Allotments snuggled under Wells cathedral at the back of the Bishop's Palace; water source, natural springs!
Between the allotments you see here, and the cathedral behind, are the 'wells' which give the town its name. Natural springs surge from the ground, filling clear pools and spilling over to flow into the moat. The amount of water is about the same as in the Stour; enough for them to run a hydro-electric generator off it powering all the needs of the precinct. The water also flows into a 'dipping pool' from which the plotholders can fill their watering cans.
The allotments are about the same size as the plots being allocated in Ashford these days, and most are immaculate. The soil is an enviable silty loam. Fruit trees are clearly allowed and some of them are quite old and gnarled. Close-trimmed grass paths criss-cross the site, which is bounded by a post-and-rail fence on two sides, opening onto the Palalce grounds - on the other two sides, by the medieval stone wall of the precinct. Jealous, me???
The allotments are about the same size as the plots being allocated in Ashford these days, and most are immaculate. The soil is an enviable silty loam. Fruit trees are clearly allowed and some of them are quite old and gnarled. Close-trimmed grass paths criss-cross the site, which is bounded by a post-and-rail fence on two sides, opening onto the Palalce grounds - on the other two sides, by the medieval stone wall of the precinct. Jealous, me???
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