Wells, Somerset Following construction of the A39/A371 bypass, the centre of the city has returned to being that of a quiet market town. It has all the modern conveniences plus shops, hotels and restaurants. Wells is a popular tourist destination, due to its historical sites, its proximity to Bath, Stonehenge and Glastonbury and its closeness to the Somerset coast. Also nearby are Wookey Hole Caves, the Mendip Hills and the Somerset Levels. Somerset cheese, including Cheddar, is made locally. Wells is part of the Wells & Shepton Mallet Travel to Work Area which also includes Glastonbury, Cheddar and surrounding areas. The historic
King's Wood and Urchin Wood SSSI variety of conifer species including Douglas fir "(Pseudotsuga menziesii)", Lawson’s cypress "(Chamaecyparis lawsoniana)" and Norway spruce "(Picea abies)" . These crop trees have, however, largely been unsuccessful and the replanted areas are now being overtaken by hardwoods. King’s Wood supports nationally important populations of the rare and endangered greater horseshoe bat "(Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)" and dormice "(Muscardinus avellanarius)", and a nationally scarce Chrysomelid beetle "(Clytra quadripunctata)". King's Wood and Urchin Wood SSSI King's Wood and Urchin Wood SSSI () is a 128.1 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the villages of Cleeve and Congresbury, North Somerset, notified in 1990.