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The Crown At Wells The Crown is believed to have been built around 1450, originally as houses, commissioned by the then Bishop Beckynton. Later on The Penn Bar was divided into two buildings providing a bar for The Crown coaching inn and a separate inn called The Royal Oak. In 1695 from an upper window at The Crown, William Penn, a Quaker who later gave his name to Pennsylvania USA and our bar, preached to a crowd of around 2-3,000 below in the Market Place.

William Penn's speech was interrupted by a local constable with a warrant from the Mayor to arrest him for unlawful assembly.
Services
All fifteen bedrooms are en-suite, with television, clock radios, tea and coffee making facilities, Egyptian cotton sheets and bath sheet towels as standard. We have four rooms available, with four poster beds at the front of the building.
Breakfast is included in the room rates. Choose between Avocado on toast, English Breakfast or Vegetarian Breakfast plus a selection of cereals, coffee teas & juices. Due to the age and layout of the building, we are unable to offer wheelchair users access to the bedrooms. We are, however, able to provide a ramp for those wishing to use the Bistrot.
Guests at The Crown can receive 20% off admission prices to the Bishop's Palace. Admission discount applicable throughout the season at the Bishop's Palace, subject to availability and not in conjunction with special events. The Crown was the exterior of the pub in the hugely successful, blockbuster film, Hot Fuzz.
Our comfortable bar looks out on to the heart of Wells Market Place making it the ideal meeting place. We serve a variety of local beers and ciders, as well as popular lagers and spirits. We have an extensive wine list, as well as a great choice of juices and soft drinks. We also boast a terrific selection of vodka and gin.
Reviews (15)
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Andy B. Cky
Jun 09, 2022
Lovely pub with great food and of course a must see pub if you are a fan of the Cornetto trilogy but 4 for a coke was a bit expensive in my eyes, lovely food and great service
Alex Kennedy
May 25, 2022
Weekends are obviously very crowded. The place had a great atmosphere to it. As soon as we entered the pub, a man seated by the doorway waved to us. I got the impression that he was a regular. I liked the fact that everytime I saw him, he waved at me. I am sure the members of staff have grown accustomed to cranberry juice jokes. The food arrived in a timely manner. The members of staff worked very hard and they were extremely friendly. The food was extremely tasty and the menu had a variety of different options.
Aliwyn Cole
May 21, 2022
The food is locally sourced & really cooked well. I don't usually eat meat but treated myself to the belly pork-delicious! Good cocktails & beer too.
Amanda Corp
May 20, 2022
Really friendly pub, staff were great. Had pork loin roast this was fab and with 2 roasts the dog got a free one. Will definitely be visiting again would highly recommend. The area and walks are beautiful
A. Brodie
May 04, 2022
Lovely old historical hotel with lots of idiosyncrasies. We had lovely evening meal and breakfast. Staff were particularly nice and helpful. Would thoroughly recommend.
Colin Hall
Apr 23, 2022
Lovely lunch here with some old friends who recommended The Crown and glad they did. Food and service outstanding as were the beers/ciders on offer. Many thanks to the very pleasant waiter who made it a great time and kindly took a photo of the four of us. We will visit you again when next down from Woking.
Paul Cross
Apr 15, 2022
Lovely Room very clean good facilities. Loads of Character. Staff very friendly and efficient. Breakfast very good. We never ate an evening meal here but what we saw come out looked great! Lovely short break in a beautiful little city
Angie Cornall
Apr 08, 2022
Loved this place. Sat outside for a drink and didn't think we'd get chance to eat here. However we met an amazingly friendly member of staff (Trina) who sorted a table for us. Had a fabulous meal and a really good night. Highly recommend this place and Trina is a real asset to your company
Tom Carling
Mar 03, 2022
Very helpful and polite staff, very welcoming. I had fish and chips which was delicious. A special mention to the manager who told us stories about the production of Hot Fuzz and the history of wells and the crown pub itself. Will definitely come again.
Andy Mercer
Jan 04, 2022
Very enjoyable 3 day break to see in the new year, the Crown was an ideal base to explore the local history and take in the many area walks. Clean, comfortable and well equipped rooms. Lovely restaurant and bar areas with very helpful, friendly and accommodating staff. Excellent and well presented breakfast and evening meals were always served up with a smile. All in a all a very relaxing and enjoyable break, thank you all.
Sarah P.
Dec 26, 2019
A lovely homely pub in the market centre in Wells, Somerset. Friendly staff. Our food was a mixed bag. Their burger was fantastic, the chips were wonderful. My husband had the ham egg and chips, which he loved. I had a brie starter, which needed more salad with it. My daughter was very disappointed with her steak and ale pie, pretty tasteless, with cold mash potatoe and thin slices of lettuce instead of green beans. However we loved the building, the beams, the decor, the fireplaces and historical setting. A nice pub for a drink and snack.
Evan F.
Oct 07, 2018
The bread with herbed butter and parmesan breadsticks were both good. The vegetarian curry over brown rise was extremely hot and lacked any real flavor depth.just heat! Service was spotty, about 10 minutes elapsed between the first two meals coming out and then the last two. A pretty disappointing meal experience for all parties.
Gary J.
Sep 10, 2017
There are actually two places at this location. I believe the reviews so far are for Anton's Bistrot which belongs to the Crown. Anton's is a rather large restaurant that seems to wrap around the other pub "The Penn." The menus look similar, but not the same. The bar photo may be the Penn. It is too late for me to check. I had local mussels with mushrooms at Anton's.

They were delicious, as good as any that I have had in France or Belgium. An excellent home made roll came with it. It was good too, but it couldn't soak up much of the soup. Still it absorbed enough to acquire some taste and didn't get soggy. Perhaps that was the plan. The Penn also looked interesting, but a bit more gritty. I might have gone there if I had known before that William Penn (the elder?) was arrested for making a speech that annoyed the authorities.
Michael J.
Sep 25, 2015
Very lovely pub in the heart of Wells. Excellent food and a very good selection of real ales (freehouse). The movie Hot Fuzz has been filmed here. Very nice atmosphere!
Qype User Rutche
Jun 10, 2009
The address of this pub is wrong. I've tried several times to change it. It's BA5 2AP, Wells, Somerset. If you were to stand outside, you would be forgiven for thinking this is another generic pub, one of many, well from glancing through the window, you might. And as a result, I have avoided it many times. But don't make my mistake.

We had a really lovely lunch here: good beer and lots of meals with ham in them. And it's best to play to your strengths. And wherever they get the ham from, is pretty special. We also had puddings and they were really good.