WELLS has ranked among the best in a recent study looking at the most accessible cities in the UK.

The Somerset City was matched against cities like Bangor, Inverness, Durham, and Bath for the top spot, with multiple factors in consideration.

Cities were highlighted based on the most accessible restaurants, most accessible parking, best accessible toilets, and accessible accommodation outside of London, according to research by mobility products retailer CareCo. 

All major car parks have designated disabled bays in Wells, due to the increasing number of Blue Badge holders, with designated spaces tending to fill up quickly.

Wells has 32 accessible attractions, including the cathedral, Market Place, and the Wells & Mendip Museum.

The museum website is fully operable with a keyboard and includes features to help users with screen readers.

Bath has been announced as one of the most accessible cities in the UK.  (Image: CareCo)

In the city, you can also find 19 accessible restaurants and three accessible hotels.

Bath was also featured on the list, ranking 16th among the most accessible cities in the UK.

The top 20 most accessible cities in the UK are:

  1. St David's - Wales
  2. St Asaph - Wales
  3. Inverness - Scotland
  4. Chichester - England
  5. Bangor - Wales
  6. Wells – England
  7. Ripon - England
  8. Durham - England
  9. Stirling - Scotland
  10. Ely - England
  11. York - England
  12. St Albans - England
  13. Lichfield - England
  14. Truro - England
  15. Canterbury - England
  16. Bath - England
  17. Salisbury - England
  18. Wrexham - Wales
  19. Winchester - England
  20. Perth - Scotland

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Speaking about the list of most accessible cities in the UK, a spokesperson from CareCo said:

Criteria for deciding the levels of accessibility included toilets, accommodation, attractions, and restaurants, as well as accessible parking.

"We took each UK city and worked out the population of each then assigning it a percentage score, a CareCo spokesperson explained. "We then used this to give a proportionate representation of each city."

More work can be done, stressed Will Harrison, founder of CareCo.

“What is positive to see from the data is that the UK is accessible to most, but that doesn’t mean that we should stop pushing to make sure everywhere is as accessible as it possibly can be,” he said.