Wookey in Somerset, England is a small village just outside the cathedral city of Wells, tucked at the foot of the Mendip Hills. It is best known for the show caves at Wookey Hole Caves, where the River Axe emerges; the caves are an important geological feature with a long archaeological record and Victorian-era tourist development.
The local economy is shaped by tourism - cave tours, a historic paper mill and small museums - alongside farming in the surrounding countryside. The village retains a quiet rural character and a strong sense of local folklore, most famously the legend of the witch of Wookey Hole, which adds to its historic and social appeal.
Postcode districts covering Wookey
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Bath 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Weston-super-Mare 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Taunton 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Yeovil 18.4 miles29.7 km
- Bridgwater 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Trowbridge 22.5 miles36.1 km
- Frome 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Portishead 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Burnham-on-Sea 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 12.8 miles20.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Upper Coxley and Coxley Wick Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Coxley Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Easton Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Wookey Hole Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Henton Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Wells Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Mendip West Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Westbury-sub-Mendip Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- St. Cuthbert Out Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Westbury Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Godney Parish 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Rodney Stoke Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
Example postcodes in Wookey
BA5 1JW, BA5 1LQ, BA5 1NJ, BA5 1DQ, BA5 1LF, BA5 1JN, BA5 1JT, BA5 1LU, BA5 1NH … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Cardiff Airport 31.1 miles50 km
- Mendip Vale Railway Station 7.7 miles12.5 km
- Merryfield Lane Railway Station 8.5 miles13.7 km
Hotels near Wookey Ad
- The Sheep and Penguin 1.6 miles2.6 km
- The Wookey Hole Inn 4 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Wookey Hole Hotel 3 1.5 miles2.4 km
- The Swan Hotel, Wells, Somerset 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
- White Hart Inn 2 1.9 miles3 km
- The Crown Hotel 4.3 miles6.9 km
- The Bath Arms Hotel 4 6 miles9.7 km
- Lillypool Farm 8 miles12.8 km
- Bear Inn, Somerset by Marston's Inns 4 5.8 miles9.3 km
- The Shrubbery Hotel 6.3 miles10.1 km
Schools in Wookey
- Wookey Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 4 miles6.4 km
- Chalice Well Gardens 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Mendip Hills Hill 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Cheddar Library Library 6 miles9.6 km
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Kingswood Nature reserve 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 15.5 miles24.9 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Ashton Gate Stadium 16.4 miles26.3 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 16.4 miles26.3 km
- Bristol Harbour Harbour 16.9 miles27.2 km