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 miles
- Bath 9.5 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 24.5 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 16 miles
- Yeovil 23.3 miles
- Trowbridge 10.1 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 20.2 miles
- Chippenham 19.2 miles
- Yate 20.7 miles
- Frome 3.6 miles
- Portishead 23.1 miles
- Clevedon 23.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Mells Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Buckland Down Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Whatley Parish 1.6 miles
- Mendip Central and East Ward 1.9 miles
- Coleford Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Great Elm Parish 2 miles
- Buckland Dinham Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Leigh-on-Mendip Parish 2.4 miles
- Kilmersdon Parish 2.6 miles
- Downhead Parish 2.9 miles
- Holcombe Built-up area 3 miles
- Hemington Parish 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Mells
BA3 5RL, BA11 3PD, BA11 3PZ, BA11 3RA, BA11 3PX, BA3 5RJ, BA11 3PJ, BA11 3QH, BA11 3PL … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 16.7 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 40.2 miles
- Frome Railway Station 4.1 miles
- Cranmore Railway Station 5.2 miles
Hotels near Mells Ad
- The George at Nunney 3 2.6 miles
- The Archangel,Restaurant & Bar with Rooms 3.6 miles
- Best Western Plus Centurion Hotel 4 3.8 miles
- Holcombe Inn 5 3.2 miles
- The Corner House 4 3.6 miles
- Orchardleigh Estate 4 3.7 miles
- Radstock Hotel Near Bath 3 4 miles
- The Cross Keys 3 5.8 miles
- Woolpack Inn 3 5.2 miles
- Hotel Indigo Bath 3.5 9.6 miles
Schools in Mells
- Mells Church First School Primary
Local points of interest
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 3.7 miles
- Longleat Country house 6.8 miles
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 9.1 miles
- Twerton Park Stadium 9.3 miles
- Roman Baths Historic site 9.6 miles
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 9.8 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 9.8 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 10 miles
- Stourhead Estate 10.2 miles
- Mendip Hills Hill 11 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 12.1 miles
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 12.3 miles