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Moat (Wells)

United Kingdom / England / Wells
 lake, moat

The Mute Swans in the moat at the Bishops Palace have for centuries been trained to ring bells via strings attached to them to beg for food. Two swans which were given to the bishop by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006, are still able to ring for lunch.
Water flows out of St. Andrew's Well at a rate of 40 gallons per second into the moat which holds 4 million gallons.
Every August bank holiday the moat is used for the Wells Moat Boat Race, a charity raft race organised by Wells Lions Club and Air Training Corps. In 2007, the Bishop entered a raft into the race.
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Coordinates:   51°12'31"N   2°38'34"W
This article was last modified 14 years ago