Quarter Jack
18 Priory RoadWells
BA5 1SY
Opening times: Mon–Thu 08:00-24:00; Fri and Sat 08:00-00:30 next day; Sun 08:00-24:00
Regular beers:
Greene King Abbot, Ruddles Best Bitter, Sharp's Doom Bar
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A branch of Wetherspoon’s just off the city centre with a comfortable, large, and open seating area. Features include a glass fronted real ale cellar and an intriguingly designed garden. The usual 'spoon's range is complemented by around four guest ales. The name of the pub relates to the figure of Jack Blandifer, a figure on the clock face of Wells Cathedral. On the hour he strikes the bell with the hammer to indicate the hour, turning his head as he does so to listen to the sound, and he strikes two bells with his heels to indicate the quarter hours. The mechanism dates from around 1390, whilst the figure that we see today was replaced in the seventeenth century.