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Bath: Glastonbury, Wells Cathedral & Cheddar Gorge Private Car

★★★★★★★★★★ 5.00 (4 reviews)

Free cancellation

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Duration6h–8h

GroupPrivate

PickupAt your hotel

Three Somerset landmarks in one day, on your schedule not the tour's

You're picked up from your Bath hotel and driven to three Somerset landmarks—Glastonbury Abbey, Wells Cathedral, and Cheddar Gorge—in a private air-conditioned car with a driver who answers questions but lets you set the pace at each stop. You decide how long to stay and when to move on, which is what makes fitting three places into one day feel unhurried instead of rushed.

6h–8h

Step-by-step itinerary

Pick up from Bath accommodation
Drive to Glastonbury
Explore Glastonbury Abbey and Tor
Visit Glastonbury shops and cafes
Drive to Wells
Visit Wells Cathedral and market
Enjoy cafes and restaurants in Wells
Drive to Cheddar Gorge
Explore Cheddar Gorge and Caves
Discover Cheddar Man and buy cheese
Return to Bath accommodation

The Experience

You don't have to choose between seeing everything and actually having time to breathe. The driver picks you up from your Bath hotel around 9am and you move between three stops—Glastonbury, Wells, Cheddar Gorge—in a private car, which means no bus schedule, no waiting for stragglers, no rigid two-hour blocks at each place. If you want to spend forty minutes at Glastonbury Abbey and three hours wandering Wells, that's the day you get. If you'd rather skip the caves and sit longer in a café, the driver adjusts.

Glastonbury hits first—about thirty minutes from Bath. The town sits under Glastonbury Tor, a cone-shaped hill you can see from the car before you arrive, and at its base are the ruins of the Abbey, mostly torn down by Henry VIII but still carrying the weight of the King Arthur legend. The crystal shops and small cafes give it an odd, layered feeling, part history, part modern pilgrimage site. You wander it alone, at whatever pace feels right. Then it's on to Wells, England's smallest city, built around a 12th-century Cathedral that sits in the center like the whole place was arranged around it. The market square and the surrounding streets are compact enough that you can see everything without rushing, and the driver stays nearby if you have questions about what you're looking at.

Cheddar Gorge comes last—a natural limestone canyon that's genuinely striking, especially if you've spent the morning in towns. The caves are there if you want them, and they hold the Cheddar Man, Britain's oldest complete skeleton, but you're not forced into the full cave tour if you'd rather just drive through and walk the gorge itself. The whole day wraps back to Bath at whatever time you choose, because the car and driver move with you, not against you.

What’s included

Hotel pickup and drop-off in Bath.
private air-conditioned vehicle for the day.
driver to transport you between Glastonbury, Wells and Cheddar Gorge and answer questions at each location.
flexible timing so you choose how long to spend at each stop.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for back problems

Operated by Swift Cars Bath

Is this one for you?Right for travelers who want to see multiple Somerset landmarks in one day but don't want to be herded through each one on a fixed schedule—the private car and flexible driver are what make that possible without the stress of coordinating your own transport and timing.