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
Ffynnon Beuno and Cae Gwyn Caves and the bones of extinct pre-iceage animals such as mammoth and woolly rhino. In 1963 it was designated as an SSSI for the palaeontological interest described above and for its species interest as a winter roost of lesser horseshoe bat. Ffynnon Beuno and Cae Gwyn Caves Ffynnon Beuno and Cae Gwyn Caves are two Scheduled Ancient Monuments which are also designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Denbighshire, Wales. Two caves, with entrances close to each other high on a valley side above the Vale of Clwyd. They were first excavated in 1883-5. Human tools have been found