
- Mells Church First School Primary
Local points of interest
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Longleat Country house 6.8 miles10.9 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Twerton Park Stadium 9.3 miles15 km
- Roman Baths Historic site 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Fashion Museum Museum 10 miles16.1 km
- Stourhead Estate 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Mendip Hills Hill 11 miles17.7 km
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 12.3 miles19.8 km